# Sun Scout — user reviews > 94 indexed App Store user reviews of Sun Scout by Benjohn Barnes, rated 2.70/5 from 22 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sun-scout/id375314684/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sun-scout/id375314684.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 8 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 11 ## What do users think of Sun Scout? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Useful for photography - 👍 Useful for real estate - 👍 Useful for film planning - 👍 Useful for landscape business - 👍 Simple and easy to use - 👍 Accurate when working - 👍 Invaluable tool - 👍 Works everywhere globally - 👍 No internet needed - 👍 Professional quality - 👍 Ingenious and helpful - 👍 Simple and effective - 👍 Works well - 👍 Very cool AR - 👍 Magical and amazing **Cons** - 🐛 No longer works - 🐛 Not accurate - 🐛 Abandoned by developer - 🐛 Way off - 🐛 Ballpark estimate - 🐛 Not working on iPhone XS Max - 🐛 Waste of money - 🐛 Worthless - 🐛 Steep price - 🐛 Sun's path not showing - 🐛 Regular camera screen - 🐛 Overpriced - 🐛 Limited functionality - 🐛 Doesn't work - 🐛 Terrible - 🐛 Overpriced for function - 🐛 Looks like the end - 🐛 No sun appears - 🐛 Not working anymore - 🐛 No sun direction - 🐛 No app support - 🐛 Needs developer update - 🐛 AR never shows up - 🐛 Doesn't work in London - 🐛 Keeps spinning - 🐛 Works but only for dates of their choosing - 🐛 Expensive - 🐛 Doesn't work - 🐛 Sun position moves - 🐛 Still not working - 🐛 Waste of money - 🐛 Broken on iOS 9 - 🐛 Outdated - 🐛 No support - 🐛 Discontinued - 🐛 Crashes - 🐛 Freezes - 🐛 Needs work - 🐛 Inaccurate - 🐛 Overpriced for features - 🐛 Limited features - 🐛 No instructions - 🐛 Very inaccurate - 🐛 Bad app - 🐛 Needs improvement - 🐛 Needs fine tuning - 🐛 Not spot on **Commonly reported bugs** - Stopped working correctly - Not accurate since - Sun detection way off - App does not work - Sun's path isn't showing - App just opens camera, no sun - Sun position does not quite align - Does not work with iOS 13 - No sun appears in AR tracker - App not working anymore - Will not show any sun direction - No longer shows in camera settings - AR never shows up - Doesn't work - Position of the sun just moves around - Funktioniert immer noch nicht - Sun keeps moving on screen - Sun alignment is fixed - App crashes - App freezes - App locks up - Phone has to be restarted - Always says it has interference - Crashes my phone - App will not work - Sun just spin and never stop - Time line seems to be about 1:30 earlier - Sun positions on screen do not coincide - Consistently about 1:30 earlier than actual time **Most requested features** - Calibration setting - Ability to choose locations - Ability to choose specific dates - Calibration tool - See with clouds - See shiny day or raining - See at which time is it cloudy - Add moon position - Take a photo including sun path and times - Set elevation at horizon - Select exact geographical region via Google Maps - Select exact date - Numerical information (angle, compass direction) - Favourites log - Alert/alarm for ideal times - Show azimuth and elevation value onscreen - Add capture button - Ability to enter a date manually - Indicate Golden Hour - See all days in the future, present and past - Take snapshots with notes ## Newest reviews (12 of 94) ### 1/5 — Terrible *2019-02-05* Doesn’t even work **Developer response:** Hi, Sorry Sun scout isn’t working for you. Could you describe the problems and I’ll try to resolve them. ### 3/5 — Something is missing for the price *2018-04-29* It a really great app but it is overpriced. If you could see with clouds or is it a shiny day or raining would be better because I plan my shoots and mostly when it is a little bit cloudy or sunny but you can’t see at which time is it cloudy at the app at the weather app you can see it. Hope you guys do a update with these features. Kind regards ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work in London *2017-12-27* Doesn't work in the London for me at all, nothing comes up, strange. ### 1/5 — App hasn’t worked in months!! *2017-11-30* I bought this app months ago and for the first month or so it worked perfectly. Then all of a sudden it hasn’t worked at all. I’ve waited for months and have