Sunfollower vs Screen Capture for NDI HX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sunfollower
Visualize sunrise, sunset, and sun direction for any day and location. Features an interactive AR view to calculate sun positions and provides twilight times, elevation, azimuth, and shadow ratios.
- Sunrise and sunset position tracking
- Interactive Augmented Reality view
- Civil, nautical, astronomical twilight times
- Sun elevation and azimuth
- Shadow ratio calculation
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Sunrise, sunset and sun direction for any day at any location. Key features: - Instantly see how sunrise and sunset positions change throughout the year - Interactive Augmented Reality view screen. Tap on the screen and the application will calculate when the Sun is at that position. - Civil, nautical, astronomical twilight times - Elevation and azimuth of the Sun - Shadow ratio Notes: Maps require data connection. Please ensure that Compass calibration in the System Settings on your device is switched ON. The app will work more accurately with it. The Compass accuracy can be affected by magnetic or other environmental interferences.
Screen Capture for NDI HX
Stream your device's screen wirelessly to NDI receivers for professional live video production. Supports various NDI formats and adjustable bitrates for optimal network performance. Easily integrate your device as a wireless video source.
- Wireless NDI screen streaming
- Supports NDI and NDI HX2 formats
- H.264 and H.265 (HEVC) encoding
- Selectable bitrate (100 KBps - 10 MBps)
- Audio switching on/off
- Landscape video support
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Stream your device's screen to an NDI receiver. NDI (Network Device Interface) is a low latency IP video protocol. It is used in professional live video production and can be used in online broadcasting systems. The mirror app turns your device's display and app audio into wireless source for NDI systems. Receivers need to be on the same network. The mirror transmissions should automatically appear in the list of sources on your receiver software. This app includes full NDI format and HX2 format. HX2 formats include H.264 and H.265 (HEVC) encoding. The app supports audio switching on and off and enabling landscape video. For NDI HX2, a variable bit rate is selectable between 100 KBps and 10 MBps to optimize network performance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Screen Capture for NDI HX at 4.6 against Sunfollower's 4.1. Screen Capture for NDI HX also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Sunfollower's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 60%) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Sunfollower costs $2.99 and Screen Capture for NDI HX $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Screen Capture for NDI HX holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Sunfollower's written reviews are positive against 60% of Screen Capture for NDI HX's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sunfollower ships an update every 4 months, Screen Capture for NDI HX weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sunfollower | Screen Capture for NDI HX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (12 ratings) | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.3% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evgeny Vostrikov | Thomas Backes |
Customer experience
Sunfollower
Screen Capture for NDI HX
In-app purchases
Sunfollower
No in-app purchases
Screen Capture for NDI HX
No in-app purchases
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