# Suntime — Sun Moon and Planets — Minimalist timeline calendar

> Minimalist timeline calendar for Sun, Moon, and planet cycles. (iPhone/iPad app by Digital Sundries LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/suntime-sun-moon-and-planets/id1499018429 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Digital Sundries LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1499018428)
- Category: Weather, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 356 App Store ratings · 80 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.1 · 22 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2020-06-12
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/suntime-sun-moon-and-planets/id1499018429/reviews.md

## What is Suntime?

Suntime connects you to the cycles of the Sun, Moon, and planets. Navigate through time and identify celestial patterns with a swipe. Get accurate, location-specific information about solar and lunar events at-a-glance.
 
“Awesome” — “Visually understand the cycles in our planetary system” — “Feel connected to the universe”
 
Features:
- Zoom the timeline in or out to see astronomical movements at different scales
- Jot down notes and reminders directly on the timeline
- Watch the Sun, Moon, and planets rise and set
- Home screen widgets: upcoming events and planisphere
- Customize alerts for 25 solar and lunar events, including:
  > Sunrise, solar noon, sunset, solar midnight
  > Moonrise, lunar noon, moonset
  > Moon phases: full moon, new moon, first quarter, and last quarter
  > Twilights: civil, nautical, and astronomical dusk and dawn
  > Morning and evening golden hour
  > Solar and lunar eclipses
  > Seasonal events: March equinox, June solstice, September equinox, and December solstice
 
“Beautiful and an absolute delight to use” — “Easy to follow interface and alarms” — “Pretty damn cool”  
 
Suntime works in landscape and portrait mode on iPad. Use your current location, or select one manually. The app is lightweight and works offline: all astronomical calculations are done on your device. It uses Background App Refresh to schedule alarms.
 
“Wonderful visualization of Solar + Lunar cycles in a very intuitive format. Animations are superb”
 
There’s more to explore inside: including a glossary and tooltips with contextual information like the position, angle, illumination, and magnitude of the Moon, the visibility of eclipses, and the length of twilight.
 
We are ad-free and user-supported: Suntime doesn’t track you or profit from your information. Thanks to all our users who have given us feedback and continue to help make this app better!
 
-Andrew & Heather

## Key features

- Celestial timeline visualization
- Zoomable astronomical movements
- Sunrise/sunset tracking
- Customizable event alerts
- Home screen widgets
- Offline astronomical calculations
- Glossary and tooltips

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Suntime Deluxe | $2.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Suntime?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Elegant simplicity
- 🚀 Perfectly enough
- 🚀 Beautiful & educational
- 🚀 Visually simple and lovely
- 🚀 Fluid animations
- 🚀 Intuitive interface
- 🚀 Smooth and quick
- 🚀 Beautifully made
- 🚀 Gorgeous and intuitive
- 🚀 Incredibly well-made
- 🚀 Curiously simple yet draws you in
- 🚀 Awesome widgets

**Cons**

- 🐛 Stops notifications after a few days
- 🐛 Notifications not consistent
- 🐛 Notes disappear after typing
- 🐛 Difficult to control time when scrolling
- 🐛 Alarms not working properly
- 🐛 Incorrect projections

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Notifications not working consistently
- Notes disappearing after typing
- Difficulty controlling time when scrolling
- Alarms not working properly
- Incorrect projections

**Most requested features**

- Add ability to change location
- Add weather information and cloud cover
- Add option to choose zoom level at startup
- Add French language support
- Add option to change widget font size
- Add ability to search by date
- Add Milky Way display
- Add Planetary Transits feature

## Recent user reviews (10 of 80)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/suntime-sun-moon-and-planets/id1499018429/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Perfectly enough

*2026-03-19*

This app completely hits the mark of what I was looking for (sunset, true solar noon…) without feeling bogged down with more than I wanted. Visually, it’s simple and lovely, and I like being able to explore future moon phases and the sunrise/sunset changing.  In the world of commercial chaos, I’m also trying to support the Good from independent developers/makers so I finally bought the full version just as thanks. If you enjoy it, it is worth so much more than the $3 they ask! (Important note: I never felt that the “basic” app was missing anything and there were never ads.) What it includes is so subtle and appreciated that it’s the only app beyond texts that I allow notifications for.

