Solar Eclipse Timer Reviews

Worked Great!

plaztik1951

Used this this past Monday. Easily calculated my position and verbally notified me of upcoming changes. Worked perfectly. Money well spent. Now what to do with it?

Saw this on Smarter Every Day and decided to get it for watching the 2017 total eclipse in Fulton, MO. The audio alerts were accurate to the second - very impressive! I was glad to have it. Only cons were that I could not hear the audio alerts if the app was in the background, and the user interface is pretty busy. However, I figured it out pretty easily after re-watching the Smarter Every Day video and playing with the app. Overall, great app! Looking forward to using it again during the next total eclipse in April 2024!

PERFECTION!

vegikate

I flew to Jackson Wyoming so that I could view the August 21, 2017 solar eclipse from within the path of totality. This app performed perfectly. It provided all the information I needed while never distracting from the awesome experience of viewing the total eclipse of the sun. The app prompted me to look for shadow banding at the beginning and end of totality, which was amazing. The app prompted me to remove my eclipse glasses and gaze upon the coronal ring for two minutes and 18 seconds during totality, after which it prompted me with the command "glasses on, glasses on, glasses on". This app is comprehensive, easy to use, and it allowed me to enjoy the eclipse in a way I could not have done without it. Thank you for creating this perfect app, and contributing to the success of a once in a lifetime event.

AMAZING

Free2bsunshine

Everything was right on target! I wasn't as prepared for this event as I could have been; but, with this app I didn't miss anything. I hope it is available for 2024!

Helpful Guide During Eclipse

ronelad

App worked perfectly during eclipse in Madras OR. Seventeen of us at cousin's followed the guiding voice to "look for shadow bands", "look at horizon", "note animal behavior"' etc.

Below basic (UPDATED)

Tperson

Old review: This app lacks the most simple of features. Ex1: requires you to do time zone calculations yourself. Ex2: won't input time calculations into timers I mean it WILL tell you tho, but it'd be really nice if the programmer spent a little more time. Like an hour more. An hour would do it. Update: After response from the developer and further research on my own after using the app more, the time zone will update after loading the times into the timers, but it is still a hassle because they do not automatically load unless you're in totality. The app functioned for what I needed, so I raised it up a few stars. I did this also because I received a response from the developer, so that was good. It could still use a little explanation or UI improvement with the timers as they are not extremely self explanatory.

No sound

jc112233445566778899

Not a peep. Couldn't get sound trying several different things. Otherwise, works as advertised and was most helpful. Did see other reviews where sound was an issue so pretty sure it isn't me. It wasn't an issue of flipping between apps. From the first time I turned it on in the morning, I used the phone exclusively for the solar eclipse app. I gave it the best chance for success including all the other app shutdown recommendations. Still satisfied I got the app. Great tool.

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aNormal1

Thank you! I also purchased this app after wathing SmarterEveryDay - it was perfect! We followed the advice of in the NYT article as well to video our reactions - the narration of the app made our video that much better when rewatching it! So great for observing the eclipse with a crowd. Hope to use again in 2024!

Awesome app!

OurLadyOfGuadalupe

This application was great. The best two dollars I spent. It really helped our experience of watching the eclipse. Thanks so much for putting this together! Ok. First. You only need a timer if you're in the path of totality. And this is awesome! I'm totally pumped. I was estimating the timing. This is the best! Now I know exactly how much totality I'll experience and exactly when... critical information to know when you want to catch every second. Thanks so much for developing this app.

Truly Awesome

Ralphie07

Saw this app with the creator on Smarter every day and downloaded it. This app was worth more than $2 to me. We had to leave town because of possible heavy clouds/rain, so we drove 4 hours to a different part of the toatlity line and did not have all the times. Was able to geo-locate with app and it worked flawlessly. I mean the count down and the instructions were on point to the second. My family and I are definitely "Umbraphiles" now. Thanks for helping us enjoy such a special event.

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