# Planit Pro: Photo Planner — Milky Way Sunset Ephemeris Pro

> Photography planning app for landscape, night, and astrophotography. (iPhone/iPad app by JIDE Software, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/planit-pro-photo-planner/id898876435 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [JIDE Software, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/418072174)
- Category: Photo & Video, Utilities
- Price: $9.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 1,436 App Store ratings · 199 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.6 · 159 MB
- Languages: Russian, Canadian English, Dutch, Danish, European Spanish, Italian, Catalan, Korean, German (Germany), Polish and 5 more
- Released: 2015-01-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/planit-pro-photo-planner/id898876435/reviews.md

## What is Planit Pro?

Please email info@planitphoto.com for bug reports or feature requests. Please also remember to visit https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTmlTTxPbBbcn1Fd1NRWTOczTY1RYEug4 for more video tutorials. Each video only lasts a few minutes but you will surely learn a lot from them. You can also reach us through Instagram. Links are under the menu inside the app.

This is a special call to landscape photographers, travel photographers, nature photographers, and those who are interested in night photography, city photography, time-lapse, star-trails, milky way or astrophotography: look no more, this is the ultimate app for you - the Planit Pro. It only costs you a cup of Frappuccino but will save you tons of time and effort and a lot of gas money. Most importantly, it will make you enjoy landscape photography even more.

Ansel Adams dedicates the beginning of his first book "Taos Pueblo" to visualization. He introduced the idea of "previsualization", which involved the photographer imagining what he wanted his final print to look like before he even took the photo. Of course, there are many great photos that were taken impromptu. However, for landscape photographers, being able to previsualize the scene before going there will greatly reduce the chance of being caught unprepared and will greatly increase the chance of getting better photos.

Photographers use various tools to help them pre-visualizing the scene. Nowadays, many of those tools are phone apps. Planit Pro is an all-in-one solution that is designed to leverage the map and simulated viewfinder technologies to provide the necessary tools for photographers to pre-visualize the scene in combination with the ground subjects and the celestial objects such as the Sun, the Moon, Stars, Star-trails and Milky Way.

In the Planit Pro app, we packed it with features - from location scouting such as GPS coordinates, elevations, distance, elevation gain, clear view, focal length, depth of field (DoF), hyperfocal distance, panorama, and aerial photography, to the Ephemeris features such as the sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset time and direction, twilight time, special hours of the day, sun/moon finder, major stars, constellations, nebulae azimuth and elevation angle, star trail planning, time-lapse calculation and simulation, sequence calculation and simulation, milky way searching, solar eclipse and lunar eclipse, exposure/ND filter calculator, light meter, rainbow position prediction, tide height, and tide search, etc. All the information is either represented on the map as an overlay or visually presented in simulated viewfinders (VR, AR, picture, or street view), just like you look through your camera's viewfinder. Whatever you want for your landscape photography, it is there in the Planit Pro.

Landscape photography is an adventure in the natural world. We understand that sometimes there won't be any network connection when you are out exploring. Planit Pro was designed for having it in mind. If you preload the offline elevation files and the offline mbtiles maps, you can use the app fully offline without the need for network connections.

License agreement at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy at https://planitphoto.com/privacy.html

## Key features

- Map-based scene pre-visualization
- Simulated viewfinders (VR, AR, Picture, Street View)
- Celestial object tracking (Sun, Moon, Stars, Milky Way)
- Time-lapse and star-trail planning
- Location scouting tools (GPS, elevation, distance)
- Exposure and filter calculators
- Offline functionality

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $9.99.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3D Model (A Year) | $5.99 | per year |
| 3D Model (A Month) | $0.99 | per month |
| Location Explorer (A Year) | $29.99 | per year |
| Location Explorer (Month) | $4.99 | per month |


## Chart rankings

- #20 in Top Paid · Photo & Video (US App Store)

