Solar Snap 4+
The Eclipse App
Rise Up Games
Designed for iPhone
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- Free
iPhone Screenshots
Description
Safely take fun photos of the sun. Introducing Solar Snap: a camera filter + app combo that can help you take amazing photos of the sun, when there’s an eclipse, or any other day. Simply attach the filter to your phone, open Solar Snap, and snap away!
This app MUST be used with the Solar Snap filter available at https://www.eclipseglasses.com/products/solar-snap-the-eclipse-app. The filter protects your phone camera from damage by the bright sun.
Solar eclipses are crossing the USA in 2023 and 2024. Get ready!
What’s New
Version 1.2
We're so hyped for the April 8 eclipse and cannot wait to capture this once in a lifetime event! As our crew readies for the journey to Texas, we wanted to squeeze in one last update to make Solar Snap even better and easier to use. Here's what's new:
• Updated UI with easier to read font and easier to use controls
• Optimizations for the big eclipse!
Wishing you all clear skies and a safe and joyous time experiencing this magical event!
Ratings and Reviews
Great app, please add remote shutter support
Update, used this all today for eclipse. And the total eclipse feature worked great. Got some great pics (for iPhone) of Corona and even some faint prominences
This is a great app, it makes much better pictures of the sun that the native camera app. It also defaults to the 5x camera while the normal photo app switches depending on light conditions. It would be even better if it added remote shutter support either from the Apple Watch or one of this Bluetooth shutters. I know this app is for handheld photos but many might mount the phone to a tripod or on binoculars or telescope. For people using a telescope it would be nice if the app also offered support for the normal lens on phones. However for handheld photos of the sun this app in its current form is great.
Bluetooth Missing
While I’ve only played with the app a couple times taking pics of the sun there is one critical feature that’s missing. Bluetooth support. Considering that many people may want to use a tripod to help steady their shot, especially if zoomed in being able to trigger the shutter via Bluetooth should be standard. All that happens is the trigger increases my Ringer volume. I have an iPhone 15 Pro Max with the latest iOS release. I’d think with the last total eclipse in the continental US until 2045 that this wouldn’t be missing.
With that said, none of my 3rd party camera apps do this either - Moment, Camera+, Nightcap. Yet Filmic and MoviePro do allow Bluetooth to start and stop video recording. The other apps that can do video don’t work in video mode either.
I took off one star due to this. Though maybe that’s just they way it is.
Amazing!!
NASA recommended to buy a filter for your cell phone camera and posted a few web stores to buy them from. The filter that Solar Snap uses was the highest rated one, so I bought it.
I’m so freaking happy I did! We drove 10+ hours to see the totality of the eclipse on 4/8/24 and this app and filter made our photos! The app lets you adjust for Focus, Zoom, and Exposure and that made all the difference! I even took a few photos without using Solar Snap and you can’t tell we were at an eclipse.
Others I know also used Solar Snap and were extremely pleased. I will definitely use this app for future eclipses!
App Privacy
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Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Rise Up Games
- Size
- 1.7 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024 Rise Up Games
- Price
- Free