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Hello Aurora: Northern Lights

by Jeremy Barbet

4.2
IOSWeather

Hello Aurora delivers real-time aurora forecasts and alerts, ensuring you never miss the Northern Lights. Join a community of over 225,000 aurora hunters and share your magical moments.

Detailed Review

Hello Aurora is the perfect app for chasing the elusive Northern Lights. Get real-time aurora forecasts updated every few minutes from trusted sources, ensuring accuracy. Receive instant notifications when the aurora is visible near you, including substorm alerts. Explore live aurora locations and photos from around the globe, including Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, the UK, the USA, and Canada. Share your own photos and locations to connect with other enthusiasts. As one user raves, "This has been the most informative/educational app I have fortunately found." Track current and forecasted aurora probability using real-time geomagnetic data. Share your aurora moments with other users and explore the aurora oval on the map. Understand aurora parameters with ease and access cloud coverage data for key viewing locations. Planning a trip to Iceland? Stay informed with weather warnings. Enjoy an ad-free experience and even personalize alerts by distance with the Pro account. "The map with community sightings is the best feature and isn’t on other apps I’ve seen," notes another user, highlighting the app's unique offerings for aurora viewing and community engagement. Hello Aurora maximizes your chances of witnessing the breathtaking aurora borealis.

Key Features

  • Get real-time aurora forecasts and alerts
  • Explore live aurora locations and photos globally
  • Share your aurora moments with other users

Why Users Love It

Accurate real-time aurora data
Connect with aurora enthusiasts

Perfect for: Anyone interested in seeing and photographing the Northern Lights, from casual observers to serious aurora hunters.

Screenshots

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Current Rank

#50

Best Rank

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Average Rank

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User Reviews

lxndrmdrn
Oct 7, 2020

Great application, very informative and useful. Would love to see an option to sign in / up with Apple🙃 Great app! Great application, very informative and useful. Would love to see an option to sign in / up with Apple🙃

RockyMtnGal
Oct 11, 2024

I use this app to track the aurora in Montana. It works well, is intuitive, and has decent notifications. My only complaint is that it only lets you upload pictures of the aurora in the moment. I took a bunch of great photos and tried uploading them the next morning and it wouldn’t let me “Aurora not active in you area error message. It would be nice to be able to upload a photo after the fact and specify the date, time, location that you took it! Good app with lots of data I use this app to track the aurora in Montana. It works well, is intuitive, and has decent notifications.My only complaint is that it only lets you upload pictures of the aurora in the moment. I took a bunch of great photos and tried uploading them the next morning and it wouldn’t let me “Aurora not active in you area error message. It would be nice to be able to upload a photo after the fact and specify the date, time, location that you took it!

Heloisa Fitzgerald
Mar 20, 2024

The map with community sightings is the best feature and isn’t on other apps I’ve seen. One thing that could be helpful is if the location is written in the corner of the moments so you don’t have to keep moving to the map to see if it’s relevant to you. Great The map with community sightings is the best feature and isn’t on other apps I’ve seen. One thing that could be helpful is if the location is written in the corner of the moments so you don’t have to keep moving to the map to see if it’s relevant to you.

LBT802
Mar 28, 2022

This has been the most informative/educational app I have fortunately found. I have lotsa outer space apps that are not accurate. I am grateful this app is free. I have paid for “Aurora” apps in the past, waste of money. I like this app. I don’t need to be a Scientist to understand it, like other apps. Vermont USA This has been the most informative/educational app I have fortunately found. I have lotsa outer space apps that are not accurate. I am grateful this app is free. I have paid for “Aurora” apps in the past, waste of money. I like this app. I don’t need to be a Scientist to understand it, like other apps.

briansilva
Jan 2, 2022

All my life I’ve wanted to see the aurora in person. We recently had a short stay-over in Iceland, and this app led directly to multiple, spectacular viewings! I downloaded several similar apps, and this one was the only one that accurately forecast and notified me when aurora were visible. It’s also beautifully designed and easy to use. The data is well-presented and the included explanations are very helpful. The social aspect, with people posting when they spot the aurora, is fun and also a great way to know when the aurora is active. I’m so grateful to the developers for creating this app and for their help in giving me this experience! Hellooo Aurora is right! Amazing App! All my life I’ve wanted to see the aurora in person. We recently had a short stay-over in Iceland, and this app led directly to multiple, spectacular viewings! I downloaded several similar apps, and this one was the only one that accurately forecast and notified me when aurora were visible. It’s also beautifully designed and easy to use. The data is well-presented and the included explanations are very helpful. The social aspect, with people posting when they spot the aurora, is fun and also a great way to know when the aurora is active. I’m so grateful to the developers for creating this app and for their help in giving me this experience!

App Details

Developer

Jeremy Barbet

Platform

ios

Rating

4.2

Last Updated

9/15/2025