SkyCandy - Sunset Forecast App

Sometimes there’s some bugs and crashes but the developer is working on fixing them and I see updates all the time. As far as predicting beautiful sunsets, it works great. I’d say about 75% accuracy. Much more helpful than guessing.

Yes I had the same issue other recent reviewers report: the December 2021 update also freezes on the screen listing update changes. The fix is to delete the app from your iOS device and then download the app again from the AppStore. Then it works. I wish the forecasts were more accurate, but that is not the developer’s fault, because that data comes from others. Sunrise and sunset quality is highly variable by location. Travel 50 miles and conditions may be totally different.

The app is rated at almost 4.5 stars which actually surprises me after using it for some weeks. I’ve had the app for almost a month, and I understand how completely unpredictable the weather is, however, in my area, there has been numerous beautiful sunsets/sunrises and each time the app has said there’s only a 20ish percent chance of a decent sunset/sunrise. The highest score I’ve recorded was 28%. It seems as though it is completely guessing. For example, there was some residual rain storms from one of the hurricanes in my area recently, the rain ended a few hours before sunset. These conditions can often be a decent indicator of a colorful sunset, so I checked the app and it said there was a 20% chance. Luckily I didn’t trust that, as the sky was incredible that night and I was able to capture some great photos. That being said, the app is well put together and easy to use. There are a couple other features that would be helpful, so for example if you need to know exactly what time the sun will be in a particular part of the sky, this app will tell you and that part is accurate. I really wanted to like the app, and perhaps it works better in other areas, however I have found it completely unreliable as far as choosing whether to go shoot photos or not.