# Landscape photography Helper — Sun Moon Milkyway Prediction

> Predictive tool for landscape photographers planning celestial and light conditions. (iPhone/iPad app by 永晓 邵.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/landscape-photography-helper/id1529768725 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [永晓 邵](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527978041)
- Category: Photo & Video, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 40 App Store ratings · 15 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 68 MB
- Languages: British English, Arabic, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2020-09-11
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/landscape-photography-helper/id1529768725/reviews.md

## What is Landscape photography Helper?

Behind every memorable landscape photograph lies the perfect alignment of time, light, and celestial motion.
The real challenge is rarely pressing the shutter—it’s being in the right place, at the right time, facing the right direction.

Landscape Photography Helper helps you understand and anticipate these natural rhythms. It is a photography planning tool that lets you evaluate light and celestial conditions before heading out, so every shoot begins with clarity rather than guesswork.

In the free version, you get a complete set of core tools for understanding daily light changes and celestial movement.

Use the timeline to preview the positions of the sun, moon, and Milky Way throughout the day. The 3D compass visualizes their direction and altitude in space, making light behavior intuitive instead of abstract data.

With AR mode, you can preview the future positions of celestial objects directly in your real environment and see how they align with terrain and surroundings. The app also shows key astronomical events such as sunrise, sunset, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight, and allows you to add important moments to your system calendar for reminders.

These features help you judge light and timing more confidently and make your shooting process more intentional.

For photographers who need deeper planning and higher precision, Pro features are available via subscription.

With Pro, you unlock the unlimited timeline to predict celestial positions at any date and time. You also gain access to advanced tools including star trail simulation, virtual viewfinder preview, sun and moon search, mountain identification, and comet position prediction. Pro also unlocks full map planning, allowing you to predict conditions at any location, view light pollution and weather data, and save shooting locations.

Pro also includes a professional-grade 3D VR terrain prediction system. Built on real elevation data and independent of on-site sensors, it delivers stable predictions anywhere. You can simulate terrain occlusion, celestial paths, and real camera fields of view before arriving on location.

Drone composition simulation is also supported within the same real 3D terrain environment.
You can simulate drone flight altitude and lens perspective before takeoff to verify whether an aerial composition works.

The system displays real AGL (Above Ground Level) altitude and horizontal distance to your composition point, helping you evaluate height constraints and flight feasibility. This feature assists with composition planning only and does not determine airspace legality.

An integrated drone database includes common consumer models and camera parameters to better reflect real-world equipment performance.

The latest version introduces building alignment planning. Built-in architectural models can be placed anywhere on the map, scaled to real dimensions, and rotated to match their orientation. You can plan precise alignments between celestial objects and buildings directly in VR and drone simulation scenes.

Custom .obj models can also be imported, allowing you to add your own landmarks for personalized alignment planning.

Landscape Photography Helper is not just a tool for viewing information—it is a tool for making decisions.
It helps you feel confident before shooting, calm on location, and efficient in creation.

Let great photographs be the result of preparation, not chance.

Privacy Statement:
https://www.landscapehelper.cn/privacy

License Agreement:
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Sun, moon, and Milky Way position prediction
- 3D compass for celestial direction and altitude
- AR mode for real-world celestial previews
- Sunrise, sunset, golden hour, and twilight alerts
- Star trail simulation
- Virtual viewfinder and drone composition simulation

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Official Model Library (Monthly) | $0.99 | per month |
| Official Model Library (Yearly) | $0.99 | per year |
| Pro features (yearly) | $6.99 | per year |
| Pro features (Monthly) | $1.99 | per month |
| Pro features (Weekly) | $0.99 | per 7 days |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 15)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/landscape-photography-helper/id1529768725/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Good

*2026-08-19*

It's very helpful for me.

