Dark Sky Meter 4+
DDQ
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- £1.99
iPhone Screenshots
Description
The Award winning Dark Sky Meter by helps you measure night sky brightness with the press of a button.
Get instant information about the night sky quality and much more.
The Dark Sky Meter app measures the sky brightness using the camera and shares it (optionally) with scientists around the globe.
What’s New
Version 3.5
Performance improvements, layout bugs. Recent iPhone support.
Ratings and Reviews
Not accurate and cannot calibrate
On an iPhone 15 pro the SQM measurement is about 2 magnitudes away from an instrument. That is over 6 x out. The calibration function referred to does not seem to exist anymore. Great idea but needs some updating
Developer Response ,
You can still tweak the settings in the iphone settings (dsm)
Easy app with minor UI oddities
This app is very easy to use.
* Cover the lens, press 1
* Wait for it to buzz
* Point at sky, press 2.
* Select cloud cover and hit Submit.
Main criticisms would be that there is no longer a list of observations (per the screenshots), and when you view an observation in the map view it only shows dates and values - it doesn’t include data like cloud cover, which would affect the measurement. I also can’t find a calibration function to add an offset where a commercial SQM is available. Maybe that’s been removed?
All in all, a decent app for “quick and dirty” measurements.
Crashes on iPhone 13 Pro Max
Unable to send you data as I cannot find how to contact the developer other than here.
The App crashes on an iPhone 13 Pro Max when you tap on the Cloud button.
Developer Response ,
Thanks for reporting. You can contact me at dsm@ddq.nl . I will try to fix the issue
App Privacy
The developer, DDQ, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- DDQ
- Size
- 4.4 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Dutch
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © DDQ Pocket Science 2024
- Price
- £1.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.