Solar Eclipse Timer App Reviews

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Fantastic App.!. This was the perfect app for the 2017 solar eclipse. It made the experience easier and more interesting. WELL worth the $1.99. We were in the path of totality, so it worked perfectly for us. Our viewing site was a few miles from cell coverage, so I was afraid it wouldn't work, but it did! I programmed the location before we lost coverage, and the counter and info proceeded, even without cell service. I connected my iPhone to a wireless speaker, and those around us were able to enjoy the tracking, too. Thank you for developing this app.. Hope for an update for 2024!!

I want to thank you. For making a once in a lifetime experience that much more incredible. Your live guidance helped us make the most of the eclipse. It was a lifesaver, as we had our sun flirting in and out of cloud cover. The audio cues kept us on track, particularly during totality when seconds were so important. Again, I cannot thank you enough. If I could give 10 stars I would. I plan not only to recommend but evangelize your app as we roll upon the next American eclipse. See you in 2024!

Awesome!!. This app was perfect! I couldn't have video going or taking pics or we would miss updates for the eclipse, but we were warned about that. I was able to do a few test runs on different days, and the app even told us how much longer until the end of totality and yelled "glasses on!!!!" It was awesome. Great links included that I sent to friends for them to see how close they were to totality. My whole group relied on this app to tell us when the next thing was occurring and it didn't let us down. Thx to those who put so much effort into it. I can't imagine what it would've been like without it! Thanks so much from a Hopkinsville, KY resident!

Worked flawlessly!. We used the app in Murphysboro, IL and it worked perfectly. Timing of the alerts were spot on with the eclipse phases. Used it with a Bluetooth speaker so my family and others in the general vicinity could also stay safe by hearing the verbal cues for glasses off/on. Looking forward to using it again in 2024 and well worth the $2. Saw your app in Destin's Smarter Every Day video and recommended the app to others before the eclipse.

Awesome App! Perfect guide!. We bought this app after seeing it featured on a you tube video Smarter Every Day. This app guides you through each phase of the eclipse. And there is a ton of information in the app. We saw the diamond ring, shadow bands, Baily's beads and the total eclipse. This app also had a place for us to record the weather, the sky and our observations like the 360 sunset. It was an awesome experience and this app was priceless for us!

Great Eclipse Commentator. 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!

This made the 2017 eclipse experience. This app proved essential to getting the most out of this eclipse, absolutely 100 percent worth the few bucks I paid for it, thank-you thank-you thank-you to the developers. 2 minutes of totality was absolutely incredible, and having voice commands through the experience was invaluable!! Can't wait for 2024!!

Below basic (UPDATED). 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 voice, followed directions. Saw this on SmarterEveryDay, and used it for the 2017 eclipse in Oregon. Well done. But the voice never came on. I saw ticker tape messages, which were great, but despite following all instructions on my iPhone SE (mute off, volume up, all notifications enabled, this app only one running after restarting it) I got no voice prompts. The only thing I did that might (but shouldn't) have caused an issue was switching to camera and back to this app. The word "Stop" does not look like a button, rather just plain title text, so it took me a long time to figure out I could tap it. The main screen has to scroll (not obvious) so the critical Check Position button (which DOES look like a button unlike the Stop "button") is hidden off the bottom of the screen, so you just stair at the main screen wondering what to do with a dead timer app. The "Check Position" button leads to another counterintuitive screen where you "Get My Location" (that sounds different than "check location") and "Calculate Contact Tines"). Why do I have to press these manually? Can't the contact times update automatically? It feels clunky, like Excel with auto calculate turned off. Further, I have to "Load Contact Times". Load from a disk drive? How about "apply" or "use"? The terminology on the page is a bit confusing. I love the developer's engagement and contribution to science. I look forward to improvements, and of course 2024.

2017 American Eclipse User. This was THE app to have during the total eclipse. I was in the south eastern part of the US for the event but avoided large festivals or camp out areas. We ended up in the corner of a field on a country road where a dozen other had gathered. With the app on speaker it announced to everyone in our group what to look for and when to use glasses, with the important warning of when to put them back on. Immense respect for getting everything right. My only possible complaint is that the icon in the center for the stage of the eclipse didn't match what I was seeing early on. I look forward to using it again in 2024.

Functionality perfect, UI slightly clunky. This worked perfectly for the 2017 eclipse. Timing was spot on and kept you informed of each stage during the precious minutes of the eclipse without having to worry about manually setting timers or looking at a note sheet. So glad the developer planned functionality such that it didn't need cellular connectivity once downloaded. Interface could have been a little cleaner/clearer but functionality is 100% spot on. Looking forward to the next iteration for 2024.

