Comparison

Sunfollower vs Heliosy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Sunrise and sunset position tracking
  • Interactive Augmented Reality view
  • Civil, nautical, astronomical twilight times
  • Sun elevation and azimuth
  • Shadow ratio calculation
Features
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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.

About

Heliosy

This app helps you track the sun's position for any day and location. It's useful for photographers planning shoots, real estate agents assessing sunlight, or builders choosing optimal locations for outdoor pools. Visualize sun paths through various displays like live camera, 3D compass, or maps.

Highlights
  • Sun path tracking for current or custom locations
  • Visualize sun path on live camera
  • 3D compass sun path display
  • Sun path on map view
  • Golden hour and blue hour identification
  • Twilight times display
  • Sun path graph
Features
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Heliosy is about Sun. More precisely, it is about sun path. Heliosy application tracks sun position for today or any other given day, at your current location or at any custom location. Heliosy application has many uses. Here are examples of them: - As a photographer, I use Heliosy application to prepare a shooting. I can go at a location and see when the sun will be at the place I want it to be. - As a rental agent, I can check how long during the day this room will get sun thru its window - As an outdoor swimming pool builder, I can check best pool location away of building sunshade. Heliosy provides you with many displays of sun path: - Magic: an immediate access to some magic moments like 'golden hour' or 'blue hour' - Twilights: show special moment of the day at dawn and dusk - Path: show sun path on live camera view - Compass: show sun path on a live 3D compass - Map: show sun path on map - Graph: show graph of sun path

Screenshots

Sunfollower4 screens
Heliosy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sunfollower at 70% against Heliosy's 0%. Sunfollower also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Sunfollower costs $2.99 and Heliosy $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sunfollower versus Heliosy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunfollowerHeliosy
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.1 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgeny VostrikovJean-Christoph KAISER

Customer experience

Sunfollower

All ratings12 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral25.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral16.2%
Negative13.5%

Heliosy

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sunfollower

No in-app purchases

None

Heliosy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sunfollower free?
Sunfollower costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Heliosy free?
Heliosy costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sunfollower or Heliosy have ads?
Neither Sunfollower nor Heliosy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sunfollower or Heliosy?
Sunfollower ships an update every 4 months, and Heliosy every 4 months. Most recently, Sunfollower was updated on September 29, 2026 and Heliosy on September 19, 2026.

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