Sun & Moon vs Sun Tracker AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sun & Moon
This app helps photographers, filmmakers, and sun enthusiasts visualize the sun's position and sunlight patterns. It offers augmented reality, compass, map, and data views to plan for optimal sunlight.
- Augmented reality sun visualization
- Compass view for sun direction
- Map view with sunlight beam
- Data view for detailed positions
- Sunlight angle slider
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Where is the sun? How high will it be? When will it be on my balcony? If you are a photographer, filmmaker, architect, garden/terrace/balcony owner or any other kind of sun lover, this is your app! Use different Views depending on the information you want: - compass view: see a top down compass with the sun positions. Use it to see the position in relation to your device heading. - augmented reality: hold your device in the air, to see if and when the sun will shine down to you. This is great to plan your photographs, videos or your sunbathing time. - map view: on the map, you can see the sun positions and the beam of sunlight. With a slider, you can calculate the time for the optimal sunlight angle. Of course, you can move the map around to see the effects for any desired spot. - data view: all the detailed position data listed for any time and location.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sun Tracker AR at 4.8 against Sun & Moon's 3.9. Sun Tracker AR also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 7) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). Sun & Moon's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 & Moon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sun Tracker AR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sun Tracker AR holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sun Tracker AR has 1.1K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Sun & Moon's written reviews are positive against 77% of Sun Tracker AR's.
Sun & Moon ships an update every 3 weeks, Sun Tracker AR every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sun & Moon | Sun Tracker AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 77.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IT Brauerei GmbH | Zuzana Eskinasi |
Customer experience
Sun & Moon
Sun Tracker AR
Bugs and requests
Sun & Moon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or 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
In-app purchases
Sun & Moon
- Sun & Moon PRO$3.99
Sun Tracker AR
- Premium$11.99
Questions
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