Thank you Gordan, et al. for the awesome app!. I used this app with the 2017 Eclipse. It was amazingly useful and terrifying precise. I'm relatively certain that current lack of damage to my vision is a direct result of the vocal commands the app used to guide me through the full eclipse. (I may or may not have been freaking out with excitement while watching the world go dark at the time.) All in all, I'd rank this app 299,792,498 out of a possible 5 stars. (Also shout out to Destin of Smarter Every Day who directed my attention here. Keep up the great work everyone!)

App of the Century. Worked like a charm in western Oregon Totality. Easy to use and so precise on my iPhone6. The audio updates are essential and warns ahead of time. The cooling effect called out and we were noting drop. People who did not make the effort to get to Totality now regret it as 99.7% is completely different than 100%. Made me a believer and app is a thoughtful gem of great accuracy. Too bad it'll another 300 years before Oregon blinks out again.

Love the app. Works great! Seems as if it will be perfect for my family. Question how do you make the times local? It won't work unless you have 4 times? Some of us aren't driving to total totality but want to use this app. Not sure you will see this! We got into the path of totality and I just wanted to say thank you for creating this app, it helped my family learn so much and see so much! And I just wanted to say thank you.

Essential for a perfect viewing. I cannot emphasize enough how this app made our total eclipse experience perfect. What was extra special was that we were in a field where a lot of families and kids were observing and they too enjoyed and relied on our timing and info as the eclipse progressed. It linked to our exact spot very easily and continued to work without cell feed. That was very important because in the mountains, everyone lost cell data. Thank you so much for developing this app!!!

Essential Solar Eclipse Tool. I used this app for the 2017 eclipse, and it was worth paying for the version with voice dictation so I didn't have too be distracted from the event by constantly looking at my phone. It only used data for a moment when getting the GPS coordinates at my viewing location. After, it ran independently and was surprisingly precise to the second. The app uses military time for it's data. We brought a white foam board and did see the shadow bands. Don't use a bed sheet on lumpy grass like another observer did. The white surface needs to be flat. We also used binoculars to focus the sunlight onto the foam board to view the movement of the eclipse. I wish we had a telescope on a stand so we could hold it perfectly still. The kids loved it, and it helped to keep the little children (we has a 3yo and 5yo with us) from looking up at the sun. I wish that I knew that during totality that I should have photographed the total eclipse with my iPhone using the eclipse glasses as a filter. All I got with my iPhone was the sun in a dark sky. I hope I'll have the opportunity to view the eclipse again in 2024. 🙂

PERFECTION!. 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.

Best experience imaginable with this app!!. I saw the total solar eclipse on August 21st, 2017 in Nashville, TN. This app had every even exactly correct down to the second. This app was worth every penny and perhaps the coolest app I've ever seen. I'm not one to write app reviews, but this one deserves top marks. I couldn't have been more pleased with the results!! The app enhanced our eclipse viewing experience. Highly recommend this app for future events!!!

Thank you!. I used this app today, and it was fantastic! Not only did it enhance our viewing experience, but also that of everyone around us as I was able to tell them exactly what was going on. We saw the shadow bands, knowing when to look for them thanks to this app. I will never forget this amazing event, and this app made it even more so!

Fantastically helpful guide to today's eclipse. Between the app and the companion documentation, the impact was much the same as having an experienced eclipse Sherpa/guide sitting with us through the prep and execution of photography for the eclipse today. The only other thing needed was clear skies in Souhern IL, which also came through. Many thanks for the huge effort and good will to help others needed to put this together. Will definitely consult with your material and app again if chance allow me to see the next one. Thanks!

Countdown timer — just what I was looking for!. The countdown timer is a vital feature for me. The demo mode works great to test before the big day of the eclipse. Highly recommended! UPDATE: Used this app the day of the eclipse and it worked PERFECTLY! My group of friends where thrilled to have the alerts during the phases of the eclipse to know what observations to make. My only nit to pick is that the interface could use some polish. For those who had difficulty with the app, a gentle reminder to read the manual: There's extensive built-in help. Yes, you have to be in the path of totality, or there's nothing to count down.

Great app helped us have the best eclipse experience!. Used this for the 2017 eclipse and it was great. Helped us experience many different aspects of the eclipse that I might have otherwise missed such as noticing the temperature change and observing for wildlife activity. I like the fact that the app spoke because it allowed me spending my time looking up rather than reading my screen. Great app and a very reasonable price.

OMG Read before U buy! SERIOUSLY... I haven't tried anything, yet, but I have enough common sense to read a description before I buy something! It states clearly more than once tht U must be in the path of TOTALITY!! Don't get on here and whine about spending $2 due to ur own mistakes! I will rate at 5 stars due to having watched a very informative video-- if I feel otherwise I will write another review.*** This app is amazing! Working perfectly & I'm sure it will again in 2024. 😁 Thank U!

