Hello Aurora: Northern Lights

4.0
651 reviews
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Rated for 3+
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Content rating
Rated for 3+
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About this app

Hello Aurora is the ultimate companion for chasing the Aurora Borealis.
300K+ users | 26K+ aurora spotted last year

***Why people love Hello Aurora***

REAL-TIME AURORA FORECAST:
- Northern lights predictions updated every few minutes
- From official data sources you can trust
- Explanations of Aurora Strength, Bz, Bt, solar storms and more
- Track current and future aurora activity

INSTANT AURORA ALERTS
- Get alerts when other spotted the Northern Lights
- Substorm notifications when Northern Lights appear
- Aurora spotted alerts with photos from real users
- Let you know when the Northern Lights is visible
- Upgrade to Pro for advanced alerts: filter by photo-only spots, distance radius, intensity, Bz value, and more.

LIVE NORTHERN LIGHTS MAP
- See exactly where auroras are happening NOW
- Real photos from aurora hunters worldwide
- Aurora oval tracker showing light movement
- Cloud coverage for Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Norway, UK

AURORA COMMUNITY & MOMENTS
- Share your Northern Lights moments with fellow enthusiasts
- Only real-time photos allowed - verified by location, weather, and aurora conditions
- Photos must be taken within 1 hour to prevent false reports
- Connect with aurora hunters worldwide
- Safe, trusted community of genuine aurora sightings
- Your privacy protected - we never share your email
- Your account = your control. Delete your account anytime

AURORA PASSPORT (Pro)
- Track your aurora hunting journey
- See your rankings, total sightings, countries visited, likes received, and Aurora Points.
- Store your aurora Moments
- See other’s people ranking and all-time photos
- Get alerts by kilometers range
- Aurora alerts by intensity
- Aurora substorm alerts by intensity
- Get notification when Bz value dropped below certain value

EASY TO USE AND NO ADS
- No ads on both Free and Pro version
- Easy to use and understand
- Dark / Lights mode


SMART FEATURES YOU’LL LOVE
- Custom Locations: Check forecasts anywhere worldwide
- Country Alerts: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Canada, US, UK, Germany, Italy, France, Poland, Austria, Switzerland
- Languages: English, French, German, Thai


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***Why Pro users love Hello Aurora***
- See Aurora Passport
- Unlimited photo sharing (free: 3 Moment/night)
- 3D aurora oval view
- See other users' passports & galleries
- Custom Northern Lights notification to only focus on what will increase your chance to see the Northern lights.

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Download The Aurora now and be ready when the Northern Lights dance across the sky.

Learn more about the app at https://hello-aurora.com
Got a question?
Contact us: contact@hello-aurora.com
Read our FAQ: hello-aurora.com/app/faq
Updated on
May 20, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info, and Photos and videos
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.0
640 reviews
Russ Blackbourn
January 20, 2026
I wish I could say that this app is wonderful as it seems to be a really good idea with excellent features to make aurora watching seriously easy. Sadly, unless you are prepared to pay or live in or near a Scandinavian country it is probably going to be pretty useless. In the UK the opportunity to watch aurora is very limited, making the paid option none viable, but there will be a bombardment of alerts for it being visible far away. I deleted after being kept awake by constant notifications.
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Jérémy Barbet EI
January 21, 2026
We're currently working on improving the experience for users outside the traditional 'aurora zone.' Since the UK has seen such high activity lately, we’d love to understand more to know how we can make our alerts more relevant to your specific location. Please share your thoughts with us at contact@hello-aurora.com. Cheers!
Dan Figueras
November 13, 2022
Toolwise is exceptional, the best app and the one that I used to see and have amazing pictures of the aurora 3 times in the last 10 days. BUT while I was using it, a key function in my opinion (moments) went from available to requiring a registeration. I understand that you need people to be registered in order to post pictures for security reasons and control, but to watch others' pictures? I feel it's unnecessary.
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Jérémy Barbet EI
November 22, 2022
Users viewing photos is what cost us the most, hundred of dollars. We are only two passionate working on this project during our spare time. We had to find a way to minimize the number of views and a better to control on our costs. That's the best trade-off we found, hope you understand. Cheers
Amanda
April 7, 2023
Really like the app and want to keep using it but it's been hard after a couple of updates. I was logged off the app a couple of times, I forgot my password for that account and even which email I used for it so I had to create a new account. No biggie, but after verifying my email I still get the popup to verify my email, which you can't dismiss and keeps blocking a good part of the screen. I'm also missing a "report issue/bug" button in the app.
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Jérémy Barbet EI
April 7, 2023
Hi Amanda, there may still be a verification issue going on. Please try to press the notification and press "resend verification". That's a workaround for now, we will work on something better for the next version. And feel free to contact us at contact@hello-aurora.com if you encounter more issues :)

What’s new

- Completely redesigned icons across the app for a cleaner, more polished look
- Various bug fixes and performance improvements for a smoother experience