AlphaScout vs Kuma Timer Companion

AlphaScout: Plan light, weather, and locations for every shoot AlphaScout is a photographer’s companion for scouting places and reading conditions at a glance. Whether you’re on location or planning ahead, the app combines sun and moon intelligence, weather forecasts, and a personal catalog of saved spots, so you can spend less time guessing and more time composing. YOUR DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE The Dashboard shows where you’re scouting (from GPS or a saved spot), coordinates, and a Shoot Score, a quick read on how favourable conditions look for photography right now, based on the weather and sun data for that place. A summary card includes rating, sky condition, golden hour timing, sunrise and sunset, cloud cover, rain, wind and temperature (metric and imperial together), and moon phase with illumination. Pull down to refresh. Short tips help you decide what to shoot next. SUN & MOON See sunrise, sunset, golden and blue hour windows, plus moon phase, illumination, moonrise, and moonset for the selected location. Footers include light reference facts about Earth to the Moon and Earth to the Sun distances. WEATHER A full-screen weather experience with animations that reflect the current condition (clear, cloudy, or rainy). View current values, today’s summary, and a six day outlook. Temperature and wind show dual units. Pull down to refresh. Pollen appears when the weather source provides it. PLACES THAT MATTER Use the location menu to pick Current Location or any saved spot, Dashboard, Sun & Moon, and Weather all stay in sync. Save new spots from the map: search by address or place name, tap the map to refine the pin, add a name, visit date, optional photo from the library or camera, and notes (up to 256 characters). Open your saved list from the toolbar, tap a row to jump there, swipe to delete, or long press for a full screen preview with photo, dates, coordinates, and full notes. You can open the map from within the sheet. DESIGNED FOR FOCUS Dark interface, tab bar for Dashboard, Sun & Moon, and Weather, and settings for company and App Store info. An in-app guide (info icon) walks through every feature in detail. ACCESS AlphaScout offers a 7-day free trial and a one time lifetime unlock for full access. Restore purchases anytime after reinstalling. Weather data is provided for planning purposes; conditions can change always use your judgment on location and safety.

KUMA Companion turns your iPhone or iPad into a wireless control surface and confidence monitor for KUMA Timer — the broadcast countdown app for control rooms, conferences, comedy clubs, theatre and stage shows. Connect over local Wi-Fi for zero-config use on the same network, or via the encrypted cloud relay for control from anywhere on the internet. CONTROLLER MODE A full operator surface — same controls as the host's web admin, laid out for one-handed use: • Start, Pause, Resume, Reset, Hide • Quick presets — long-press any preset to edit its value (HH:MM:SS picker) • Load Time and Time Glide — set a duration or hit a wall-clock target without touching the host • Cue list with prev / next / drag-reorder editor • Send Message overlay with saved templates and per-message options (duration, colour, position, scroll, flash, fullscreen) • Mirrors QLab, Mitti and Millumin's remaining-time readout (TCR) when the host is following one • ±1 minute, Count Up, Timer / Clock toggle • Live latency indicator so the operator always knows the link quality MONITOR MODE Full-screen mirror of the host's display, perfect for an iPad on a lectern in front of a presenter: • Renders the host's own custom Look — the same layout, fonts and colours, not a generic readout • Auto-fit digits — the timer text grows to fill the canvas • Landscape and portrait, all orientations • CLOCK mode shows live local wall-clock time • Overtime alarm — the whole screen breathes red when the timer crosses zero • Screen stays awake while Controller or Monitor is on screen — won't go to sleep mid-show STAGES MODE (iPad) Run more than one room from a single iPad. Add each KUMA Timer host as a Stage, give it a colour and a name, and switch between them from one list — each keeps its own live connection, so nothing has to reconnect when you swipe back to it. LIVE ACTIVITY • Lock Screen banner with the running countdown • Dynamic Island integration on iPhone 14 Pro and later • Keeps ticking even with the app suspended — glanceable status from across the room • Flips red the instant the countdown hits zero, synced to the host's own colour thresholds CONNECTIVITY • Local Wi-Fi: zero configuration — your KUMA Timer broadcasts itself via Bonjour, the app discovers it automatically, you just tap to connect • Cloud Relay: enter your operator licence and your hosts load automatically, paste the 4-character pairing code from the host's Settings, or scan the on-screen QR with the built-in scanner • Optional shared password — gates both transports for shared venues, conferences, classrooms REQUIREMENTS KUMA Companion works alongside the KUMA Timer host app, available for macOS, Windows and Raspberry Pi at https://kumatimer.app. Every host install includes a 30-day full-feature trial; after that, KUMA Companion remote control is part of the Full tier (£8 one-off, lifetime). • iOS 17 or later • iPhone, iPad PRIVACY KUMA Companion does not collect or transmit any analytics, advertising identifiers, or personal data. The cloud relay used for remote control passes only timer state and command messages; no audio, video, or screen content is captured. See https://kumatimer.app/privacy for the full policy. Built in the United Kingdom by PL TECH Ltd. Company no. 16874626 (England & Wales). Support: support@kumatimer.app.