# Shadowmap: Sunlight & Shade — user reviews

> 65 indexed App Store user reviews of Shadowmap by Shadowmap Technologies GmbH, rated 3.40/5 from 5 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shadowmap-sunlight-and-shade/id1566789060/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shadowmap-sunlight-and-shade/id1566789060.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 3 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2

## Newest reviews (11 of 65)

### 3/5 — Naja & viel zu teuer

*2026-07-03*

Die Idee ist nett, aber leider ist die Datenqualität viel zu schlecht.
Zum einen sind die 3D Modelle der Häuser teilweise deutlich versetzt und viel zu gering aufgelöst, zum anderen gibt es keine Daten zum aktuellen Stand der Vegetation (woher auch).
Da man weder die Position und Form der Gebäude manuell korrigieren kann, noch Bäume bzw. anderen Bewuchs hinzufügen kann, sind die Daten ehr nur als sehr grobe Schätzung zu gebrauchen.
Dafür ist der sehr hohe Preis absolut nicht angemessen.

**Developer response:** Hallo, danke für dein Feedback – du kannst die 3D Daten allerdings ändern! Bitte öffne nochmal die App und klick auf ein Gebäude um die Höhe anzupassen und öffne die Tools oben links um neue Gebäude oder Bäume einzufügen. Wenn du weitere Fragen hast schreib uns an support@shadowmap.org und wenn es klappt würden wir uns freuen wenn du deine Bewertung noch überdenken kannst, vielen Dank!

### 2/5 — Problem

*2025-05-08*

Nor work

**Developer response:** Hello, we're sorry to hear that. Please write an email to support@shadowmap.org and let us know how we can help you. Thank you!

### 2/5 — Price

*2025-04-06*

It’s too expensive to be honest. Bring the price down a bit to make it realistic and accessible to more people. It’s an interesting app but you must be made to pay £20 just for curiosity sake.

**Developer response:** Hi James! We're sorry that our pricing didn't meet your expectations. Please be aware that we offer all features to be tested for free in our All Access Area, as we don't anyone to pay for a service they don't want or need. We hope to provide a better service for you in the future!

### 4/5 — Won’t open

*2025-02-07*

The app won’t open if location detection is enabled

**Developer response:** Hello Niles, we're sorry for that. We haven't seen this issue before. Please send us an email to support@shadowmap.org so we can help you with that. Thanks!

### 4/5 — Buena app

*2025-01-29, version 2.0.5*

Va bien para ver cómo dará el sol a lo largo del año

### 1/5 — È diventata terribile

*2024-12-23, version 2.0.5*

Ormai è inutilizzabile vogliono a tutti i costi vendere un ABBONAMENTO limitato ad un costo completamente fuori dal normale.

### 1/5 — Não serve para uso no Brasil / It does not work for Brazil

*2024-12-09*

Buildings with different heights and shapes than the real ones. The app is a fraud.

**Developer response:** Hi, thank you for your feedback. We're sorry that the data quality in your area is not good enough. Please consider that you can check the data coverage and quality for free before subscribing. If you want to help improve the service you can do so on openstreetmap.org – alternatively you can also check out Shadowmap Studio where we also feature Google 3D data. If you need anything else please write to us at support@shadowmap.org. Thanks!

### 4/5 — great app to the home buyers

*2024-12-05, version 2.0.4*

Liked how easy it was to check the sun position. One star off for the awkward sign up process, needs to be easier and less cumbersome

### 1/5 — Не работает

*2024-09-30*

Не открывается

**Developer response:** Нам очень жаль это слышать. Пожалуйста, напишите нам на support@shadowmap.org, чтобы мы могли помочь вам разобраться с этой проблемой. Спасибо!

### 1/5 — Does not work

*2024-07-25*

Just shows a loading screen and that’s it

**Developer response:** Hi Michael. Thank you for letting us know. Please write to support@shadowmap.org for direct support! The loading time can vary depending on the device and internet connection, maybe you can try a different device to compare. But rest assured we're improving loading times regularly and we hope to provide a better service to you very soon. Thank you!

### 3/5 — 👍🏻

*2024-07-22*

Cool, but very long loading!

**Developer response:** Thank you, Elisabeth! The loading time can vary depending on the device and internet connection, maybe you can try a different device to compare. But rest assured we're improving loading times regularly and we hope to provide a better service to you very soon.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Ideia ótima mas não funciona

*2026-06-05*

A ideia do app é uma mas o aplicativo não funciona nada, pesado para carregar. Uma bela bosta.

**Developer response:** Olá, Lídia, lamentamos saber disso. Por favor, entre em contacto com support@shadowmap.org para que possamos ajudá-la a resolver este problema. Obrigado!

### 1/5 — Disappointing

*2026-06-03*

Challenging to use and only had some park trees mapped, no street trees were included.

**Developer response:** Hello, thank you for your review. Please note that on data that is publicly available and if tree data is not compiled we can't show it unfortunately. But you can use our editing tools on the top left in the app to add trees in your account for free. Please give it a try and if it works for you consider changing the review, that would be very helpful, thank you!

### 1/5 — Premium Access Problem

*2026-04-18*

I had high hopes for this app but there is no way to find out because I can’t get into the premium features. I tried to contact support but have not heard back from anyone. At this point the only recourse I have is to dispute the charge with my CC company.

