# Hello Aurora: Aurora Forecast

> Real-time aurora forecasts, alerts and live Northern Lights community tracker

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.helloaurora](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.helloaurora)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.helloaurora`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jérémy Barbet EI
- **Category:** TRAVEL\_AND\_LOCAL
- **Downloads:** 230,785
- **Rating:** 3.81 / 5 (656 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.1.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **First published:** 2019-10-24
- **Publisher country:** FR
- **Size:** 109 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.helloaurora)
- **Website:** [https://hello-aurora.com](https://hello-aurora.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.hello-aurora.com/privacy-policy](https://www.hello-aurora.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Hello Aurora is your ultimate companion for chasing the Aurora Borealis. It provides real-time forecasts from trusted sources, explains key aurora metrics, and lets you track current and future activity with an interactive map and photos from a global community of aurora enthusiasts.

Features include instant alerts, a photo-sharing feed, privacy protections, and Pro tools like advanced alerts and the Aurora Passport to track your hunts. It’s ad-free and designed for easy use, with smart features like custom locations and language options.

## Rankings

- #148,255 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.helloaurora.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`

## Review summary

Reviewers praise community-driven alerts, a simple UI, and map-based data (cloud cover and instrument readings) that aid aurora sightings. Recurring issues include mandatory account creation, intrusive or poorly targeted notifications, uneven regional coverage, reliability bugs, and ads. The app shows value for enthusiasts but usability and notification/policy friction limit appeal for casual users outside favored regions.

### Pros

- Strong community-driven alerts and user-contributed photos for aurora sightings.
- Simple, clean UI and quick reporting of sightings.
- Map features with cloud cover data and instrument data to help set expectations.

### Cons

- Mandatory account creation and social components; deters non-social users.
- Excessive or mis-targeted notifications that wake users up; limited customization.
- Regional coverage and alert relevance issues (alerts for far-off areas like Alaska instead of user locale).
- Bugs and reliability problems (login errors, posting restrictions, data outages).
- Ads in the app; users want an ad-free experience.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.helloaurora)