done multiple updates for this and my phone and it still doesn’t work. It won’t let me contact anyone to resolve this situation. so I basically paid $10 for an app that no longer works. Do not waste your time with this app. ### 1/5 — Keeps spinning *2017-11-03* Every time I use this app it just spins and spins. My compass on my phone works perfect but the sun in this app just spins in circles every time. Sorry. I’m sure it works for others but it never works for me going to try to get a refund ### 2/5 — WORKS, BUT ONLY FOR DATES OF THEIR CHOOSING *2017-08-17* Their website FAQ says: "Does Sun Scout let me see the sun for days other than today? Absolutely. You can tell Sun Scout the date in the year that you are interested in. You can't yet set a specific custom date, but we expect to add this as a feature provided there is demand." SO, I'm confused…You CAN tell it the date you're interested in (HOW?), BUT YOU CANNOT YET SET A SPECIFIC DATE. ???? And: $9.99 is WAY too expensive and they say you should calibrate it every day. ### 1/5 — DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY *2017-08-06* This app just does not work. Position of the sun just moves around as you move the phone. Doesn't tell you anything. ### 1/5 — funktioniert immer noch nicht mit iPhone 6s *2016-06-08* Schade! ### 1/5 — Waste of money. *2016-06-08* Doesn't work!! Sun keeps moving on screen so it doesn't tell you exactly what you need to know! ### 1/5 — Was perfect, but now... *2015-12-02, version 1.4.0* Now, suddenly A piece of useless crap. Displays the sun at your feet,Obviously a quirk but renders this APP completely useless. Was recently completely embarrassed at a wedding as I "whipped out my handy app"... Yeah/not so much....Time to hunt for another and spread the word about this one ### 1/5 — Was useful, now broken *2015-11-27, version 1.4.0* Please make it compatible with iPhone 6s. So many complaints, no visible feedback. ### 1/5 — Läuft leider nicht mehr *2015-11-25* War eine sehr gute App. Leider funktioniert sie auf dem neuen iPhone nicht mehr korrekt. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Neglected app. No longer works *2022-03-26* I sense this app is no longer supported by the creator. It stopped working correctly a few years ago and hasn’t been close to accurate since. Do not buy ### 1/5 — Not Accurate At All – And Developer has Abandoned this App *2022-03-23* There needs to be some sort of calibration setting to help make it accurate. Even with location services and Precise Location enabled, the detection of the sun is way off. This is more of a ballpark estimate than it is anything concrete / accurate. I would have hope that this would be fixed / improved upon, but it looks like the last update was over two years ago; so I think the developer has given up on this app. Save your money. ### 1/5 — Not Working! *2021-07-26* This app does not work on the iphone XS Max. Is it anyway to fix this? ### 1/5 — Awful *2020-10-22* Such a waste of money. After hearing reviews from somebody on Instagram about this app I decided to buy it. Completely worthless I get more out of the Sun Seeker app for less money. Not being able to choose locations or a specific date makes this useless for me. At such a steep price for an app I would have expected a lot more. ### 1/5 — Sun’s path isn’t showing *2020-07-11* I was so excited to use this to scout locations for photography but the app doesn’t work at all. Waste of $10. The app just opens my camera but doesn’t show the sun or the sun’s path at all. Just a regular camera screen. I tried calibrating and deleted and reinstalled the app. Still not working. ### 1/5 — Needs calibration adjustment *2019-10-05* I like the ease of use. Simple for what it is intended. I think $10 is a bit too high for allowing only 1 function. Another app like star wall has similar function with AR view and offers much more other info. The sun position does not quite align with my view. I think if a calibration tool exists it would be much better. Something like you move the overlay sun to where the sun actually is and hit calibrate.... Does not work with ios13. Please update. **Developer response:** Hi, I’m sorry about the iOS 13 issues. The 1.5 update was released a few days after your review