FindMyShadow vs TPG MAC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FindMyShadow
Visualize sun shadows for custom scenes you draw. Calculate sun position and shadow casting for any location and date. Useful for gardening, construction, photography, and solar panel planning.
- Custom scene drawing
- Shadow casting visualization
- Sun position calculation
- Location and date specific plotting
- Report and snapshot generation
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Plot the shadows cast for your own custom scene, simply drawn right in the app! Generate reports and scene snapshots to print and share. Sun position plotter and shadow calculator that finds the position of the sun and its shadows at any location on the earth and on any date in the past or future. Uses include: - find out where the shadows are cast in your garden throughout the seasons to identify the perfect spot for your vegetable patch or decking - use the app to identify if your building extension will obstruct neighbours' light (or if your neighbours' extension will block your light!) - photographers can identify the perfect time to catch the light at the desired angle, or when and where to capture those sunrise and sunset shots - check if the angle of your roofline is suitable for solar panels
TPG MAC
This app allows agency users to capture images and short videos of items, tag them, and upload them to create draft items within the system. It streamlines the process of cataloging and preparing items for the agency's platform.
- Capture images
- Record short videos
- Tag items
- Upload to system
- Create draft items
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Agency users can now easily take images, tag them to create an item and upload them to our system. Additionally short videos of the item can also be added to create a draft item on their accounts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TPG MAC at Free against FindMyShadow's $0.99. TPG MAC also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). FindMyShadow's advantage is review sentiment (32% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 16). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
TPG MAC is free to download; FindMyShadow costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.5 for FindMyShadow against 2.6 for TPG MAC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of FindMyShadow's written reviews are positive against 0% of TPG MAC's.
FindMyShadow ships an update every 3 months, TPG MAC every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FindMyShadow | TPG MAC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (4 ratings) | 2.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matt Swain | The Public Group, LLC |
Customer experience
FindMyShadow
TPG MAC
In-app purchases
FindMyShadow
No in-app purchases
TPG MAC
No in-app purchases