### 5/5 — Best!!!

*2025-11-11, version 1.5.7*

Beautiful & educational. One of my favorite apps of all time.

### 3/5 — Stops notifications after a few days.

*2025-05-30*

I am regularly having to open the app to restart the notifications. It’s very annoying.

In addition often times when I tap on our notification, the app is showing me out of date information like it will show me a time of 4 PM when the notification was for 7 AM

### 1/5 — The best sun and moon app

*2025-04-21*

I installed a few of these and paid for some but canceled my subscription before trial ended. This app has the best UI and UX. It’s easy to navigate. I immediately did a lifetime purchase. I don’t regret. It should be on top of the results Apple shows in the App Store. Thanks developers! Downside: when scrolling left and right, the movement is so fast that it passes a few days. Please fix that. I’ll give it 5 star once that is fixed.

### 5/5 — Elegant simplicity

*2025-03-21*

Used this for years it helps to keep me in tune with the music of the spheres.

### 5/5 — One of the best iOS app

*2025-03-08*

I rarely do feedback, but for this one i am compelled to do so. Very accurate predictions about planetary motions and the UX ID awesome

### 5/5 — Beautiful

*2025-03-05*

There’s a lot of information in this app, presented in a clear and simple way. It’s a great way to receive little reminders of the natural rhythms going on around us when we happen to be staring at a screen. If you want to have a better understanding of what the sun and moon are up to, get this app.

### 5/5 — Great

*2025-01-25, version 1.5.7*

App

### 5/5 — The best

*2024-12-10*

Great interface. Best convenience. Viewing from a second to a year. No ads.

### 5/5 — So nice. A blessing for real.

*2024-11-22*

This app is a gem. Don’t have anything bad to say about it. Thanks to the developer. I needed an app to follow solar time and adapt to it. This app offers me even more than I originally expected. That’s a 10/10

## Frequently asked questions about Suntime

### What does Suntime do?

Suntime provides a minimalist timeline calendar to visualize and understand the cycles of the Sun, Moon, and planets. It offers location-specific data for solar and lunar events, allows for timeline zooming, and provides detailed astronomical information.

### What are the key features of Suntime?

Key features include a zoomable timeline for astronomical movements, tracking of sun and moon rises/sets, customizable alerts for 25 solar and lunar events, home screen widgets, and an offline mode for calculations. It also offers a glossary with contextual information.

### How much does Suntime cost?

The app is free to download and use. Based on the provided information, it is ad-free and user-supported, suggesting that any monetization comes through optional in-app purchases for additional features or content.

### What devices is Suntime compatible with?

The app works in both landscape and portrait mode on iPad. It uses your current location or allows manual selection and performs calculations on your device, meaning it can work offline. It also utilizes Background App Refresh for scheduling alarms.

### What are some common use cases for Suntime?

Users can use Suntime to track sunrise and sunset times, monitor moon phases, anticipate eclipses, understand twilight periods, and observe golden hours. It's also useful for visualizing the movements of planets and connecting with celestial patterns.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.7 — 2022-02-27

More bugfixes for background app crashes

### 1.5.6 — 2022-01-25

- Added date picker: tap the time/date while the time is "Now".
- Fixed issues where the app would crash transitioning to/from background and break notifications.
- Fixed note filters.

### 1.5.5 — 2021-09-03

- Updated timeline / "Now" marker
- Updated Solar System view (most zoomed out)
- Updated math for smoother scaling
- Overhauled curve plotting and timeline geometry
- Updated widgets: Planet labels in large widget, layout updates
- Bugfixes and updates to 3d scene geometry

### 1.5.4 — 2021-06-17

- Added stars in the timeline!
- New display options:
  - Show stars and planets in the daytime
  - Show/hide stars
- Updated first run screen and tutorial.
- Layout and control refinement, bug fixes, and performance improvements
- Suntime Complete is now Suntime Deluxe. Fancy.

### 1.5.3 — 2021-05-23

- Added display option: Show solar and lunar altitude
- Added display option: Reverse East/West heading indicators

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