PhotoWatch

Never miss another epic shot.

PhotoWatch watches the skies, seas and stars for you.

  1. 1Save your favourite photo locations.
  2. 2Set an alert with your ideal conditions.
  3. 3We’ll ping your phone the moment a location is lining up for a great shoot.

Built for the busy photographer. Let the app do all the work!

Works anywhere in the world Free to start Pro just US$12/yr
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PHOTOWATCHnow

Sunrise at Bondi Beach 🌅

High cloud, a low tide and calm winds are lining up for sunrise. Time to grab the camera.

High CloudLow Tide Calm Winds
Take me there
See how it works

How many times have you gone online and realised you missed some epic conditions yesterday, or even just this morning?

Just set and forget.

We’ll watch the conditions for you every day, and we’ll notify you the moment everything is lining up for an epic shot!

No more checking five different apps when you have PhotoWatch!

1

Set Your Locations

Add the beaches, headlands, waterfalls and lookouts you love, by search, GPS or exact coordinates.

2

Set Up Your Alerts

Choose what a great shoot looks like: high cloud, a low tide, calm winds, a new moon, and how much each one matters.

3

Wait For The Magic To Happen!

PhotoWatch monitors the forecasts around the clock and notifies your phone the moment a location is looking good.

4

Get That Epic Shot You Always Wanted

Grab your camera and head out. You’re already ahead of everyone still refreshing weather apps.

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Locations
Home Location
Sydney Opera House
☀ 6:02 AM  🌅 7:48 PM
Saved Locations
Bondi Beach
☀ 6:04 AM  🌅 7:46 PM
Vestrahorn
☀ 4:18 AM  🌅 11:37 PM
Lake Louise
☀ 5:22 AM  🌅 9:45 PM
Wanaka Tree
☀ 7:02 AM  🌅 5:18 PM
The Old Man of Storr
☀ 5:55 AM  🌅 10:02 PM
Home
🔔Alerts
📍Locs
🔧Tools
Settings
Your world

Any spot on earth, saved and ready

Add a beach, a ridgeline, a waterfall or anywhere else in the world, by search, GPS pin or coordinates. Each location stores its own sunrise and sunset times, and you can switch spots on or off without losing a single setting.

The free version can save up to three locations. Pro user locations are unlimited.

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My Alerts
🌅 Sunrise
Coastal Sunrise
3 locations · Checked 6 hrs ago
87%
📍 Bondi Beach is looking great
🌇 Sunset
Golden Hour Sunset
4 locations · Checking in 2 hrs
72%
📍 Wanaka Tree · Borderline
✦ Astro
Milky Way Astro
2 locations · Checked 2 hrs ago
94%
📍 Vestrahorn: conditions excellent
My Last 7 Notifications
Milky Way Astro · Vestrahorn 94%
Today
🌅
Coastal Sunrise · Bondi Beach 87%
Yesterday
Home
🔔Alerts
📍Locs
🔧Tools
Settings
Set and forget

It tells you when to go. You just show up.

Create alerts for sunrise, sunset, astro nights or any custom shoot. PhotoWatch checks conditions around the clock and sends a notification straight to your phone the moment a location lines up, complete with a favourability score so you know exactly how good it is.

Miss a notification? The app keeps a log of your last seven, each one tappable for the full breakdown.

Free and Pro — what's included

PhotoWatch is genuinely useful for free, and Pro turns it into a complete tide- and sky-aware planning tool.

FeatureFreePro
Locations
Save your shooting spots (search, GPS or exact coordinates)
How many locations you can watch1 Home + 2 savedUnlimited
Set any spot as your Home Location
Alerts & notifications
Create alerts (unlimited on both plans)
Notifications sent straight to your phone
Push notifications — no per-message fees (works like any other app notification, not like SMS)
Shoot types: Sunrise, Sunset, Astro, Custom
Priority ranking & 1–5 star importance per condition
Choose how often to check & how far ahead
Conditions you can watch for
Cloud (high / medium / low), Clear Skies, Minimal Winds, Fog, Rain
Potential Thunderstorm
Tide: Low / Medium / High
Swell: Low / Medium / High
Moon Phase (with a target phase, e.g. New Moon)
Galactic Core (Milky Way) visible
Home dashboard
Live cloud, wind, temp, rain, fog, sunrise & sunset
Live tide & swell readings
Moon rise/set & phase, Galactic Core rise/set
Tools & backups
Timer, ND Exposure Calculator, Time-lapse Calculator & Star Exposure Calculator
Colour Balance camera meter (read the light's colour temperature)
Astro Planner with interactive Galactic Core dome view and rise/set times
Dark mode & display preferences
Cloud backup & sync across your devices