Dark Sky Meter 4+

Name: Dark Sky Meter
Price: 1.99 GBP
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Author: DDQ

DDQ

- 3.0 • 2 Ratings

- £1.99

iPhone Screenshots

Description

The Dark Sky Meter app measures the sky brightness using the camera and shares it (optionally) with scientists around the globe.

11 Sept 2023

Version 3.3

Removed the settings menu (disfunctional) and map got a big improvement, now showing all observations in a compact format.

3.0 out of 5

2 Ratings

Crashes on iPhone 13 Pro Max

Unable to send you data as I cannot find how to contact the developer other than here.
The App crashes on an iPhone 13 Pro Max when you tap on the Cloud button.

Thanks for reporting. You can contact me at dsm@ddq.nl . I will try to fix the issue

Easy app with minor UI oddities

This app is very easy to use.
* Cover the lens, press 1
* Wait for it to buzz
* Point at sky, press 2.
* Select cloud cover and hit Submit.

Main criticisms would be that there is no longer a list of observations (per the screenshots), and when you view an observation in the map view it only shows dates and values - it doesn’t include data like cloud cover, which would affect the measurement. I also can’t find a calibration function to add an offset where a commercial SQM is available. Maybe that’s been removed?

All in all, a decent app for “quick and dirty” measurements.

Not accurate and cannot calibrate

On an iPhone 15 pro the SQM measurement is about 2 magnitudes away from an instrument. That is over 6 x out. The calibration function referred to does not seem to exist anymore. Great idea but needs some updating

The developer, DDQ, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.