Solen vs Sun position and path
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solen
This app quantifies and simulates natural light and sunshine potential for properties. It provides objective data for real estate transactions, helping agents showcase light quality and buyers assess properties. Features include augmented reality sun trajectory visualization and detailed light certificates.
- Calculate natural light and sunshine potential
- Simulate seasonal light and sun exposure
- Augmented reality sun trajectory visualization
- Generate and share Solen certificates
- View sunrise and sunset times
- Detailed light and sunshine data per season
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Solen’s goal is to reintroduce transparency into the real estate world on a crucial subject: natural light. During a transaction, this essential criterion is hard to quantify and not measured objectively. For real estate agents, Solen offers an app able to calculate and simulate the natural light and sunshine potential of a property by creating a certificate. Based on a unique technology in the world, Solen provides tools to potential buyers, real estate agents and developers to qualify the natural light of any home, at any time. In addition, thanks to Solen Live, an augmented reality module, you can view the sun's trajectory live for each day of the year. REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS: You will also find a multitude of interactive and dynamic features: - Show customers the quality and quantity of seasonal natural light and sunshine at a given location - Create a Solen certificate directly from the app and send it to your customers to differentiate yourself - Show guests the sunrise and sunset at a given location for a given day DETAILS PROVIDED BY SOLEN CERTIFICATE: Average sunshine hours per day for each month of the year Diagrams detailing the time of arrival and departure of the sun for each season of the year Average natural daylight hours* per day for each month of the year Diagram detailing the arrival and departure times of natural light* for each season of the year (*) natural light, when the average brightness of the room exceeds 200 lux AUTHORIZATIONS REQUESTED: Geolocation: allows to show the curve of the sun compared to your position Camera: allows use of augmented reality module and measurement If you have a bug or suggestions or just a question, let us know ;-) Have a wonderful sunny day, The Solen Team
Sun position and path
Visualize the sun's position and trajectory in real-time using augmented reality or by exploring any location on Google Maps. Plan activities and projects that depend on sunlight with this intuitive tool.
- AR sun position overlay
- 3D sun trajectory visualization
- Explore sun path on Google Maps
- Seasonal sun position changes
- Useful for photography and solar planning
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With this application you can see the location of the sun changing with the season. Point the device to the sky, this application will display the position of the sun over the camera image like the AR. You can also go to any places on GoogleMap and display the sun's trajectory in that place in 3D. It can also be useful when planning things that have a lot to do with the movement of the sun. Taking photos, installing solar panels, home gardens, home renovation and purchase, checking shaded places on the go, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solen at none against Sun position and path's 1. Solen also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Sun position and path's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 1) and review sentiment (83% vs 61%). On price 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. Sun position and path sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Solen asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sun position and path has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Solen's written reviews are positive against 83% of Sun position and path's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Solen ships an update every 2 weeks, Sun position and path every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solen | Sun position and path |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.7% of reviews | 83.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solen SAS | siranet GK |
Customer experience
Solen
Sun position and path
Bugs and requests
Solen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sun position and path
Reported bugs
3 issues- AR mode not working as expected
- Search functionality not reliable
- Time zone issues in some locations
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for 12-hour time format
- Improve AR functionality and integration
- Allow manual adjustment of sun path
- Provide more detailed sun/moon tracking data
In-app purchases
Solen
No in-app purchases
Sun position and path
- Remove ads 1 month$1.991 Month
