Update, used this all today for eclipse. And the total eclipse feature worked great. Got some great pics (for iPhone) of Corona and even some faint prominences This is a great app, it makes much better pictures of the sun that the native camera app. It also defaults to the 5x camera while the normal photo app switches depending on light conditions. It would be even better if it added remote shutter support either from the Apple Watch or one of this Bluetooth shutters. I know this app is for handheld photos but many might mount the phone to a tripod or on binoculars or telescope. For people using a telescope it would be nice if the app also offered support for the normal lens on phones. However for handheld photos of the sun this app in its current form is great.
While I’ve only played with the app a couple times taking pics of the sun there is one critical feature that’s missing. Bluetooth support. Considering that many people may want to use a tripod to help steady their shot, especially if zoomed in being able to trigger the shutter via Bluetooth should be standard. All that happens is the trigger increases my Ringer volume. I have an iPhone 15 Pro Max with the latest iOS release. I’d think with the last total eclipse in the continental US until 2045 that this wouldn’t be missing. With that said, none of my 3rd party camera apps do this either - Moment, Camera+, Nightcap. Yet Filmic and MoviePro do allow Bluetooth to start and stop video recording. The other apps that can do video don’t work in video mode either. I took off one star due to this. Though maybe that’s just they way it is.
NASA recommended to buy a filter for your cell phone camera and posted a few web stores to buy them from. The filter that Solar Snap uses was the highest rated one, so I bought it. I’m so freaking happy I did! We drove 10+ hours to see the totality of the eclipse on 4/8/24 and this app and filter made our photos! The app lets you adjust for Focus, Zoom, and Exposure and that made all the difference! I even took a few photos without using Solar Snap and you can’t tell we were at an eclipse. Others I know also used Solar Snap and were extremely pleased. I will definitely use this app for future eclipses!
Great app and works so well! Clear eclipse photos!
I never write reviews on apps but this app is great. I have a fancy iPhone camera that takes not so great photos of the eclipse ( even with adjusting the exposure and all sorts of stuff) but they never come out clear. Which is sad. I found this app because I have their physical solar filter and I’m finally able to take clear photos of the eclipse because of this app. I’m so happy because I finally got to experience the eclipse and I’m so happy. Short: good app, clear photos, and it’s free. Pls download you will thank me later.
This might be the best space app I’ve ever downloaded
The greatest thing about this app is you can zoom in on anything and increase the brightness lower the brightness and you don’t just have to do it on the sun you can also do it on anything also you can take pictures of the new music this app I took a picture of my dog and it had better focus set my camera I love this app I recommend this🤘🏻
While I wasn’t able to figure out how to get the partial eclipse I was able to get some great pics of the Solar Eclipse this year thanks to this app for my phone. They came out so well and I’ve gotten many compliments on what great pics they are. Thank you Solar Snap. Really appreciate this app. Plus I didn’t have to pay a premium or sign up. Just download and use. Easy and very good.
Great app, allowed me to take beautiful eclipse pictures just with my iphone. I wish there would be solar eclipse everyday so I could use this app on a daily basis 😆. Unfortunately that’s not the case. I feel sorry to uninstall this excellent app the day after the eclipse. But I will make sure Im coming back in 20 years when the next total eclipse comes into play. LOL.
I enjoy this app because you can see the moon and the sun when the moon orbits the sun and also this app is really useful to me because when the moon walked out the sun, it gets dark and that’s why I like this app and last thing I also prefer this app very useful because when the solar eclipse happens, I like how it lasts for like five minutes and not a long time. Sincerely, Dom.
Really enjoyed messing with the sliders on this app while taking pictures. Pictures are pretty decent quality too for trying to take pictures of the sun on a cell phone. Much much better than if you just tried to take a regular picture
This app was phenomenal for taking amazing Solar eclipse photos with my iPhone max. Super crisp. The auto total eclipse setting was wonderful for hands off photos while I was able to watch the eclipse. Thank you so much for creating this app and giving me great memories of the eclipse from Ohio.
This app worked great with the solar kit that contained 2 sets of glasses & phone lens covers. We were at Big Bend National Park for the partial eclipse & we had some of the best pictures taken with an iPhone compared to other visitors. So glad I got this for all the family!!!
