If you like lighthouses, the sea and changing weather then 'Lighthouse by the Sea' is for you! This app is a fun and relaxing way to immerse yourself in a beautiful, customisable, ever-changing scene, set by the sea. At the heart of the scene is a lighthouse which you can customise to suit your mood. Children and adults will enjoy playing with the different settings. You can make it rain or snow, watch a spectacular lightning storm, add fog or just listen to the calming sound of the waves breaking the shoreline while sea gulls glide overhead — all from the comfort of your bed or sofa. With Lighthouse by the Sea the sights and sounds of the sea are never more than a tap away!
It will look great on your desktop or thanks to its timer setting you can use it as a nightlight to fall asleep to or just listen to some calming 'white noise' in the form of the sounds of rain, waves or thunderstorm.
Features include:
- 5 different lighthouses in total (last 3 are available as an in-App purchase):
- the original Lighthouse by the Sea
- Poolbeg lighthouse, Dublin, Ireland
- Créac'h lighthouse, Finistère, Brittany, France
- Souter lighthouse, Tyne and Wear, England
- Haceta Head Light, Orgegon, USA
- lots of different weather options to chose from including:
- clear
- cloudy
- rain
- lightning storm
- snow
- fog
- random scene generation
- automatic scene change mode with timer
- landscape and portrait mode
- all original artwork, especially designed for iPad and iPhone Retina displays
- the soundtrack of nature (rain, thunder, waves, seagulls, wind) changes with the scenes
- daytime or night settings
- cloudy or clear settings
- during the clear night sky you can set the phase of the moon, including a lunar eclipse
- shooting stars option
- floating things setting (dandelions and cherry blossoms)
- sleep timer so you can use it as nightlight — your device will to sleep by itself after the time you've set
- sound/mute option
The app is designed to work with all iOS devices but because of the graphical requirements performance may not be optimal on older devices (we haven't had any reports of this so far, but if you experience it, please get in touch).
This is a big update.
New features:
- portrait mode: lighthouses look great in portrait mode and it's especially suited to iPhones
- random button: press the dice andthe app will generate a random scene for you — it's great fun!
- autoplay: select Auto and the App will change the scene at regular intervals. Great if you want to use it as a screensaver for your deck
New lighthouse (part of Extra lighthouses in-App purchases):
- Haceta Head Light, Orgegon, USA
Graphical improvmenets:
- Many of the graphics have been been improved including the foregrounds and backdrops
- Improvements to fog simulation
- More variety through additional skies for clear and cloudy
- Scenes can be flipped (available through Random or auto scenes)
UI and usability improvements
- Most important tools can be accessed in a larger central toolbar
- Many toolbar improvements
- Help has been simplified and is easier to read
There have been many bug fixes and performance improvements.