with fixes for these problems. Could you please give it a try? Thank you for the feature suggestion! ### 1/5 — Looks like the end *2019-10-03* I’ve been using this app for years and it’s always worked well for me... until today. I just got an iPhone 11 Pro and iOS 13 and it looks to be the end of the line for the app. No updates for some time and it just doesn’t work anymore. It opens but no sun appears in the AR tracker. Too bad! But I’m glad I had years of use out of it. **Developer response:** Hi, Thanks! I’m glad you’ve got great use out of sun scout! I’m sorry about the iOS 13 issues, but it’s not the end! The 1.5 update was released a few days after your review with fixes for these problems. Happy scouting. ### 1/5 — App not working anymore *2019-09-29* The app is not working anymore, I’ve tried to calibrate it several times but will not show any sun direction. Also there is to app support or contact info. **Developer response:** Hi, I’m sorry about the iOS 13 issues. The 1.5 update was released a few days after your review with fixes for these problems. Give it a try! ### 1/5 — No longer works *2019-09-13* Used to work but now just get a message saying needs to grant camera and location access. Location is set to use. No longer shows in camera settings. Requires developer update. **Developer response:** Hi m_schumy. Sorry about the iOS 13 issues. The 1.5 update became available about 20 days ago. Please try it out — let me know if you continue to have problems. Thanks. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work on iPhone SE *2019-03-07* Simply doesn’t work. AR never shows up. Would like a refund, or some kind patch. **Developer response:** Hi, Sorry about the problems. The 1.5 update published a few weeks back should have resolved this. Could you please give it a try? Thanks. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Superb and useful app *2025-07-27* As a photographer I have used this app for years and it's been incredibly useful. But also if you are buying a house you can check where the sun is going to be at any time of the year and similarly if you plan to shade particular windows or areas You can check the Sun position at any time of the day and any time of the year in advance… Highly recommended ### 5/5 — Great! *2020-06-07* I using for help me with film planning. Perfect! ### 5/5 — Love this app *2019-10-29* I have relied on Sun Scout for my landscape business and appreciate the update for IOS 13. It is a great tool! **Developer response:** Thanks very much chermcc. It’s great to hear how Sun Scout gets used! ### 5/5 — Works perfectly fine *2019-10-29* There were issues initially with the iOS 13 update, but works fine now. **Developer response:** Thanks for the update S@j!d, I’m glad to hear Sun Scout is working for you now! Happy scouting. ### 5/5 — Must Have! *2018-03-14* Simply put Sun-Scout is a must have for any level of photography and videography. As a wedding and commercial photographer I’ve used this app countless times over the past 6 years - it’s paid for itself time and time again. ### 5/5 — Funktioniert! *2017-08-07* Bin immer noch zufrieden, beim Hauskauf vor Jahren hat die App gute Dienste erwiesen. ### 5/5 — Seems to be working now on iOS 9 and iPhone 6S *2016-02-13* So excited to have this working again. It's the easiest app I've found for scouting for future date and sun location. Great for time lapse sunrise and sunset, but also excellent for scouting filming locations and impact of sun for time of day. ### 5/5 — almost perfekt... *2016-02-02* one last feature please… instead of me taking a clumsy screenshot ad the option of taking a shot including the path of the sun and the corresponding times. For clients to see when the sun is where and what the landscape, building and so on looks like a fantastic service… thanks ### 5/5 — Please please fix for ios9 *2015-10-29, version 1.4.0* This was one of the greatest photo apps around. Please fix so it works with iOS9. ### 5/5 — OS 9 killed it *2015-10-01, version 1.4.0* This app has been a great help in the past but after updating my iPhone to 6s from my old 5 , the app will not work . Should I delete it & reinstall? Will I be charged again? --- *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 2026-09-07.*