Essential App for Viewing Solar Eclipse. Wish I could give this amazing app more than 5 stars. We used the 2017 version at our first solar eclipse in Salem, OR. The knowledge and guidance it provided made the experience so much more meaningful and with its assistance we were able to get some great photos. Needless to say we are eager to explore the new Photographer’s Mode and other enhancements. We also bought the accompanying book. What a wealth of information. Thanks, thanks for making it available to all of us!

Worked flawlessly. Used this timer for seamless audio and visual guidance through the 2017 total eclipse. Worked beautifully and was easy to set up and use. Told us exactly when each stage of the eclipse was about to start and when to put on and take off our eclipse glasses. Accurately calculated the times for each stage based on our location. Very happy with this app!

Worked Perfectly for 2017 Eclipse. I used this app during the 2017 total eclipse in Tennessee, and it worked perfectly. The timings were incredibly accurate, down to the second. Audio callouts were perfect, it let me just watch the eclipse. The people here who gave it one star reviews seem to have not used it correctly, don't pay attention to them. I just made sure to have it set to local time, I was in the path of total eclipse, I had my notifications and sound all the way up, and it was perfect. Absolutely must have for future eclipses.

Great app, very accurate. Like many others, I saw the app and Dr Telepun with Destin on SED, and downloaded immediately. I didn't do a ton of advance work, but did familiarize myself with the functionality for thirty minutes and a few practice runs, and corrected the times for lunar limb profile at my location. I don't know how difficult that would be to integrate into the app, but allowing the calculation to occur as an option within the app would be nice -- although there are websites that do most of the heavy lifting on the calculation now anyway. On the day of the eclipse, I used a Bluetooth earbud to hear the vocal cues, and kept my eyes in the sky (and my kids). Great app, very accurate with the times once corrected -- which was very easy to do. Helpful verbal reminders, too. I found the app very easy to use, and sufficiently comprehensive if a bit utilitarian. But as an engineer, utilitarian is as much a complement as comprehensive is. You might not confuse the GUI for a pretty Apple produced piece of software, but it's every bit as functional as one. I was in Chile earlier this year -- and having an app like this at least makes me think about wanting to go back for the eclipse in 2019. Good work to the developer and team. Apps like this are the fantastic part about the smartphone world we live in.

Awesome app!. We used this during the eclipse today just into the path of totality in SC. We didn't have an exact plan today, so being able to check our position was great. The built in announcements of when eclipse events were occurring were right on cue! We noticed temp changes, wildlife behaviors, and solar bands! The only things I would change about this would be to have the choice for military time, as many people prefer not to use it. Also, I would like to see a digital countdown for each occurrence such as first contact, second contact... Another useful feature would be to know exactly what percentage of the eclipse you will see based on GPS location. Another nice feature would be to know what percentage of the eclipse we are currently viewing during the eclipse. We would often look up and guesstimate about what percentage was covered and look around at the amount of light. It would be kinda of cool to know exactly what percentage of sunlight we were experiencing. It's crazy how much daylight the smallest sliver of sun can produce! Again, amazing app with just a few convenience features missing. I'm looking forward to using it again in 2024!

Useful & Well-Supported. While I’m still learning in advance of the total eclipse on 4/8/24, I’ve found Solar Eclipse Timer (SET) to be an interesting app with the potential to improve my first eclipse photography experience. There’s a wealth of information in the app and online regarding its uses and benefits. The developer is engaged and interested in providing the user community with a positive experience. I definitely recommend this app.

This. Was. Perfection!. This app couldn't have been better. I am so so so glad I bought it. It was true to the claims-- timing of audio cues was spot on, app was easy to use, instructions were clear. Everyone around me was impressed. It especially helped because I was supervising elementary school age kids and it was obvious that the cues were safely guiding us through the phases of the eclipse. Awesome!!! Thank you for making this app. For the one in 2024, will we just update this app or will it be a separate one?

Awesome app, but why alienate annularity admirers?. Used this app in August 2017 and it was *perfect*. I was so glad to see that it has been updated for 2024 as well, and it makes perfect sense to pay a meager $1.99 per eclipse. But I’m pretty frustrated that the developer has decided that annular eclipses don’t matter. They even updated it to support *partiality*, but state in a note on the app that the upcoming October 14 eclipse won’t be supported because “there is no totality.” This doesn’t make sense. If you’re going to support partiality, why not annularity, which is partway between partiality and totality? Even though glasses on/off prompts wouldn’t be applicable, the app could still help with timing around the ring of fire events. Now I have to go find *another* app to help me time this eclipse, if there even is one. :-(

Truly Awesome. 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.

