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PhotoPills 17+
Shoot legendary photos
PhotoPills S.L.
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- £10.99
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Description
Unlock your creative potential! Discover how to easily turn any Sun, Moon and Milky Way scene you imagine into a real picture… and start shooting truly legendary photos every time you pick up the camera!
Whether your passion is to capture beautiful landscapes, immortalize the infinite night sky, surprise the bride and the groom in their happiest day... or to travel the world, PhotoPills will make you love exploring new artistic possibilities to tell visual stories in a way it wasn’t possible before.
* All in one app
PhotoPills is your iPhone and iPad personal assistant in all photographic matters. It provides tasty remedies to answer most of the questions when planning and shooting your creative ideas:
- The First 2D Map-Centric Planner: Sun, Moon, Milky Way
- Sun, Moon Alignments Fast Finder
- 3D Augmented Reality: Sun, Moon, Milky Way, Celestial Equator, Polaris, DoF, FoV
- Photo Plans Manager
- Location Scouting Tool
- Key information: Sunrise/set, Twilights, Golden Hour, Blue Hour, Moonrise/set, Supermoon dates, Moon Calendar
- Calculators: Long Exposure, Timelapse, Spot Stars, Star Trails, Hyperfocal Table, DoF, FoV
- Widgets: Sun, Moon, Milky Way
- PhotoPills Awards… and much more!
* Endorsed by Masters
“PhotoPills is an invaluable tool which I use every time I plan a shoot.” – Mark Gee, Astronomy Photographer of the Year.
“A tool every photographer should have.” – Kevin Raber, Luminous-landscape.com.
“It pays off! Using such a tool ensures that we are repeatedly capable of quickly planning powerful shots; leaving maximum opportunity for more creative ruminations.” – José B. Ruiz, Innovation Award, Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
* How it works
Have you ever walked around a place and thought: "What a pity the Moon isn't EXACTLY right there... I would have captured a great photo!"? What about the Sun? And the Milky Way? Well, now you can let your imagination fly and calculate when this specific magic moment happens in just a few seconds:
- IMAGINE: the Milky Way arching over a powerful landscape, a giant full Moon appearing from behind a nearby hill or a sunset between two rocks on a magic beach... The only limit is your imagination!
- PLAN: easily calculate the exact date and time the scene you’ve imagined happens. Work smarter, not harder!
- SHOOT: just get out there, immerse yourself in the great outdoors, and enjoy living and capturing unique moments.
* Become a Legend
Because we know the huge amount of time, energy and love you put in your photos. We want to HONOR them, SHOW them to the World, and REWARD you with up to $6,600 in cash prizes. It's easy and FREE! Just submit your creative photos from PhotoPills and join the Legacy!
* Never waste an unmissable scene again
Create a To-Do list of planned photos and get to the location on time.
* Get it right
Adjust your frame for the best composition before you shoot. Use the 3D Augmented Reality Views to see whether Sun, Moon and Milky Way will be at the desired position when pressing the shutter.
* Explore, discover great places and create your own database of locations
If you come across a location you’d like to remember, save it as a Point of Interest.
* Enjoy all daily information in just one swipe with the Widgets
Just swipe down from the top of the screen to get all the Sun, Moon and Milky Way events for your current location and date, in addition to your upcoming photo plans.
* Get more than an app
Our goal is not only to help you plan your shots, but also to help you nail them. Whenever you need help, take a look at our How-To articles and videos, join our free online courses or just contact us!
“This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take PhotoPills – you stay in Wonderland and we show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes. Remember: all we’re offering are Legendary Photos and Goosebumps in your skin, nothing more.”
What’s New
Version 2.13.15
- Cameras added: Fujifilm X100VI; Leica M11-P, SL3; OM System OM-1 Mark II; Pentax WG-90; Ricoh GR III HDF, GR IIIx HDF; Sony a9 III.
- Bug fixes
Please, If you find a bug (or have a suggestion), send us an email to [email protected] and we'll fix it as soon as possible :)
Ratings and Reviews
Phenomenal Value
First Of all let me say that I rarely take the time to write reviews, something has to be truly awful or exceptionally good to prompt me - PhotoPills absolutely fits in to the latter category.
Whilst admitting to have only “played” with this app to date I am blown away by what it looks capable of (time will tell) but equally by the incredible value it represents.
The app itself offers immediate help through the Academy tab and through this you can access not only a full user guide but a range of well presented ebooks covering a range of topics including moon, sunset, blue hour and Milky Way photography.
I have seen comments about the complexity of the app, and they are honest observations; but, as advised by PhotoPills don’t try to understand all that the app can do at once - take it in bite size chunks: I use Photoshop, Lightroom and Luminar at various points for photo editing and am still learning all that they can do too.
If you are wondering if it is worth investing a tenner in this app, stop wondering and do it.
Developer Response ,
Wow, thank you so much for your detailed review! We'll keep improving :)
Probably the singular most important thing
PhotoPills is Probably the singular the most important tool you can ever have for getting a great photo. The importance of planning and knowing when you need to be on location to get that perfect photo. Getting the moon or lack of moon light, the position of any stars in the night sky perspective and FOV are just a few of the tools available through this APP AND all this for a very small fee, it’s saved me so much money in fuel and time. It also come with a vast list of free how to videos. I promise you if you put the effort into using this APP it will very soon become as important as you camera. I have used many apps in the past but in the last two years of using PHOTOPILLS it has given me so much and just when I think I have it all figured out up pops something else new I can use to help with my photography. Don’t miss out make life easier become a PhotoPiller
First impressions
I downloaded the app a few hours ago and have not used it yet, but I have adjusted the settings to my requirements and taken a look at the e-book. The five stars is therefore based not on use, but on the fact that Photopills meets its App Store description and that it is also well-supported with the e-book and videos.
There is one possible improvement which has come to mind. I use several formats, ranging from i-phone to 5x4 film. It would be very helpful if a way could be provided to change from one to another without having to scroll through lists of cameras.
Developer Response ,
Hi! Thank you! When you select a camera it’s placed at the top of the list, in the Recent Cameras section :)
App Privacy
The developer, PhotoPills S.L., 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 Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- PhotoPills S.L.
- Size
- 50.1 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Catalan, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
- Age Rating
- 17+ Unrestricted Web Access
- Copyright
- © 2022 PhotoPills, SL. All rights reserved.
- Price
- £10.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.