Comparison

Poi Pinner vs Sun Mapper

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

Head to head
About

Poi Pinner

Features
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Poi Pinner helps you to easily make collections of interesting places - points of interest, POIs - with rich, configurable annotations, including photos. Do you have an orchard and want to create a catalogue of trees? Or perhaps you are a botanist who wants to make a collection of discovered herbs? Or simply want to have a database of whatever places are you interested in? Open the app, press the pin button and your current position is detected and recorded with highest possible precision. Then you can add photos to the place, and other information too. You can configure your own form. There are plenty of predefined form field types to choose from, such as a star rating, checkbox, multi value list, a single value selector, text field, and an automatic counter. Key features: - create your own annotation form, using predefined items such as star rating, simple text field, predefined values selector, checkbox, multi value list, automatic counter - document based. You can create and use multiple documents, based on your needs. - you can predefine a custom set of poi titles to choose from, such as tree species in your orchard. This speeds up pin creation considerably. - you can define and switch between multiple forms you or someone else has created - form export/import. Handy if you are a member of a community and want to have a unified dataset with your peers. - custom map tiles urls. Handy if a local map provider has better imagery than Apple. - offline support for custom map tile imagery overlays. (not possible for builtin Apple maps, unfortunately) - two pin creation modes: current position, or center of the map. - import waypoints from gpx file - data export to csv text file (comma separated values) - pdf export of a pin, to get a nicely laid out, printable version. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sun Mapper

Easily track sunlight in your garden by creating detailed sun maps. Upload photos or take new ones at intervals to visualize light patterns throughout the day. Trace sunlight areas to understand daily exposure for optimal gardening.

Highlights
  • Add and manage multiple gardens
  • Create sun maps with timed photo intervals
  • Upload photos or use in-app camera
  • View sun maps as a slideshow
  • Trace sunlight areas for detailed analysis
  • Compare multiple sun maps side-by-side
Features
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Create Sun Maps for your garden so that you can easily track how much sunlight your garden is getting throughout the day. The most reliable way to create a sun map is to take photos yourself, so that you can see exactly when and where the light is hitting your garden. To help you with this, Sun Mapper has the following features: ADD GARDENS - Identify the garden(s) that you will be creating sun maps for* CREATE SUN MAPS - Set up your sun map so that photos will be taken/uploaded at specific intervals throughout the day - Each sun map is identified by the garden it is for, the date it is recorded and the camera angle - Create multiple sun maps for the same garden* - (You may want to create multiple sun maps for different seasons or for different camera angles) ADD PHOTOS - Upload from your photo library or take a picture with the in-app camera - Add photos at each interval throughout the day - Get notified when it is time to take/upload another photo. SLIDESHOW - Tap forward or backward through the sun map images and see how the light changes throughout the day - Auto-play to have slideshow run automatically TRACE SUNLIGHT (In-App Purchase) - For each image in your sun map, trace a shape over the areas hit by sunlight - Align images so that when overlaid, the sunlight tracings are in the right place - View the composite sunlight tracing, showing how many total hours each area of your garden gets hit with sunlight PREMIUM FEATURES... COMPARE SUN MAPS - Observe photos from selected sun maps side-by-side to see how light hits differently at each time throughout the day - Compare from 2-4 sun maps at a time SLIDESHOW+ - Align images so that objects stay in the same place, and the only thing that changes is where the sunlight hits - Turn on 'Repeat' so that the slideshow automatically starts over and continues playing - Turn on 'Fade' so that each image fades into the next (works great with aligned images!) *Limit is 2 gardens and 2 sun maps per garden, or unlimited with an In-App Purchase. Want me to develop your app? Email me at mcApps@proton.me

Screenshots

Poi Pinner4 screens
Sun Mapper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sun Mapper at every 3 weeks against Poi Pinner's every 2 months. 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. Poi Pinner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year and Sun Mapper sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poi Pinner ships an update every 2 months, Sun Mapper every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Poi Pinner versus Sun Mapper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoi PinnerSun Mapper
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTapMintsMichael Ceryak

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Poi Pinner

Subscriptions1
  • Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Year
6 purchases

Sun Mapper

One-time6
  • Free Rein$0.99
  • Premium$0.99
  • 1 Sunlight Tracing$0.99
Show 3 more
  • 3 Sunlight Tracings$1.99
  • 6 Sunlight Tracings$2.99
  • 10 Sunlight Tracings$3.99

Questions

Is Poi Pinner free?
Poi Pinner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sun Mapper free?
Sun Mapper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Poi Pinner or Sun Mapper have ads?
Neither Poi Pinner nor Sun Mapper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Poi Pinner or Sun Mapper?
Poi Pinner ships an update every 2 months, and Sun Mapper every 3 weeks. Most recently, Poi Pinner was updated on October 14, 2026 and Sun Mapper on October 14, 2026.

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