An alert you can wake up to
Leave the app open for an alarm with sound, vibration and screen light. With your phone locked, alerts arrive as notifications. Choose which signals you want in Settings.
Aurora detected nearbyDismissView detection
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forecasts.
When a camera near your pin sees the northern lights, your phone alerts you with the photo it just took.
Early access in the Reykjavík area. Access code required. Request a code
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Early access in the Reykjavík area. Access code required. Request a code
Three steps to
aurora alerts.
Get a code
Ask your hotel or tour operator for an access code, then enter it in the app.
Pin your spot
Choose where you are staying. The map shows whether a camera is in range.
Get the alert
When a nearby camera sees aurora, your phone alerts you with the photo it just took.
Don’t have a code? Request early access.
Studying the northern lights
A night recorded near Reykjavík.
We collect and study camera observations to learn where aurora appears, how strong it is and how it changes through the night.
Illustrative activity
Very strongA simplified view of how the aurora changes through this sequence. It is not a measurement.
Reykjavík area 14–15 September 2026 Recorded sequence
From camera to phone.
See the cameras near your pin
Check each camera’s alert area on the map and browse photos from the last 24 hours. Move your pin when you change where you are staying.
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We'll notify you when a camera within ~25 km detects aurora.
Aurora alerts near your pin.
No tracking.
Alerts use the pin you choose, not your movements.
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- No name, email or phone number to use the app.
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For hotels & tour operatorsOffer aurora alerts
Offer aurora alerts
during your guests’ stay.
Give guests an access code for their stay. They choose their pin and receive alerts when a camera in range sees aurora.
Get in touch to discuss camera coverage near your property and joining the early-access programme.
Contact us about guest accessQuestions before you start.
More helpWe are starting with one camera in the Reykjavík area, with more locations coming soon. Check the camera’s alert area in the app before choosing your pin. Alerts pause when you leave Iceland; you can still browse detections from anywhere.
Ask your hotel or tour operator. You can also request one of our limited early-access codes directly. Availability depends on where and when you are staying.
How to request a codeYes. Choose the minimum aurora strength in Settings, or mute alerts for tonight, a few days or until a time you choose.
No. Alerts use your chosen pin. Location permission is optional and only used while the app is open. There is no background tracking or movement history.
The app is available in English, Íslenska and 中文. Push notifications are currently in English.