### 5/5 — 使いやすい

*2024-10-13, version 2.3.8*

月や太陽の位置が分かるので写真撮影の効率が良くなりました。

### 5/5 — ありがとう

*2024-09-17, version 2.3.8*

新しい世界に目覚めそうです。

### 5/5 — Good

*2024-09-07, version 2.3.8*

Good

### 4/5 — シンプルでわかりやすい

*2024-06-23, version 2.3.8*

太陽、月の位置をARで視覚的に把握出来る。シンプルなのが良い。　ただし。メニューの文字がわかりづらい特に青色、紫色の字は非常に読みにくい。改善を希望します。

### 1/5 — Landscape Helper

*2024-05-05*

Should display New Moon date & time

### 5/5 — 感想

*2024-01-23, version 2.3.8*

方位磁石もありとても良いです。

### 5/5 — 使える

*2024-01-18, version 2.3.8*

いいアプリです

### 5/5 — 便利ですね

*2023-07-24, version 2.3.8*

使ってます！

### 2/5 — 良い

*2023-07-20, version 2.3.8*

写真撮影に助かる

## Frequently asked questions about Landscape photography Helper

### What is Landscape Photography Helper?

Landscape Photography Helper is a photography planning tool that helps you understand and anticipate the positions of the sun, moon, and Milky Way. It provides features like a 3D compass and AR mode to visualize celestial movements and plan your shoots.

### What celestial events does Landscape Photography Helper predict?

Landscape Photography Helper predicts the positions of the sun, moon, and Milky Way. It also shows key astronomical events such as sunrise, sunset, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight.

### Does Landscape Photography Helper have ads?

No, Landscape Photography Helper does not contain advertisements. The app is free to use with optional Pro features available via subscription.

### What are the Pro features in Landscape Photography Helper?

Pro features include an unlimited timeline for predictions, star trail simulation, virtual viewfinder, sun and moon search, mountain identification, comet position prediction, full map planning with light pollution and weather data, and a 3D VR terrain prediction system for occlusion and celestial path simulation.

### How much does Landscape Photography Helper cost?

The app offers a free version with core tools. Pro features are available through weekly, monthly, or yearly subscriptions, priced at $0.99/P7D, $1.99/P1M, and $4.99/P1Y respectively.

### What devices is Landscape Photography Helper compatible with?

Landscape Photography Helper is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.

### How often is Landscape Photography Helper updated?

The latest version, 7.5.0, was released on March 21, 2026. While specific update frequency isn't detailed, the app is actively maintained.

### What is the age rating for Landscape Photography Helper?

Landscape Photography Helper has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 10.0.0 — 2026-08-20

1. Added the AR camera position feature—you can now take a photo on location, then use it later from anywhere to restore the AR scene from the same angle and make predictions.
2. Added two useful tools.
3. Various detail improvements.
4. Added a direction-field visualization for meteor trajectories.

### 9.1.0 — 2026-07-13

- Merged the AR view and zoomable AR view.
- Improved the simulated viewfinder in AR.
- Improved mountain peak labels.
- Added planet prediction and visualization.
- Improved the display of meteor shower radiants and comets.
- Integrated meteors and comets into sky search.
- Added immersive mode to AR.
- Added Tencent Maps support.
- Added device orientation controls to VR.
- Polished numerous display details.
- Fixed known issues.

### 9.0.0 — 2026-07-04

- Added the star chart feature, available in both AR and VR.
- Added a glow background for the 3D compass. You can enable it in Settings.
- Fixed known issues.

### 8.6.0 — 2026-06-25

This update includes several experience improvements and feature refinements:

- Added map connection lines, letting you link marked points and remove connection points for easier planning between shooting positions and targets.
- Improved iPad rotation and sidebar layouts, with better display behavior in AR, VR, and related pages.
- Refined VR viewfinding and camera height controls, with clearer composition guide icons.
- Improved wording and menu icons for camera positions, shooting targets, and shooting plans for a more consistent workflow.
- Added saved shooting targets and QR code import, and improved saved-place lists and forms.
- Added iCloud sync support for Core Data and user models.
- Simplified the zoomable AR interface by removing an unnecessary settings entry.
- Fixed multilingual translations such as “Altitude” for more accurate Sun/Moon search results and related information.
- Fixed several layout and detail issues to improve stability and usability.

### 8.5.0 — 2026-06-16

1. Added the Official Model Library. With a subscription, you can use officially placed building models in VR and drone simulation for alignment, composition, and shot planning.
2. Added zoom and exposure compensation sliders to the variable-zoom AR page for more flexible framing and previewing.
3. Added a zoom slider to the map page for easier view adjustment.
4. Added support for receiving shooting plans and model instances from Landscape Helper for Mac. The Mac app is sold separately and may become available after review; it makes desktop planning easier and lets you sync plans and placed model instances to iOS quickly by scanning a QR code.

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