Aurora Compass is a free aurora and space weather forecast app with no ads or paywalls. With it, you'll get all the data you need to catch the northern or southern lights in a layout that’s simple for beginners, yet detailed for experienced aurora chasers.
The main features include:
• Aurora alert notifications with cloudiness filter
• Near real-time geomagnetic activity from over 110 magnetometers
• Aurora forecast map with observation sharing tool
• Current and forecasted aurora probability in your location
• Solar image animation with x-ray chart and solar regions
• WSA-Enlil solar wind forecast animation
• Darkness tool to see when it'll be dark
• Moon rise, set and phase information
• Cloudiness forecast
• Solar wind charts
• Kp forecasts
• Color theme for people with red-green colorblindness
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- Ukrainian language is now supported
- Darkness and moon status charts now share the same time range
- Fixed photos tab scroll lag
- Fixed edge cases where newest data was not always fetched on location update
- Fixed an issue where navigator header was not shown on photo view mode change
- Fixed value indicator vertical position on WSA-ENLIL chart
- Various performance improvements
Version 2.0.1
The developer, Otto Ranta-Ojala, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Contact Info
User Content
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Location
User Content
Identifiers
Usage Data
Privacy practices may vary based, for example, on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Provider
Otto Ranta-Ojala
Size
70.7 MB
Category
Weather
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.6 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 16.6 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 16.6 or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it is not open, which can decrease device battery life.