Sun Tracker AR vs NewsCloud Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sun Tracker AR
Visualize the sun's path and shadow effects in augmented reality. Get detailed solar data, including sunrise/sunset times and day/night lengths. Plan for optimal lighting conditions for photography, construction, and gardening.
- Augmented Reality solar path projection
- 2D/3D solar path and shadow simulation
- Detailed sun position data tables
- Interactive 3D shadow simulator
- Day & night map visualization
- Calendar notifications for solar events
- Widget for sunrise/sunset alerts
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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. 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 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 Place a customisable 3D object — a box or a tree — anywhere on the map and watch its shadow move through any day of the year. Add a target spot nearby and the app calculates exactly how long that spot stays in shade and how long it sits in direct sunlight. 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.
NewsCloud Mobile
This app enables journalists and content creators to securely upload news content from their mobile devices to a central cloud platform. It streamlines the process of submitting stories and media for distribution.
- Secure content submission
- Mobile-to-cloud upload
- Journalist-focused tool
- Content creation support
- Global journalism hub
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The Essential Mobile Newsgathering App The NewsCloud app allows journalists and content creators to quickly and securely submit content from mobile devices to the cloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NewsCloud Mobile at none against Sun Tracker AR's 1. NewsCloud Mobile also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Sun Tracker AR's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 2). 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. Sun Tracker AR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NewsCloud Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
NewsCloud Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sun Tracker AR has 1.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sun Tracker AR ships an update every 10 days, NewsCloud Mobile every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sun Tracker AR | NewsCloud Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zuzana Eskinasi | NewsCloud LLC |
Customer experience
Sun Tracker AR
NewsCloud Mobile
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
NewsCloud Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sun Tracker AR
- Premium$11.99
NewsCloud Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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