# Helios - Sun & Moon Tracker

> Sunrise & Sunset Times

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1260649184](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1260649184)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1260649184`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Matic Conradi
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (1,836 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-15
- **First published:** 2017-07-24
- **Size:** 343 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/helios-sun-moon-tracker/id1260649184)
- **Website:** [https://tryhelios.app](https://tryhelios.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.tryhelios.app/privacy](https://www.tryhelios.app/privacy)

## Description

Helios is your essential companion for capturing stunning outdoor photos and videos by forecasting the moments when light is at its best—golden hour, blue hour, and magic hour—anywhere in the world, even offline. It's designed for photographers, hikers, travelers, and mobile shooters who want to plan ahead and never miss the perfect glow.

From a built-in calendar and saved places to a Map Explorer showing sun and moon positions and precise hour times, Helios puts lighting in your hands. Set personalized notifications, check conditions on the go, and view light paths with clear visualizations to plan shoots with confidence.

## Rankings

- #41,399 — Overall
- #73 — screentime tracker

## Review summary

Users praise Helios for its elegant design and strong planning tools that help photographers pinpoint golden/blue hours across locations, with a useful light meter and clear hour ranges. It is widely used by professionals for planning shoots over years. Recurring concerns focus on time-zone/time display inconsistencies and various reliability issues across updates, plus several feature requests (calendar sync, widgets, AM/PM grouping) that would enhance workflows.

### Pros

- Elegant, clean design and reliable planning of golden and blue hour times across locations, helping photographers plan outdoor shoots.
- Built‑in light meter and photography tools that aid exposure planning.
- Clear display of blue and golden hour time ranges for easy scheduling.
- Widely used by professional photographers for years, indicating reliability and value.

### Cons

- Time zone handling is inconsistent: local times are not always shown by default and some locations display incorrect golden hour times.
- Bugs and compatibility issues reported across updates (launch blank screen, stuttering, unusable Apple Watch app, AR tools not working after iOS 18).
- Multiple users request additional features (calendar integration, widgets, AM/PM grouping, expanded light-meter controls) that remain unaddressed.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1260649184)