United StatesDiscover the enchantment of perfect lighting with Helios - your go-to magic hour calculator. Helios is not just an app; it's your secret weapon for elevating outdoor portraits and landscapes, guiding you to those elusive, magical times of the day when the natural light is nothing short of perfect. INTRODUCTION Photography's golden hour casts a warm, reddish glow shortly after sunrise or before sunset, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. Its counterpart, the blue hour, bathes the world in a tranquil blue hue just before sunrise or after sunset. These moments, collectively known as magic hours, are when your photography can truly shine. Helios ensures you're always in the right place at the right time, no matter where you are, or if you have an internet connection, making it indispensable for photographers and videographers everywhere. DESIGN Helios sings in harmony with the latest iOS design trends, offering a user experience that is not only intuitive but also a visual treat. Its elegant interface, complete with a modern dark theme, ensures that your planning and exploration of light are as beautiful as the moments you capture. FEATURES Helios brings a suite of advanced tools to your fingertips. The app's "Outlook" tab offers a delightful overview of today's sun and moon events, alongside a built-in calendar for easy reference. With the "Places" tab, you can bookmark your favorite locales, ensuring you're always prepared, no matter where your adventures lead. The "Tools" tab unveils the magic with an Augmented Reality Lens for real-time celestial tracking, a Light Meter for perfect exposure, and the Map Explorer, allowing you to survey sun and moon positions anywhere in the world for any given time. Plus, personalized notifications keep you in the loop with the latest timings and durations of these magical hours. Featured on the App Store Today page and acclaimed as one of the best iOS apps by TechnoBuffalo and Apple User, Helios is more than an app—it's your passport to mastering the art of time and light, ensuring you never miss a moment worth capturing.
Highly recommend
As a amateur photographer i highly recommend this app to anyone getting into photography. And the built in light meter is excellent and comes in handy.
United StatesCrap app
Don’t buy this app, it’s garbage. I thought it was a different version of an app I used to have which was extremely robust. But the lack of ability to pick a date, time, and location to get sun and moon arcs and path of travel makes it all but useless. Deleting. Wish I could get my money back. It’s not even worth 99¢.
United StatesNeeds widget
i paid for this and i really like the way it shows the range of time for blue and golden hour. all i want is a small widget that shows the time ranges so i can have it on the top of my home screen above some other apps, and next to another widget
United StatesLove it but just one thing
It needs a variable alarm! No, not a notification, but and actual alarm would be so helpful and nice! One that changes automatically with the times the sun rises or sets. THAT would be so awesome!
United StatesBeautiful app
Love checking to see when golden hour will start each day!
United StatesBad manner
Keep asking for location permission. While I gave a zip code.
United StatesGood app, but needs to be updated
Before I start with the negatives, I have to say that this app is really useful. It gives accurate information about sunset, blue and gold hour, as well as a useful light meter for photographers. Despite this, it hasn’t been updated in awhile and it doesn’t work with iOS 13 dark mode and iOS 14 widgets. The AR mode is also broken, which really is a bummer. If you are ok with the fact that this app might never get another update, go for it. If not, spend your money on another app that has been updated to take advantage of your iPhone.
United States
This is a tiny update wiht only a few typo fixes.
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