Cinemascout vs Sunlight Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cinemascout
Access a comprehensive database of film production resources and locations. Discover services, incentives, and jurisdictional information for filming in California.
- Browse film services
- Discover locations
- Access incentives
- View jurisdictions
- One-stop resource
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The California Film Commission’s Cinemascout app is a one-stop location resource in the palm of your hand. Browse services, locations, incentives, jurisdictions and more.
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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cinemascout at none against Sunlight Tracker's 3. Cinemascout also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Sunlight Tracker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Sunlight Tracker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Cinemascout asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cinemascout ships an update every 7 months, Sunlight Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cinemascout | Sunlight Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reel-Scout, Inc. | Nikolaj Jensen |
In-app purchases
Cinemascout
No in-app purchases
Sunlight Tracker
- Coffee-Sized Tip$0.99
- Lunch-Sized Tip$4.99
- Pizza-Sized Tip$9.99
Questions
Is Cinemascout free?
Is Sunlight Tracker free?
Do Cinemascout or Sunlight Tracker have ads?
Which is updated more often, Cinemascout or Sunlight Tracker?
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