## What do users think of Planit Pro?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Perfect planner
- 🚀 Functional and powerful
- 🚀 Impressive app
- 🚀 It's unbelievably good
- 🚀 Game changer
- 🚀 Great
- 🚀 Best photo planning app bar none
- 🚀 Solid app in several ways
- 🚀 Great app
- 🚀 Easy, convenient and accurate
- 🚀 Amazing Astro app 😎
- 🚀 Photos
- 🚀 Great, great, great
- 🚀 Amazing!
- 🚀 Excellent
- 🚀 Fantastic app...!
- 🚀 Hands down the best
- 🚀 No app can merely compete with Planit
- 🚀 非常好
- 🚀 This is comprehensive!
- 🚀 Awesome Complete Package
- 🚀 Excellent app for those into astrolandscape photography
- 🚀 Clever, clever, clever
- 🚀 自然风光攝影的增倍器！
- 🚀 So good, I cannot believe it.
- 🚀 Great once you get used to it!
- 🚀 A must have
- 🚀 Bed photo planning app period
- 🚀 So many great tools!
- 🚀 Awesome planning tool.
- 🚀 Very nice App
- 🚀 Best planning app out there...
- 🚀 An essential companion for photograghers
- 🚀 Fantastic tool for photographer or explorer, worth every penny
- 🚀 An unbelievable app  for photographers!

**Cons**

- 🐛 Paying and getting nothing
- 🐛 Not fully functional in my area
- 🐛 Poor quality
- 🐛 Excellent app but scamming
- 🐛 I can't figure out this app
- 🐛 Disappointed
- 🐛 Not user friendly
- 🐛 Complicated and no refund possible
- 🐛 VR and location cost extra
- 🐛 Promises and delivery
- 🔋 耗電太厲害
- 🐛 Good functionality but poor organization
- 🐛 Waaaaay Too Complicated
- 🐛 Too complicate
- 🐛 Big fix needed
- 🐛 Loved it, but bugs getting aggravating
- 🐛 app dont work

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crash on iPhone 13 after the update
- Sync issues with update
- Crash, can't open after upsate
- Tides are way off.

**Most requested features**

- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Desktop version
- User manual
- Record walking track (GPS positions)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 199)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/planit-pro-photo-planner/id898876435/reviews.md

### 5/5 — TIME SAVER, FUN & FUNCTIONAL!!

*2026-08-12, version 10.7.26*

This app was a massive game changer for me starting about 8 years ago. I started using it for astrophotography initially but rapidly started using it for landscapes, cityscapes, portraits, and even wedding and event shooting to check ideal times and location for natural lighting. The interface for the most part is intuitive, and for the areas that were not to me a few youtube videos cleared everything up. 

I recommend PLANIT to all of my photo students and love that whenever there is a software issue I can simply email the developer directly and it’s usually corrected within a week.  

Awesome app, continue the fantastic work!!

### 1/5 — Just trash

*2026-08-11, version 10.7.26*

The app doesn't work properly. Offline elevation data downloads constantly fail to load. The app freezes, and the interface overlaps with the standard OS elements (the buttons in the iPhone app control area simply don't click, for example offline map download). 
UI/UX is just unknown words for app developers. It will be shame even for free app. Refund request sent.

### 5/5 — My go to planner

*2026-06-19, version 10.7.24*

I’ve had both this and the “other” for 5 years or more. PlanIt it is far more intuitive in my view, with loads of little features that suit my workflow.
This is a far more visual app in my view . 
It has 99% of what I need or want plus stuff I don’t.

### 4/5 — 3D모형은 굿……

*2026-06-05*

너무 유용한 기능입니다.

### 5/5 — Great app

*2026-05-31, version 10.7.22*

It is a great app to use for night photography, after you take sometime to learn how to use it.

### 5/5 — Best planning app…period!

*2026-05-29, version 10.7.22*

I use Planit Pro to plan all of my photography shoots, and it has become an essential part of my workflow. The app is incredibly powerful for planning sun and moon alignments, panoramas, Milky Way photography, star trails, timelapses, eclipse photography, and sun/moon sequence shots. While there is a learning curve due to the depth of features available, the effort is well worth it. Once you become familiar with the app, it becomes an invaluable tool for planning and executing photography sessions with precision.

