SunLight vs SunPlot AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
SunLight
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SunLight helps you understand natural light at a glance. Open the app to see where the sun is, how high it is, and how the light will change through the day. A calm visual compass shows the sun direction around you, while the timeline highlights sunrise, sunset, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, twilight, and night. Switch to the room scene to preview how sunlight enters a simple indoor space. Set a window direction or follow the phone heading to understand whether a room, balcony, desk, or plant corner gets direct light at a given time. Use SunLight when you need to plan with real sunlight: - Check which direction the sun is coming from right now. - Plan photos around golden hour and blue hour. - Preview sunlight in a room, window, balcony, desk, or plant spot. - Scrub through the day to see how the light changes. - Compare sunlight for another date or location with SunLight Pro. - Use local sun calculations after location is available. SunLight is useful for renters, home buyers, plant lovers, photographers, outdoor planning, and anyone who wants a clearer sense of daylight. SunLight Pro unlocks: - Any-date sunlight planning. - Room sunlight simulation. - Map location selection. - Live compass heading readout. Privacy: your location is used on device to calculate the sun's position. SunLight does not upload your location. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SunPlot AR
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Plan a plot, home, apartment or garden around real sunlight. SunPlot shows the sunβs path over the live camera view for your location, date and time. Stand where a room, terrace, window or future wall will be and see where the sun rises, moves and sets. WHAT YOU CAN DO β’ Explore the full 24-hour solar path and the highlighted daylight arc β’ Move through any date and time, then return to Now with one tap β’ Read the horizon, compass directions, solar altitude and azimuth β’ Switch between 1Γ and 0.5Γ cameras on supported iPhones β’ Save clean planning photos with place, date, sun and wind context β’ Review sunrise, solar noon and sunset β’ Download 20 years of regional wind history and see the prevailing direction; cached data remains available offline Sun calculations work offline. Internet is only needed to download or refresh wind history. SunPlot is a planning aid. It assumes an open horizon and does not model shadows from buildings, trees, terrain or fences. Wind data is a regional climate estimate and may differ on site.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SunPlot AR at none against SunLight's 1. SunPlot AR also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. SunLight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SunPlot AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | SunLight | SunPlot AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | θ倩 δ½ | Ilya Baikou |
In-app purchases
SunLight
- SunLight Pro Lifetime$2.99
SunPlot AR
No in-app purchases