I had high hopes that my iPhone 15 Pro Max along with this app and filter would take good photos, however almost everything was blurry though on a tripod. The app automatically changed the lighting with each consecutive shot which made them all terrible. I don’t understand the logic behind that. Good thing I had my Sony handicap set up with a special lens that I could pull a still photo or two from that.
If I could give this app 100 stars, I would. This app made my photos unreal to look at and was a life saver for the eclipse. People thought I used a professional camera but it was really just my iPhone. Definitely use this app when there is a solar eclipse.
… the ability to use a remote shutter button. Most remote shutter buttons for iOS work by emulating a volume button press. In the iOS camera app, this triggers a capture. In the Solar Snap app, the volume buttons don’t trigger a capture and thus, the remote shutter buttons don’t work.
FANTASTIC APP that allowed me to use an older iPhone 8+ as a camera on a small tracking scope (ETX90) to capture great shots of the April 2024 eclipse. Auto-bracketing on preselected timer intervals is a GENIUS move. Now get to work on some more iPhone Astrophotography apps!!
When I take a picture, I get message: “Error - photos permission required to save photo. please go to Settings and enable. “. I respond OK and it takes me to Settings, where I enable the Camera permissions toggle. I then try to take a picture and get the same error message. Done this loop several times and still get the error. I also rebooted my iPhone and still get the error. I am using an iPhone 15Pro with the latest software update.
The app and the filters were easy to use, and we have some fantastic photos of the solar eclipse as a result. The sliders made it easy to adjust the settings on the fly. Thank you so much for making this app!
The app did exactly what the App Store description said it would. In conjunction with a filter, I was able to get great photos of the eclipse. Bonus points for not harvesting every byte of data off my iPhone.
This app with the accompanying filter made our eclipse experience absolutely awesome. Would absolutely recommend it for anyone. Try out the totality mode prior to the totality stage. It made all the difference in picture quality.
With mostly clouds fine tuning the focus wasn’t really possible but the instructions, zooming and tips made it easy for me to take a few photos I liked.
I wanted a good photo when experiencing the solar eclipse and the regular camera didn’t capture it well. This was easy to use and I downloaded it right before the eclipse and got some good shots.
For iPhones with multiple cameras, the app needs a way to select which camera to use. Zoom is all digital at present, so quality could be much improved.
I just downloaded the app and try it. I got an amazing results! Take a bunch of them before writing this review. I’m going to take more pic when it’s peak in my city. Thanks the creator!
This app when applying it to an eclipse event is very useful and convenient for many important reasons when it comes to witnessing an event like be it a solar one or a lunar one. 😀 Thank you Solar Snap!
There’s a bunch of lame apps out there but not this one. Fast slider controls for zoom, focus and o lover/underexpose are fantastic. Go for it. We will see what happens on October 14 here in Santa Fe NM
I used the app and the filter but none of the times the shutter looked like it took a photo but there was none in the camera roll. I was in the line of totality but none of the 5 photos that should have been taken were found in the photo roll.
Used this gem to get shots of the totality in Franklin Indiana. Easy to use, the filter worked great, and the shots were equal to the glasses I wore. Highly recommended!
I took probably 150 eclipse pictures with this app on the day of (the self-timing feature is nice, so credit to that). The picture that my wife casually took on her phone’s camera was better than all of them! Very disappointing to see.
I got some great shots for the October 14, 2023 eclipse. The tutorial helped explain how to use it. This is a necessity if you are going to take any pics of the eclipse with your phone.
Bought this for the eclipse and was disappointed with the velcro mounting since the top of the filter moved up and down so it was not parallel with the iPhone lenses giving totally distorted solar test images. And it also wiggled right and left which was also not conducive to good images.
Luckily I had a second camera, because every burst of the eclipse was completely black, even when I attempted my editing software. It does not work. And I will not be alive for the next eclipse in 20 something years.
Safely take fun photos of the sun. Introducing Solar Snap: a camera filter + app combo that can help you take amazing photos of the sun, when there’s an eclipse, or any other day. Simply attach the filter to your phone, open Solar Snap, and snap away! This app MUST be used with the Solar Snap filter available at https://www.eclipseglasses.com/products/solar-snap-the-eclipse-app. The filter protects your phone camera from damage by the bright sun. Solar eclipses are crossing the USA in 2023 and 2024. Get ready!
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