Excellent, always bug fixes to address.. Installed based on suggestion by SmarterEveryDay, loved it, and got 2-5 other people to install it on eclipse day! Worked very well, the group of 15 or so people sharing my solar projector laughed and appreciated the voice warnings (I had the volume way up). And it was very accurate. As others mentioned, it was fairly easy to accidentally stop the verbal updates - I think it should be pretty easy to generate a testing script (for a computer tester, or a human tester) that simulates the use you might expect (timer app running in background while camera or text apps are being used) and work out the bugs so that the verbals are forced no matter what else is going on, but without stopping the other stuff (I'm thinking about programmatically timed multi- shots - those two things running side by side on the same phone would be ideal). If you publish the script and allow users to set up a dummy eclipse of their own (I think you have the demo already), the users can test apps and conflicts you won't be able to (given non-infinite time), and report back as to success/issues. Just a thought. Can't wait for the 2018 and 2024 calcs! Thank you!

Amazing!. The timing was SPOT ON accurate, and it made the whole thing exciting with the voice and sound. My brother said it sounded like the end of the world lol. But my family loved it. I recorded the best video of the eclipse because of this app, and you can hear it talking in the videos too lol. Can't wait for 2024 eclipse with this app. Thank you Doctor for your hard work. "OBSERVE CHANGES IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOR"... "5, 4, 3, 2, 1, GLASSES OFF" booooooop...

Spectacular App. Due to clouds be drove hours west to find clear skies. The app worked perfectly and nailed the times. You can hear the app countdowns in my video and the eclipse cooperating to the second on cue. Since we did not know exactly where we were I used the app to show duration times as we drove north to the center line. When we reached 2:30 on the app we knew we were close enough. The voice prompts were invaluable since I was working 2 videos and a telescope mounted camera. Still had time to look up. Thanks so much !

(After Eclipse of 2017) TOTAL help. Thank you Gordon Telepun!. I could not have asked for better help with tracking the eclipse events. This app made the whole event even more spectacular for my whole family. We got to see the temperature drop a whole 11 degrees; the frogs and the crickets were croaking and chirping because they thought it was night; we were even lucky enough to see the shadow bands. It was the best $1.99 that I have ever spent. Thanks Gordon.

Amazing App. This review is written after the eclipse so it obviously doesn't do a lot of good now but I just wanted to give the developers a huge thank you. This app made my experience even more incredible. I actually saw shadow bands thanks to the app telling me when to look for them. The voiced alerts were timed perfectly down to the second. It worked flawlessly. So, thank you!! Thank you for taking the time and putting the hard work into this app and making my experience all the more amazing.

No sound. 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.

Worked perfectly - did everything as advertised. This was my first solar eclipse experience and, God willing, it will not be my last. It was easily the greatest natural phenomenon I have ever witnessed and I will always remember it. The Solar Eclipse Timer app did everything it was designed to do and it worked flawlessly. The location calculation was accurate as were eclipse phase timers based on the location calculation. It was an essential tool in helping us enjoy and capture an unforgettable experience.

Caution: Does not teleport you to totality. This app was awesome because I actually read the description and used it for its intended purpose. VERY helpful from c2 to c3 - my phone talking to me while I observed and snapped off a few pics was exactly what was needed to keep us focused on the event. 10/10, would buy again. I can see how someone might be upset having spent 2 bucks only to find out that this is not an actual teleportation app, though 😂😂😂

Seems to work great. Update: worked perfectly. I look forward to the 2024 version for the next eclipse. Thank you Dr Telepun! We're driving around in the path of totality and it seems to correctly calculate the eclipse event times for each location. The practice mode is good to prepare kids to take their glasses on and off, and what to look for like the horizon and shadow snakes. Let's hope this works tomorrow with clear skies! Interface is a little crowded, clunky, so 4/5.

Great app for practicing if you'll be in totality. I've been using the demo feature to practice timing for taking pictures with my DSLR. The website also has a wealth of information on how to take pictures and video. Make sure to click around and take your time to read it. The only thing I wish this app could do was to enter custom reminders at different times (i.e. filter off reminder), but I created a cheat sheet and have been practicing so hopefully I'll remember to do everything.

Do NOT buy unless you are in the path of totality. THOUGHT I was according to all the maps I had looked at.... this does nothing to get you there either. Si make sure first or you'll just waste your money like I just did.....NO I DID NOT miss that.... what I said was I THOUGHT I WAS IN TOTALITY....I did NOT say I was mislead by you .... what is misleading is the links provided are frustrating NOT helpful.... I would expect times to update in the page even for partial eclipse.... they don't. I'm going to remove the app and realize $1.99 lost. I'm sure there will be many more apps by 2024...but, doubt I'll be alive to chase it.