### 5/5 — The app crashes immediately

*2026-04-11*

The app crashes immediately after opening. I’m using iOS 26.3.1. Please fix this!

Upd: Thanks!

### 1/5 — why

*2026-04-05, version 10.7.19*

Why does iOS 26.2 keep crashing?

### 5/5 — Recent crash

*2026-04-05, version 10.7.19*

iOS 26.4 caused the program to crash . I obtained excellent support. Wonderful program . I’ve used it for years. Excellent  support. Thanks.

### 1/5 — L’appli ne s’ouvre plus

*2026-04-04*

Alors que ça marchait parfaitement depuis plusieurs années, l’appli ne s’ouvre plus.

## Frequently asked questions about Planit Pro

### What is Planit Pro used for?

Planit Pro is an all-in-one app designed to help photographers pre-visualize scenes. It leverages map and simulated viewfinder technologies to assist with location scouting, celestial object tracking, and planning complex shots like time-lapses and star-trails.

### Who is Planit Pro designed for?

This app is specifically targeted at landscape photographers, travel photographers, nature photographers, and those interested in night photography, city photography, time-lapse, star-trails, milky way, or astrophotography.

### Does Planit Pro work offline?

Yes, Planit Pro was designed with offline functionality in mind, acknowledging that network connectivity can be unreliable when exploring remote locations.

### What kind of planning tools does Planit Pro offer?

Planit Pro offers a wide array of tools including GPS coordinates, elevations, distance, clear view, focal length, depth of field, panorama, sunrise/sunset times, moonrise/moonset times, twilight times, sun/moon finders, star tracking, time-lapse calculations, and milky way searching.

### How does Planit Pro present information?

Information is presented either as an overlay on the map or visually through simulated viewfinders, including VR, AR, picture, or street view modes, mimicking the experience of looking through a camera's viewfinder.

### What are the subscription options for Planit Pro?

Planit Pro offers several subscription plans, including '3D Model' and 'Location Explorer' options, available on a monthly or yearly basis. Monthly prices range from $0.99 to $4.99, while yearly options are $5.99 and $29.99.

### What is the price of Planit Pro?

The base application is available for a one-time purchase of $9.99. Additional features and advanced planning tools are accessible through various in-app subscription plans.

### What is the user sentiment for Planit Pro?

Planit Pro has an overall positive user sentiment, with users frequently praising its functionality, power, and comprehensive features, often calling it a 'game changer' and the 'best photo planning app'.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 10.7.27 — 2026-08-22

Fixed VR freeze issue. 
Fixed crash when opening shared markers nearby where there are a lot of markers.

### 10.7.26 — 2026-08-10

Fixed OSM search not working.
Fixed sun or moon not changing position in VR when scrubbing the time slider.

### 10.7.25 — 2026-07-09

Added a Solar North indicator to the VR Viewfinder when the focal length exceeds 200mm, making it easier to compare with SDO solar imagery, identify sunspot locations, and plan space station transits across specific sunspots. 
Fixed light pollution tile not showing. 
Fixed ovation image not working on Aurora page. 
Fixed offline elevation downloads getting stuck after leaving and reopening the download screen.

### 10.7.24 — 2026-06-09

Added the latest 2025 Light Pollution Map (LPM) layers to the app to replace the older LPA layers, though LPA remains available for offline use.

### 10.7.23 — 2026-06-01

Added single-star polar alignment feature under the Menu and the Stars and Star-trail page for Asterra equatorial mount users or any mount that has scales for altitude and azimuth.

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## More apps by JIDE Software, Inc.

- [Planit Live: Travel Companion](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/planit-live-travel-companion/id1455712879)

All apps by JIDE Software, Inc.: https://appshunter.io/developer/418072174

## Related topics

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