Comparison

Sun & Moon vs Sun Tracker AR

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality sun visualization
  • Compass view for sun direction
  • Map view with sunlight beam
  • Data view for detailed positions
  • Sunlight angle slider
Features
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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.

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.

Screenshots

Sun & Moon4 screens
Sun Tracker AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sun & Moon versus Sun Tracker AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSun & MoonSun Tracker AR
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings)4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews77.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIT Brauerei GmbHZuzana Eskinasi

Customer experience

Sun & Moon

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative28.6%

Sun Tracker AR

All ratings1,065 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive77.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative16.8%

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

1 purchases

Sun & Moon

One-time1
  • Sun & Moon PRO$3.99
1 purchases

Sun Tracker AR

One-time1
  • Premium$11.99

Questions

Is Sun & Moon free?
Sun & Moon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sun Tracker AR free?
Sun Tracker AR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sun & Moon or Sun Tracker AR?
Sun Tracker AR is rated higher. Sun & Moon averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Sun Tracker AR averages 4.8 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Sun & Moon or Sun Tracker AR have ads?
Neither Sun & Moon nor Sun Tracker AR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sun & Moon or Sun Tracker AR?
Sun & Moon ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sun Tracker AR every 10 days. Most recently, Sun & Moon was updated on October 23, 2026 and Sun Tracker AR on October 24, 2026.

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