Comparison

Sun Tracker AR vs str33m

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

Head to head
About

Sun Tracker AR

Visualize the sun's path and shadows in augmented reality. Plan for optimal lighting conditions for photography, architecture, gardening, and solar installations. Explore detailed solar data and eclipse information.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality sun path projection
  • 2D and 3D solar path visualization
  • Interactive 3D shadow simulator
  • Solar eclipse mapping and timing
  • Day and night world map
  • Calendar notifications for solar events
  • Home screen widget for sunrise/sunset
Features
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Know exactly where the sun will be — at any place, on any date. Sun Tracker AR projects the sun's path into the real world through your camera, maps it in 2D and 3D, and simulates the shadows it casts. Built for photographers, architects, house hunters, gardeners, surveyors and solar panel installers — and for anyone who wants to know when the light hits. SOLAR PATH IN AR
 • Augmented reality projection of the sun's position and full daily arc at your location. Point your phone and see where the sun will rise, peak and set. MULTIFUNCTIONAL MAP
 • Detailed 2D and 3D visualisation of the solar path, compass mode and shadow simulator. See at a glance which side of a building gets the most sunlight hours per day. INTERACTIVE 3D SHADOW SIMULATOR
 • Sunny or shaded? Find out! Wondering if your garden, balcony, solar panels, or favorite photo spot will be in the sun or shade? Pick any location, choose a day, and get the answer. • Real buildings, your own objects. Explore 3D shadows cast by real buildings, or add your own trees, cubes, and fences to see how they affect sunlight, all directly on the map. • Explore the day, get the full picture. Slide through the hours to watch sunlight and shadows change, and get a clear report showing exactly when your chosen spot is sunny or shaded. SOLAR ECLIPSE
 Sun Tracker AR gets you ready:
 • Interactive eclipse map with the path of totality and obscuration bands
 • Exact contact times for your location — first contact, totality, maximum, last contact — in your local time zone
 • Duration of totality and maximum obscuration wherever you stand
 • Plus every solar eclipse through 2030, so you can plan the next trip DATA TABLES
 • Complete overview of sun positions, day and night lengths, sunrise and sunset times, golden hour, and astronomical, nautical and civil twilight. Plus solstices, equinoxes and eclipses. DAY & NIGHT MAP
 • Live world map showing the terminator — the moving line between daylight and darkness. CALENDAR NOTIFICATIONS
 • Get notified for the solar events you care about: sunrise, sunset, eclipses. One-time or daily. WIDGET
 • Keep the next sunrise and sunset on your home screen. NO ADS. EVER. • The free version covers your current location and time. Premium unlocks any location, any date, any year — the full planning toolkit.

About

str33m

A gamified social media platform where users post photos to a feed, build their "source," and compete on leaderboards. Customize your profile, engage with friends through direct messaging, and level up through in-app quests.

Highlights
  • Rating-based feed for content discovery
  • Friend-focused chronological feed
  • App-wide and friend leaderboards
  • Flexible photo aspect ratio support
  • 24-hour disappearing direct messages
  • In-app quests for leveling up
  • Customizable profile "aura card"
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gamified social media is here. post photos to the str33m. find new users and content served by user consensus and build your source. compete app wide or amongst friends with our leaderboard systems. customize your aura card. whisper your friends. have fun. level up. gain aura. grow. come play in the str33m. features: str33m feed: a rating based feed to explore new content where you give aura, restack, or pass photos source feed: a chronological feed of your friends leaderboards: compete based on your aura or level on an app wide basis or see which friend has the most aura posting: use any aspect ratio you want. our feeds support any aspect ratio and even provide a rotated full screen view on horizontals without compromising your grid whisper: direct messaging that resets after 24 hours. users must have established a friendship to whisper. quests: gain EXP and level up your stats based on your engagements in app. profile: customize your aura card and enjoy freedom from gridlock. show off your personality with custom colors for your aura card, badges, and even export and share your aura card as a new digital business card. your str33m of photos is shown here with no aspect restrictions, alongside your restacks, and best performing photos feed. no ads

Screenshots

Sun Tracker AR4 screens
str33m4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: str33m at none against Sun Tracker AR's 1. str33m also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). Sun Tracker AR's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 24). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Sun Tracker AR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. str33m asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Sun Tracker AR against 4.8 for str33m. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sun Tracker AR has 1.1K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Sun Tracker AR's written reviews are positive against 90% of str33m's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sun Tracker AR ships an update every 10 days, str33m every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sun Tracker AR versus str33m: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSun Tracker ARstr33m
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better4.8 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better24
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB58 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperZuzana EskinasiDigital Str33m LLC

Customer experience

Sun Tracker AR

All ratings1,083 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral6.2%
Negative17.5%

str33m

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Bugs and requests

Sun Tracker AR

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing and crashing
  • Outdated imagery not matching reality
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More intuitive UI and onboarding
  • Offline mode support
  • Ability to manually adjust location

str33m

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sun Tracker AR

One-time1
  • Premium$11.99
None

str33m

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sun Tracker AR free?
Sun Tracker AR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is str33m free?
str33m is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sun Tracker AR or str33m?
Sun Tracker AR is rated higher. Sun Tracker AR averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while str33m averages 4.8 from 24 ratings.
Do Sun Tracker AR or str33m have ads?
Neither Sun Tracker AR nor str33m shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sun Tracker AR or str33m?
Sun Tracker AR ships an update every 10 days, and str33m every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sun Tracker AR was updated on November 13, 2026 and str33m on November 5, 2026.

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