Awesome app!. 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.

Great app!. Saw this app on smartereveryday! I like how you can program practice times so you know how to use the app ahead of time. The count downs were great! I likes the audio coming out telling me what I should get ready to observe. In such a crazy time for a life time experience, the audio cues really help remind me what's going on. I really hope this app works in 2024. I'd gladly pay again to have this available in 7 years.

Key to Success!. I rarely write reviews, but I found this app to be so outstanding I feel compelled to spread the word. I am a professional photographer with a lot of astrophotography experience, but I've never photographed nor witnessed a solar eclipse. This app helped me rehearse my exposure plan for the Great American Eclipse of 2017, and was an absolute key to success for my eclipse photos (@paulgriffithphoto if you'd like to see them). Having the audible cues throughout the eclipse was like having a veteran umbraphile with us, which was absolutely priceless. I would suggest that the developer provide an easy way to load preset coordinates for contact times. Other than that, this app was an absolute treasure, and I send a sincere and deepest "thanks" to the developer!

Awesome Eclipse App!. Worked like a champ for the August 21st eclipse. I was near Baker City OR and I was able to scout totality times all around the area to find just the right spot. During the eclipse the talking timer worked perfectly so I could focus on my cameras. Thank you to Gordon and team for creating such a helpful tool. Only issue I had was trying to use an external Bluetooth speaker. Once I disconnected from the speaker the audio played perfectly from the phone. (6 plus) Now I'm hooked on chasing the 2024 eclipse.

AMAZING!!. This app is so well done! With very little practice the app was easily navigated and was 100% accurate down to the second! It could not have worked better! Without this app, and the accuracy and time spent making it, my total eclipse viewing experience would not have been so amazing! Perfect!! Absolutely perfect! I shared this app with several of my friend and they all had nothing but good things to say about it! Thank you so much Dr. Telepun for your expertise and effort with this app and thanks to Destin for informing me about this app. You two alone made this experience something I will never forget!

Fantastic app!. I got this app after watching Smarter Every Day. I am so glad I did! After locking in my GPS coordinates, it took care of all of the alerts for me as well as the 20 or so people standing nearby as we were watching the eclipse. A couple of notes for the developer: 1) the timing seemed to be slow by about 2-3 seconds. Meaning that totality through my glasses seemed to begin about 2-3 seconds before the app announced it. I know my coordinates were good but I am also fully aware that the clock on my phone could have been off or that my own perception could have been off. In any case, I'd rather leave my glasses on for a couple of extra seconds than take them off and burn my eyes! 2) Man, it took me a while to figure out how to use the app. I saw the extensive read me file but it took a second watching of the Smarter Every Day video to figure out the "dummy" 2 step process. Maybe for 2024 the app could come with a quick how-to video. That explains the features and use. All in all a fantastic app that completely transformed my viewing experience and kept me informed about what was going on without requiring me to ever look away from the action! Well done, developer!

Would have been great if it worked. A friend and I used this in Corvallis Oregon during the August 21 total solar eclipse. In the minutes leading up to totality the GPS cordinaes completely reset and we both stopped getting notifications, we tried to recalibrate but it wouldn't refresh. We missed all of the necessary notifications to put the glass back on, etc, which is one of the main reasons why I bought it. Not sure if it was a networking for interference during the eclipse or what? Disappointing that it didn't just lock on to the original coordinates. Frustrating that it happened on both of our phones. I am using an iPhone 5s.

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Worked Well. Just used this for the US 2017 eclipse. We were in the path of totality and it worked perfectly. The audio prompts at the various contact points were exactly what I was after. UI could do with a few tweaks and tidy up but this is minor. Overall did the job well. Thanks.

Awesome app. Fantastic app with great audio, video and data. Top marks. MUST have

Your go to app for eclipses!. This is your go to app for Solar Eclipses! Look no further. I have used a few over the years and this one has everything in one place. Kudos to Foxwood Astronomy team for putting this together. I recently got this and four other timers for the April 2023 Exmouth solar eclipse. Solar Eclipse Timer won out, and offered service above and beyond expectation eg with less than an hour to get to Totality I needed to check some fine settings and the team got back to me within minutes with great support and suggestions. It has been developed by Gordon, who is a solar eclipse expert and educator and it shows. He has done a book, which I only discovered with an hour to go, but definitely check it out. It’s a well thought out bit of software and functionality with exactly what you need for your eclipse preplanning and shooting. The timer app itself is multi faceted. The features I really like are: - App video tutorials - Precheck phone functionality to make sure all the bits are working – audio announcements etc. very handy. - Remote location calculations – calculations done on the phone doesn’t require internet to work - Practice session video - GPS Data Screen – you can be very specific to where you actually are set up - Partial phase shooting schedule – 10 timed shots before and 10 after totality. Great for making a sequence. For the shooting of the eclipse, there are audio announcements so you don’t have to set alarms! There are audio announcements preceding first contact, through the partial phases, totality, including environmental observations. I am hoping Gordon adds an option to include the partial phases schedule if you want…. Hint hint. Highly recommended.

