Comparison

SunIZup vs Sunlight Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SunIZup

This app helps photographers and cinematographers find the perfect lighting conditions for their shots. It calculates the timings for Golden Hour, Blue Hour, and various twilight phases for any location and date. Visualize the sun's path and set reminders for optimal shooting times.

Highlights
  • Golden Hour and Blue Hour timing calculation
  • Sun path and position visualization
  • Interactive 3D compass visualization
  • Map mode with time visualization
  • Solar Ephemeris data
  • Reminder alerts for magic hours
  • Offline operation
Features
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SunIZup helps you to know the timings of the various Sunlight phases including the Golden Hour and Blue Hour (also known as Magic Hour by photographers and cinematographers) for any selected location and any given date. The timings are calculated in the app by determining the sun's position and path at the given location on the given date. It is a proven fact that Landscape photography during the Magic hour results in significantly better photos than pictures taken at any other duration of the day. Feature Highlights: * Augmented Reality (AR) to help you plan your future creative shots (In-App Purchase, iOS 11 or later and a device with A9 or later processor required) * Sundial which is Rotatable over a 24hr period showing the different phases of light * Interactive Sun path visualisation and visualisation over a Map * Interactive 3D visualisation of sun path over a 3D compass * Map Mode with Interactive visualization of different times and events of the day * Solar Ephemeris page showing all relevant information on a single page * Golden hour, Blue hour, Twilight times for morning and evening photography * Daylight and Nightsky times in addition to Civil, Nautical & Astronomical Twilights * You can get the times and visualisation for any future date and any location * No internet connectivity required for the basic operation * Set Reminder Alerts for the Golden / Magic hours for selected dates * Location can be Automatically detected or searched / marked over a Map, Web Searched or you can set a location from over 50k+ locations around the world built-in * Today widget showing the Magic hours and current sun position graphically without opening the App * Companion App for the Apple Watch included * Enhanced for 3D Touch. * Companion App for the New Apple TV included The Magic hour period usually occurs around sunrise and sunset, when the sun is down near the horizon, sunlight travels through a greater depth of atmosphere, reducing the intensity of the direct light, so that more of the illumination comes from indirect light from the sky, reducing the lighting ratio. More blue light is scattered, so if the sun is present, its light appears more reddish. In addition, the sun's small angle with the horizon produces longer shadows. The app has a built-in database of over 50k locations around the world from which you can search and find the timings of the Golden Hour for that place. Apart from knowing the Golden Hour and Blue Hour, SunIZup helps you to find the sun's current and future position too, just rotate the dial to know the sun position during the day. The sun position information includes the sun Elevation Angle and Azimuth through the chosen date. In addition to this, you can set alerts within the app to be reminded of the MagicHour. You can also view times of the different light phases during the current day or any other date in future or past. the app also shows the sunrise and sunset timings for the current selected location. All the data related to locations, notifications etc. is kept on your device and is not transmitted or stored remotely, Further, All calculations of the sunlight phases are done on the device within the app itself. Also included is a companion App for the Apple Watch which shows the relevant data for the selected location and also provides alerts which can be set on the phone. ***New Features*** * Augmented Reality * New Map Mode with Interactive visualization of different times and events of the day * Save custom locations * Interactive Sun path visualisation and visualisation over a Map * Interactive 3D visualisation of sun path over a 3D compass * Solar Ephemeris page showing all relevant information on a single page *** SunIZup was featured in Photographer's Toolkit Category *** *** SunIZup was featured in United States, Canada and China *** *** As Featured in American Rose Magazine ***

About

Sunlight Tracker

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Sunlight Tracker is the essential tool for various people: e.g. photographers, prospective house buyers, garden enthusiasts, etc. The sleek and beautiful interface provides you with the information you need, for the range of professional functions you want to do. features: - Overview of sun: positions, day & night lengths, sunrise & sunset times, golden hour, twilight (astronomical, nautical and civil). - Widget that shows the current locations sunrise & sunset times - See data for current day but also the whole year - Your coordinates, and altitude

Screenshots

SunIZup4 screens
Sunlight Tracker2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sunlight Tracker at Free against SunIZup's $2.99. Sunlight Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). SunIZup's advantage is chart position (#186 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sunlight Tracker is free to download; SunIZup costs $2.99 up front. SunIZup sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sunlight Tracker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SunIZup ships an update every 5 weeks, Sunlight Tracker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and December 14, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
SunIZup versus Sunlight Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunIZupSunlight Tracker
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#186 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrca Web StrategiesNikolaj Jensen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SunIZup

One-time1
  • Augmented Reality$0.99
3 purchases

Sunlight Tracker

One-time3
  • Coffee-Sized Tip$0.99
  • Lunch-Sized Tip$4.99
  • Pizza-Sized Tip$9.99

Questions

Is SunIZup free?
SunIZup costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Sunlight Tracker free?
Sunlight Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SunIZup or Sunlight Tracker have ads?
Neither SunIZup nor Sunlight Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SunIZup or Sunlight Tracker?
SunIZup ships an update every 5 weeks, and Sunlight Tracker every 4 days. Most recently, SunIZup was updated on August 14, 2026 and Sunlight Tracker on December 14, 2025.

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