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Name: Fotocast - Weather Forecast fo
Rating: 3.8514853 (349 reviews)
Author: Dunbar Technology, LLC

By: Dunbar Technology, LLC App

Fotocast is a weather forecast app specially designed just for photographers!

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

24,228 ▲ 14

Data as of 2026-08-04

Rating:

3.85

(349)

Version:

3.4.5

Last updated: 2026-04-19

Ranking

#395,794 ▼ 769

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Fotocast is the ideal weather forecast app created specifically for photographers. It offers real-time hyperlocal weather updates, including minutely precipitation alerts, ensuring you never get caught in the rain during a shoot. With its unique Fotoscore™, photographers can quickly assess if outdoor conditions are perfect based on their specific photography style.

Beyond standard weather info, Fotocast includes specialized features like a photography session manager, customizable weather alerts, a daylight phases screen highlighting golden and blue hours, and inspiration galleries tailored to current weather and photographer type. Additionally, it offers advanced tools such as sunrise & sunset quality scores, an Almanac for historic weather analysis, 11 photography calculators, and a sun/moon direction tool for precise planning. The app is ad-free, supports Android Wear, and provides animated radar and weather maps including light pollution data. Customize your experience with themes, font styles, and precise gear-based suggestions to optimize every photography outing.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Photography

By:

Dunbar Technology, LLC

Downloads:

24,228 14

Rating:

3.85

(349)

Version:

3.4.5 Last updated: 2026-04-19

Version code:

30405

Creation date:

2017-09-06

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.CAMERA Very high risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES Moderate risk
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk

Size:

47.25MB

Email:

ap*****@dunbartechnology.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 395,794 ▼ 769

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Dunbar Technology, LLC

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pa.fotocast

Email:

ap*****@dunbartechnology.com

Website:

https://fotocast.app

Publisher Change History

2026-03-15: su*****@pahelp.zendesk.com to ap*****@dunbartechnology.com

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User Reviews

Fotocast is a specialized weather app for photographers, praised for its useful features like tailored weather forecasts, sunrise/sunset data, photography tips, and unique mapping functions. However, many users report frequent inaccuracies in weather predictions and photo scores, missing or malfunctioning features, and nuisance background activity. The lack of a full dark mode and limited developer responsiveness also detract from the experience. Overall, it’s a promising tool but with significant reliability and usability concerns affecting its effectiveness for photography planning.

Pros

Provides useful weather forecasts tailored for photographers, especially helpful for planning outdoor and landscape photography.
Includes detailed sunrise and sunset data, useful for photography sessions.
Offers photography tips and advice alongside weather data.
Incorporates features like photo mapping and a light pollution map enhancing usability for photographers.
Has a user-friendly interface and consolidates multiple photography-related features into one app.

Cons

Weather forecasts and photo quality scores (Fotoscore) are often inaccurate or inconsistent.
Certain key features like sunrise/sunset quality prediction and fog notifications either do not work or are missing.
App runs persistently in the background with persistent notifications, which some users find annoying.
Lack of a true dark mode/night mode hurts usability for night photographers.
Poor or no developer support and delayed or absent responses to user feedback and issues.