About
Alpenglow predicts sunrise and sunset quality, not just timing, helping photographers and outdoor enthusiasts plan when light conditions will be worth capturing. Beyond standard sunrise and sunset times, it forecasts light quality using a continuously evolving model that improves with user field reports. The app includes golden hour, magic hour, and blue hour times; a sun direction map; augmented reality sun path visualization; and flexible reminder alarms. Pro features add 4-day quality forecasts, automatic alarm scheduling, forecast notifications, and interactive widgets. It works across iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac, Apple TV, and Vision Pro, with location data processed entirely on-device.
Highlights
- Sunrise and sunset quality forecasts showing expected light conditions before they happen
- Golden hour, magic hour, and blue hour times with flexible reminder alarms
- Augmented reality sun path visualization and sun direction map
- 4-day advance quality forecasts and automatic alarm scheduling with Pro
- Cross-device support including iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac, Apple TV, and Vision Pro
- User field reports improve the forecast model over time for everyone
Best for
Photographers planning shoots and outdoor enthusiasts who want to know not just when sunrise or sunset occurs, but whether the light quality will be worth going outside to capture it.
At a glance
Alpenglow: Sunset Prediction is rated 4.6 out of 5 from 1,026 ratings and is available on iOS and Android — all free to download.
It is developed by AndyDev - Andrew Yates.
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