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Inutilisable hors connexion. Pas pour faire de l’astronomie en déplacement. Très décevant

My favorite YouTuber recommended it. One feature improvement I would ask for is to accept copy and pasted GPS coordinates from Google Maps smartphone app. It is in parenthesis format (x,y) with both numbers in one line. I am in a different location and I need to travel-decide three different cities.

Not free !. Obviously, you have to pay to access the info 🙃

Outstanding. Awesome app. I got it before taking a trip to Casper, WY for the eclipse. The voice prompts added to the experience by helping us notice some of the other things going on around us and the countdowns to the various 'milestones' were great.

Made for a great day. I couldn't imagine trying to pay attention to the time during the event. This really made for a great experience.

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Good data, awful implementation. The app seemed to provide accuate data, but wow, the implementation is terrible. What should've been entirely automatic instead requires numerous taps, in specific order. It also alerts you to the eclipse events on the wrong day (as well as the right one), because it doesn't seem to take the date into account. Very easy to screw up and not get reminders at all. Fortunately, you've probably got a lot of redundancy, and won't need to rely on this one app.

Outstanding Accuracy. Being in the path of totality, it was hard to gauge when to put on glasses and when to take them off. This app helped my family and I immensely and even the countdown worked perfectly.

Thank you! Worked perfectly.. Great source of info, links to maps, and worked perfectly during the eclipse. So grateful I had this so that I was able to direct everyone around me. What a beautiful experience!

Pile of crap. I was very excited to use the app on my iPhone 6 in Prineville, Oregon. Days before the eclipse I tried to familiarize myself with the app and never could get the stupid thing to run the program. I could only get it to run a demo. I set and supposedly saved the location and it never did save my location, and because it never saved my location it never could run the program. Waste of $1.99.

Perfect For The Purpose. My thanks to Gordon for commissioning this app. Without it, I (and I'm sure many others) wouldn't have had a chance a keeping a level, focused head while trying their shot at photographing the eclipse. Everything worked spectacularly.

Solar Eclipse Timer. This a great resource for solar eclipse chasers! I used the app in 2017 to confirm a great location for the eclipse, and then followed all the prompts starting at C1 all through getting great looks at the shadow bands. Using the “Solar Eclipse Timer”again in 2019 was once again very user friendly. I look forward to using the app again at any opportunity.

This helped us enjoy the eclipse so much more. I loved that we could do a test run. I love that we could calibrate in the different areas. It was wonderful knowing the exact times things are going to happen. Also thankful for the voice prompts!

Great job. I was in path of totality an this app was amazing. If gave me push notifications of all the interesting optical phenomena to look for when they were supposed to be occurring! I got to see all the different events because of this and it really made the event stress free. Thanks!

Wonderful app. Anyone that didn't give this a5 star review either wasn't anywhere near the eclipse or doesn't know how to use an app. It was wonderful and gave us second by second timing. An absolute wonderful app that made the event so special!!! Can't wait for 2024.

Great App!!!!. It worked great! I loved the count down to totality and the warnings along the way. The timing was pretty much spot on. After Totality I didn't receive any more notifications. Also after opening your camera app sound wouldn't come on so I couldn't hear announcements and take pictures. If I could do it again I would still buy it. Such a cool experience.

Buy it!. I used this app during the 2017 TSE. Excellent app, really helped me photographing the TSE. Easy to setup for the location, easy to hear the audio prompts, and knowing exactly when to remove and put on protective eyewear made the whole experience awesome. Highly Recommended.

Excellent! Path of Totality in Nashville. I practiced using this app while I was out this weekend so I would be ready. You included so much knowledge to read up on. During the eclipse the voice reminders were excellent. So sad we have to put it all away for the next 7 years!! What a gift to witness out my front door. Thank you for your time & effort!

Simple and Accurate. This app was fairly simple to get setup and accurate to the second on announcing all phases of the eclipse. Got many positive comments by people around me on how helpful the announcements were. Worth every penny. Looking forward to improvements and using this in 2024.

Needs better UX design, but got the job done. The app is rather clunkily designed and is difficult to navigate. However, it did work fantastically for checking my GPS location and giving me the exact time that totality would start. I highly recommend this app for those visiting Solar Eclipse paths of totality!

