Press Kit
Starglow is a stargazing and astrophotography forecast app for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro, from the developer of the sunrise and sunset app Alpenglow.
Below you'll find a fact sheet, press releases, release history and the feature list. The media kit has the fact sheet, the app icon, App Store and raw screenshots for iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad and Apple Watch, and promo graphics.
For press enquiries, use the contact form.
ZIP · fact sheet, press release, icons, screenshots and graphics
Fact sheet
Fact sheet (PDF)- Launched
- May 27, 2025
- Rating
- 4.0 out of 5 (22 ratings)
- Platforms
- iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro
- Requirements
- iOS 26+, watchOS 26+, visionOS 26+
- Category
- Weather
- Language
- English
- Developer
- Andrew Yates, Marin, California
- Price
- Free, with optional Starglow Pro
Press releases
Each release is a one-page PDF, also in the media kit.
- Coming October 23, 2026Starglow v2.0 brings Vantage Point, Star Trails and a Dark Site Finder to Starglow ProPDF
Release history
Highlights since launch.
Coming October 23, 2026
Starglow v2.0: the Dark Site Finder, Vantage Point, Star Trails and a 3D map
August 2026
A new Map tab with the Moon’s direction, and the Moon in AR
May 2025
Starglow launches on the App Store
What is Starglow?
Starglow tells stargazers and astrophotographers when and where the night sky will be at its best. Its hour-by-hour forecast lines up cloud at every altitude with sunlight, the Moon and ISS passes, and its Moon map shows where the Moon rises and sets from anywhere: on a map, in AR and in 3D.
Features include…
- 48-hour sky forecast
- Moon map & AR
- Alerts
- Siri & Shortcuts
- Red night mode
- Sun & moon times
With Starglow Pro
- 5-day forecasts
- Seeing & transparency
- Forecast confidence
- Dark site finder
- Best location tonight
- 3D map
- Vantage Point
- Star trails
- ISS passes in AR
- Clear night alerts
- Widgets
- Saved locations
- Recent locations
- Family Sharing
Pricing & availability
- Pricing
Starglow is free to download, with a 48-hour sky forecast, the Moon map and AR, and alerts.
Starglow Pro adds 5-day forecasts, seeing and transparency, the Dark Site Finder, Vantage Point, Star Trails and more, as a monthly, yearly or one-time lifetime purchase.
Starglow Pro can be shared with up to five family members through Family Sharing.
- Availability
Starglow is available on the App Store, in English.
You can find Starglow on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro.
About the developer
Andrew Yates
Starglow is built in Marin, California by Andrew Yates. By day he's a Staff iOS Engineer at Buffer; evenings and weekends go to Starglow and its sibling app Alpenglow, the sunrise and sunset forecast. Originally from Birmingham, UK, he's been shipping side projects since the early days of the App Store.
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Interviews, review access or anything else? Get in touch.