Aurora Notifier

Naturfakta AS

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About this app

This aurora notification app shows notifications when it may be possible to see the northern lights (aurora borealis / australis)!

It provides configurable thresholds for local aurora probability, Kp-index (Hp30), solar wind parameters (Bz/Bt) and Kp-level forecast for the evening.

It also allows you to be alerted when other app users nearby have seen the aurora light display. For the alert feature to work, other app users register aurora reports when they are successful hunting and get to see the aurora light display. This has proven to be quite successful.

Many of the app users also upload pictures of northern lights when they see them, and in this app you can see these pictures. You can also see dots on a 3d-globe animation showing where people have just observed the light show. There are users in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand who regularly report their observations and upload pictures.

Although the chances are greater if you live in Alaska, northern Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the southern tip of New Zealand etc, there are also regular opportunities in places like Minnesota, Wisconsin, Washington, Montana, Michigan, Chicago, New York, Scotland, Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the Baltics etc.

The premium version which can be bought within the app itself offers some more technical information and graphs of Kp-index predictions, cloud cover and solar wind parameters - and some hidden features.

The app has an associated X account (@aurora_notifier - https://x.com/aurora_notifier) and an Instagram account (@auroranotifierapp - https://www.instagram.com/auroranotifierapp). Consider following those.

Ratings and reviews

Very good app. It has loads of settings to fine tune for alerting you of possible Northern Lights in your area. LOTS of settings that are VERY fine tuneable. (Is tuneable a word?) I used it much more when I lived in the State of Washington, but much less now that I live in Oklahoma, but I'm not giving up on seeing Northern Lights this far south. At least not yet anyway. It doesn't happen very often but the Aurora are seen this far south every once in a while. It could happen. Stop laughing.

Sharing photos is sketchy. Some seem to be allowed that are not very impressive. Some duplicates are allowed. While others are surprisingly deleted, which are more impressive than others that were posted.

Good app, which shows you the (more or less) current KP index, as well as a forecast. Best thing: it notifies you depending on the settings you choose and lets you know when / if other users have seen auroras in your region. You can set your location manually or by GPS. The interface is a bit basic and sadly there's no info how much the premium version costs. I wanted to support the creator, but having to agree to Google Plays buying contract without being shown the cost was not ideal. :(

What’s new

Small tweaks