Great app!. The app was easy to set up & worked very well. The vocal prompts were just right. The timer portion, the most important aspect of this app, was very pleasantly correct for my location and I had an outstanding eclipse experience as a result! ... (p.s., I was on the centerline of 100% totality south of Salem,OR)

Perfect for Amateur Astronomers. I just finished watching the 2017 Eclipse. This app was awesome! It walked us through what we should observe--cooling temps, shadow bands, eye-protection on/off. If you spent the time/effort/$$$ to get to the totality zone, a couple bucks is a great deal. Suggestions to developers for 2024: A visual countdown to the next phase. I kept fielding "How long until..." questions.

Very cool. People. Don't rate unless you're in the path! Be smart here. Currently in the center of path of totality in Kansas awaiting the big moment. Latitude and longitude entered immediately when you push the button that says "load my location!!!!" Thank you good doctor! Wicked cool!

Excellent. This timer worked great. I especially liked the voice guidance just before and during the eclipse. No one wants to waste valuable time looking at a clock/stopwatch. I recommend utilizing the test run feature the day before/morning of the eclipse so you know what to expect.

So far so good!. I just got this app after watching Smarter Everyday. So far its locked down on my exact gps location. We can not wait for the eclipse! I know this app is going to be well worth the $1.99 usd it cost. Thank you for recommending it Destin!! & Thank you Very much Doc for creating this app & sharing your knowledge with the world.

Thanks so much, this worked wonderfully. This worked wonderfully for me. It made a great difference to the enjoyment of the short 2:09 period of totallity to know exactly how much time I had left and to be reminded of things to look out for. Learned about this App on Smarter Every Day. Thanks to Gordon for the great App and to Destin for publicising it.

Great App. Yes, this app is about the phases of the eclipse for totality. GREAT APP! It worked beatifully. This is the first app I have ever given a 5-Star reivew. In fact, I don't do reviews. :-) This app let me know "exactly" when the eclipse started, when entering totality, what to expect, etc ... The Help info was very thorough and extremely helpful. It allowed me to experience the eclipse that I probably wouldn't have otherwise.

Outstanding App. Having used this app for the August 21st Eclipse I have to say that it was great, it's timing was spot own and the voice feedback through my bluetooth speaker was a great help in my photographing and viewing the eclipse. I could not recommend it any higher, if you are planning to see a solar eclipse this is most assuredly a must have!

Helped with shadow bands. Because of this app my wife, my daughter and I were able to see the shadow bands in Douglas Wyoming. Without it I'm absolutely certain I never would've experienced it. Can't wait until the one is released for 2024. I want to start scoping out potential viewing spots.

This App made My Eclipse. The best decision I made during my eclipse trip was buying this app with audio instructions. The app proved to be very useful in directing when phases were happening such as the time to observe shadow banding (which I undoubtedly would’ve missed without). This app aiding in providing one of the coolest moments in my life and I thank you for making it.

Perfect. I was in the path of totality, and this app gave us all the major indicators verbally and flawlessly, down to the second. I hope this guy gets rich off of this app. It was the perfect thing for the occasion, no joke. Well worth the $2, and believe me, i hate buying apps.

Worked great!. We were in the path of totality it was nice to have the talking timer at the different stages and with reminders of what to look for. We saw the shadow bands! And it was nice to have the app remind us when to put glasses on and off. Well done Dr. Telepun!

Perfect. I was so grateful to have this during the eclipse. In a moment of awe having a voice say take of your glasses, watch for shadows, etc, was amazing. Thank you for this app, me and my family absolutely enjoyed having it during our amazing eclipse experience.

Must have app!. The app worked perfectly during the August 21st eclipse. The timing was down to the second and the prompts were extremely helpful. It allowed me to enjoy the moment without worrying about when to put my glasses back on. The only negative aspect was that the prompts for temperature, animal behavior, and lighting were a little late.

Well worth the money 👌. This app does exactly what the description says! Some people need to read the description before they make a purchase and give a low rating. Thanks Gordon for the hard work. This app is gonna make it much easier for us to photograph the eclipse with all its phases.

Great app by eclipse authority. Saw this app on Smarter Every Day. The author, Dr. Gordon Telepun, is an eclipse authority. I was sad to see some harsh reviews. Dr. Telepun warns in the description that that the app will not work outside the path of totality. We live just outside the path of totality, but plan to drive a short distance where the app will be have its full utility realized. Thank you, Dr. Telepun, for this app and all the work you put into it!

What a gem!. Your app worked perfectly and made watching the eclipse (in Corvallis, OR) an enjoyable, safe experience. It made the timing of taking pictures a breeze! The only downside - when the app told us to put our glasses back on, it was absolutely correct - totality was over but we wanted it to last forever! Ah well, waiting for 2024!

