Comparison

Sun Tracker AR vs VolleySplice

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 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.

Highlights
  • 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
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. 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.

About

VolleySplice

Features
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Turn a full volleyball match into a polished highlight reel—without uploading your footage or creating an account. Bump. Set. Splice. VolleySplice is a private, on-device volleyball video editor for players, coaches, parents, and clubs. Choose a game recording from Camera Roll or Files, select the part that contains the match, and let VolleySplice find likely rallies. Review every suggestion, fine-tune the cuts, and export one shareable MP4. FIND THE ACTION • Detect likely volleyball rallies using the recording’s video and audio • Keep the action you want while removing dead time between points • Add time before and after rallies so serves, celebrations, and context are not cut off • Join nearby plays for smoother viewing REVIEW EVERY CUT • Trim rally boundaries with precise playback controls • Split a rally, add a missed rally, or remove an unwanted clip • Mark breaks or unusable sections so they stay out of the final video • Focus on lower-confidence cuts and model disagreements first • Preview the finished timeline before export OPTIONAL SCORE TOOLS • Build editable score markers from detected serves and court-side changes • Correct points, serving team, and side switches during review • Add an optional score overlay to the exported video EXPORT YOUR WAY • Save an H.264/AAC MP4 to Camera Roll or Files • Create embedded chapters and a YouTube chapter text file • Keep multiple projects and resume editing without repeating completed analysis • Manage projects, caches, exports, queue data, and recently deleted files in the app PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your selected recordings, derived features, edits, and exports stay on your device. VolleySplice has no account, ads, analytics, or tracking. Automatic rally detection works on-device. An internet connection may be used by Photos only when the original recording must be downloaded from your iCloud Photo Library. Automatic rally detection is an editing aid and may not identify every play or boundary perfectly. Review the suggested clips before exporting.

Screenshots

Sun Tracker AR4 screens
VolleySplice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VolleySplice at none against Sun Tracker AR's 1. VolleySplice also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sun Tracker AR versus VolleySplice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSun Tracker ARVolleySplice
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZuzana EskinasiVinicius Andrade Frederico

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

VolleySplice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sun Tracker AR

One-time1
  • Premium$11.99
None

VolleySplice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sun Tracker AR free?
Sun Tracker AR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VolleySplice free?
VolleySplice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sun Tracker AR or VolleySplice have ads?
Neither Sun Tracker AR nor VolleySplice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sun Tracker AR or VolleySplice?
Sun Tracker AR ships an update every 10 days, and VolleySplice every 10 days. Most recently, Sun Tracker AR was updated on October 17, 2026 and VolleySplice on October 11, 2026.

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