Darkness Review: A Tool Stuck in the Dark
- Easy to use
- Simple
- Limited functionality
Ever wonder what time the sun will rise? Or what time the moon will set? How about the total amount of sunlight you will have in a total day? Well, if your a photographer or just like to know the answers to the above questions, you should definitely check out Darkness by Bjango.
Darkness specializes in all things dark and light. It comes pre-loaded with various locations across the planet and it finds yours via GPS, ifyour not using an iPhone you also have the ability to put in location via city name. These locations are all visible on the app’s main screen, along side them are the sun’s current position in the sky, current local time, as well as the time of sunrise and sunset. If you press the calendar icon in the upper right corner you are also given the ability to look at the information of days in the past and in the future. All of this information is given to you in a clean, intuitive list which allows you to drill down further when you select a specific city.
Upon selecting a city, you are present with even more information and a map of the world with a flag marking that city’s location. Information
such as the time noon will occur at, moonrise, moonset, and the various azimuths are all at your fingertips. Bjango did a great job of allowing you to recognize this information without even having to read because the icons are so well done. Like on the main screen, you still have the ability to look at the number of days past and future.
Also listed on the main screen is the moon, with an icon displaying the current phase, clicking on this allows you to see exactly what day and time each phase will occur on as well as fun statistics like Percentage Illuminated and Distance from Earth.
Overall, Darkness is an incredibly well designed application, that is available on iTunes for $1.99 but it has a very limited appeal. Had it not been for a giveaway Bjango was doing on Twitter, I probably would have never set my fingers upon this application. It is a great tool to have if your a photographer, as it allows you to get the best possible natural light and see exactly what time sunrises and sunsets are happening. But aside from that, I see no real use for this application unless you simply like to look up at the sky.
Wow, yes, actually, I’ve wondered that many times. I’m not really a photographer but I go in phases where I really want to take photos- and the light is so much better at sunrise and sunset. Sometimes I want moonrise light. And I miss it at least have the time. Definitely worth the 1.99. Thanks for posting.