Times shown. Thanks Doc. I figured it was something like that. I just haven't been able to fix it. The calculated MID time says 18:28 but it should be about 14:29 in Louisville, KY. My locations is correct. It finds my address. Phone is set to Auto time zone, which is Eastern.

Totally (Totality?) made our eclipse experience!. This app was an awesome part of our Eclipse experience. Kept everyone in the know without anyone having to check their phones and miss precious seconds of totality. The only thing I would add is a onscreen countdown to first and second contacts, that would have been fun to watch in the day leading up!

THANK YOU for creating this!. Sincere thanks to the creator of this wonderful app. It greatly increased our enjoyment of the 2017 eclipse (totality in Columbia, SC!). We learned of this app through "Smarter Every Day", and I'm so pleased that our family members all used it to track the eclipse stages. Hope to see the next US total eclipse in 2024!!!

Great verbal guide. I just used this app for viewing the total eclipse on August 21, 2017. Following the instructions in the help file for phone settings, I was able to have a personal guide at my home to remind me what to look at and when. Perfect! You can even load practice times or even actual times 24 hours ahead to do a dry run.

Never downloaded. I tried to download the app yesterday after purchasing, and although the purchase went through, I never could get it to download to my phone. The download never got past the initial launch. Unfortunately, that meant I missed being able to use the app during the eclipse, therefore a low rating. I gave a star back because the app seems great and it appears to be well thought out and developed.

Extremely useful app for the 2017 eclipse. This app did exactly what it was designed to do: give you an audio prompt for the sequence of events at your location in the path of totality. The timings were perfect, the information was clear, and the demo features showed you what to expect. Thank you for such a well designed app!

Great app. Need in 2024. Everyone was so happy that I had this app during the eclipse. It was great for the kids to know not to look up after the end of totality. We even were warned to look for shadow bands, and we did see them!!! Thank you. I really hope this works in 2024. I will be ready for the next one.

Ready for the 2024 update!. Like most othes, found this through Smarter Every Day. Had the kids watching the app when they weren't looking at the event, and it sparked an awesome totality group countdown. So much fun! Know of others who had connected apps that didn't work due to server overloads. Not a problem for Solar Eclipse Timer! Thank you Angela and Gordon!!!

It worked!. I drove from AL to middle TN (Lebanon) to get into the path of totality. We were at a big park with hundreds of people. I saw some others using the app as well. Very handy with the audio reminders while getting ready etc. well worth it. Hope it can be used in 7 years at the next USA eclipse.

Worked perfectly.. Well done. I drove from northern Michigan to see the eclipse. This app was spot on and I was the only in the area that had it. Well worth the $2. I put it on a Bluetooth speaker and it worked great. I'm will be using for the next one.

Very helpful. The eclipse would not have been as much of a success without this app. This kept us up to date on what to expect and when so we could stay safe and enjoy every second of totality!

Couldn't watch the eclipse without this app. Every one in my Eclipse watching group was seeing the eclipse for the first time. The announcements kept us on schedule and were fantastic for keeping us on track while we were all freaking out. I will never watch an eclipse without this app. I'm definitely going to update this for the next eclipse I go to.

Awesome!!. This app guides you step by step through C1-C4. You also get information about other phenomena that occurs during the eclipse! Just finished the eclipse - what a wealth of help this was! Told us what to look for and when to put on or take off our safety glasses! What a blessing this app was!!

Like a guided tour. This was a great app to have running while the eclipse happened -- it had helpful explanations and reminders about what was happening, at *exactly* the right times. It even worked in middle-of-nowhere Wyoming with spotty cell coverage. Thanks to Destin from Smarter Every Day for the recommendation!

Worked perfectly down to the second!. I am very happy that I was using Solar Eclipse Timer when I was viewing a total eclipse in Nebraska. The timer was right on down to the second. I wish all apps worked this good.

Thank you fir enhancing our view. A little limited and sort of feels too scientific for novice at first. I already live in totality for 2017 so the locate that worked great want needed by me. What was great was the announcements that were not intrusive but kept us aware. THANKS!

review. 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!!!. We used the app to watch the eclipse as we were in the totality path. My kids loved the announcements. It was exciting each time something came on. We saw the solar snakes. The kids knew when to take glasses on and off with the announcements. Thank you for spending your time on something so incredible!

Thank You!. We were in Mt Angel, OR and everything worked perfectly. We even got to see shadow bands about 15-30 sec after C3. I hooked up my phone to a Bluetooth speaker and we were all amazed. Easy to see why your so passionate about eclipses. Looking forward to what should be a very intensely photographed and videoed eclipse. Thanks again!!!!!