**Developer response:** Hello, please check your emails, we replied to your email on April 15 from support@shadowmap.org asking for your confirmation to change your subscription from yearly to monthly and your login issue. Please make sure to use Google login as you signed up that way.
We can only reply once to this review here so please reach out to us via email and we can solve everything. We can already see the dispute you requested, when this is settled you can simply create a new monthly Home subscription as your initially requested.
Best regards,
Michael

### 1/5 — Bad refreshing

*2026-04-04*

Close out while refreshing, while zooming, while tracking.

**Developer response:** Hello, please check if the issue is still there and if so reach out to us at support@shadowmap.org so we can help you. Thank you!

### 1/5 — Do not buy

*2026-02-26*

Terrible app. Doesn’t not show trees of surrounding areas and how they shadow solar. Very expansive, the app glitches all the time, also doesn’t allow you to put specific address in, only allows street name then you have to go and find your house.

**Developer response:** Hi, we're sorry to hear that. Please use the editing tools on the top right to add missing trees on the map. If you can't find an address please try other address formats and let us know the area so we can have a look, write to support@shadowmap.org. Thanks!

### 1/5 — Bug constamment

*2025-12-18*

Cette app avait tout pour plaire, si on occulte un prix délirant avec toutes les options (50 par mois lol). Mais inutile de tenter quoique ce soit, ça bug sur iPhone au moindre mouvement sur la map. Inutilisable donc.

### 1/5 — Pretty bad app

*2025-10-12*

The map itself is like a 2bit map making it completely blurry and unusable. The ui is clunky and outdated. Half the screen is the controls that you cannot collapse. There is always and upgrade button that never goes away even though I already upgraded and could not care less about the real estate features. Seems like this app was made in 2015 then never updated.

**Developer response:** Hi, we're sorry to hear that! Please reach out to support@shadowmap.org so we can help you resolve these issues. If you use an older device please also test the app on desktop in your browser under app.shadowmap.org with the same login. With your subscription you can also hide the UI in the settings. I hope this helps for now!

### 1/5 — Нерабочее приложение

*2025-06-12*

Бесконечная загрузка. Удаляем😒

**Developer response:** Здравствуйте и благодарим вас за отзыв. Если ваше устройство не может запустить Shadowmap, вы также можете использовать его в любом браузере под app.shadowmap.org – пожалуйста, свяжитесь с нами по адресу support@shadowmap.org, чтобы мы могли вам помочь. Спасибо.

### 1/5 — Ständige Abstürze IOS 18.5

*2025-06-09, version 2.0.6*

Schlecht. Abo rückgängig gemacht wegen sehr häufiger Abstürze unter IOS 18.5/Iphone 13Mini. Zudem funktioniert die Funktion nicht um nach der Adressen Eingabe die Karte auch dorthin springen zu lassen (pfeil nicht vorhanden in Adresseingabefeld)
Kundenservice direkt kontaktiert, meldet sich nicht zurück…frustrierend Abo rückgängig gemacht.

### 1/5 — horrível

*2025-06-04*

aplicativo carrega o
tempo todo e não funciona

**Developer response:** Lamentamos saber disso. Escreva para support@shadowmap.org para que possamos ajudá-lo.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — The best sun app

*2026-07-06*

Such a great app for planning photo shoots & holiday bookings!

### 5/5 — Great app

*2026-06-24*

Particularly helpful when looking at flats / houses if you want to check how the sun will be in relation to the property.

**Developer response:** Thank you so much for your great review!

### 5/5 — TV live hits

*2026-06-09*

Does exactly what I need it to do. Thank you!

### 5/5 — Sunlight for hols

*2026-06-09*

Great app. I have used countless times when booking holiday rentals to make sure I maximise morning Sun.

### 5/5 — Great App

*2026-05-24*

I’m using this app and also the web version, it helps me a lot for my shootings on sunrises / sunsets, I’m using the free version and for the moment it’s great, thanks Shadowmap Team

**Developer response:** Thank you so much for your kind review! We love to hear it.

### 5/5 — Mega ☀️

*2026-02-03*

Shadowmap is an outstanding app for visualizing sunlight and shadows in 3D. It’s intuitive, precise, and incredibly useful for understanding sun exposure at any location and time of year. On top of that, the customer support is excellent — responsive, helpful, and genuinely committed to finding fair solutions. A great product backed by a great team. Highly recommended.

### 5/5 — Funciona muito bem

*2025-08-06*

Funciona muito bem, só achei a área de visão do mapa pequena, um pouco poluído a visão, mas fora isso é. Excelente

**Developer response:** Muito obrigado pelo seu feedback, Diogo.

### 5/5 — Sunlight Matters!

*2025-03-12, version 2.0.6*

A brilliant tool. I am obsessed about getting enough sunlight from a health perspective and this makes it so easy!

### 5/5 — Super useful app

*2024-12-30*

I’m a photographer and this app helps me plan photoshoots in a way I couldn’t before. It is a huge help!

**Developer response:** That's amazing! Thanks a lot for your feedback.

### 5/5 — it’s awesome

*2024-03-30*

what a wonderful world we live in!!

**Developer response:** Thank you for your great feedback!

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-30.*