Comparison

Sun Path & Shadow Tracker vs Live Weather & Rain

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

Head to head
About

Sun Path & Shadow Tracker

Features
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Where the sun will be and where the shadow will fall, for any place at any hour. Bearing, height above the horizon and shadow length, computed on your phone: offline, no account. For photographers chasing golden hour, gardeners, and anyone choosing an apartment, a campsite or a terrace table. THE THREE NUMBERS • Bearing — the compass direction the sun is in, right now • Height — how far above the horizon it stands, in degrees • Shadow — how long a shadow anything casts, in meters or feet They are the largest type on the screen, because they are the answer to the question you opened the app to ask. DRAG THROUGH THE DAY Take hold of the timeline and the sundial moves under your thumb. The shadow sweeps around the ground — short at noon, long at dusk — and vanishes the moment the sun sets. It is the fastest way to understand a day's light without reading a chart. HOLD IT UP TO THE SKY Point the camera at the horizon and the sun's whole arc is drawn over the view: where it rose, where it stands now, where it will set. It uses the compass and the tilt of your phone. No photo is taken, saved or sent. THE MAP Drop a pin anywhere and see the shadow direction for that exact spot. Useful before you view an apartment, plant a tree, book a table, or carry a tripod up a hill for nothing. SUN PATH PLANNING Look around Sun Path before you decide: it shows where the sun is for you right now. Everything else needs Sun Path Planning: a one-time purchase or a monthly subscription. It covers everything above, and: • Any date — next Tuesday, next June, or the morning of a wedding two years out • Any location on earth, not only where you are standing • Save the places you keep coming back to WHO IT IS FOR • Photographers and film crews chasing the golden hour and the blue hour • Gardeners working out which corner gets afternoon light • Architects, builders and solar installers checking overshadowing • Anyone choosing an apartment, a hotel room, a campsite or a terrace table HOW ACCURATE IT IS, AND WHAT IT ASSUMES The position is computed with the NOAA solar algorithm and is precise to a fraction of a degree. It assumes a level, unobstructed horizon: it knows nothing about hills, buildings, trees, cloud or weather. Sunrise and sunset are ideal-horizon times and will differ from what you see from your window. Treat it as a very good first answer, not a survey. Not for navigation, aviation or maritime use. It says nothing about UV — it is not a health or sun-exposure app. PRIVACY No ads. No analytics. No tracking. Your location is used on your phone to compute the sun and is never sent to me. The full policy is at the address below. BUILT BY ONE PERSON I read and answer every email, usually within two business days. If the sun looks wrong where you are, tell me the place, the date and the time and I will look — solar position is exact geometry, so a real error is reproducible and fixable. Support and privacy: https://anilsancarr-web.github.io/sunpath-site/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://anilsancarr-web.github.io/sunpath-site/privacy/ Bali photograph by Zexsen Xie, CC BY 2.0.

About

Live Weather & Rain

Experience weather forecasts visualized as dynamic, painted landscapes that evolve with real-time conditions. See rain, fog, wind, and stars appear in the artwork as they happen. Access detailed weather data and receive alerts for significant events.

Highlights
  • Dynamic painted weather landscapes
  • Hourly forecast visualization
  • Detailed meteorological data
  • Rain, storm, frost, and heat alerts
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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TrueSky shows the forecast as a painted landscape that changes with the real weather where you are. Pick your town and the scene follows the forecast hour by hour. If rain is due at 4 PM, it starts raining in the painting at 4 PM. Morning fog settles over the fields, wind moves the trees, and at night the stars and the moon come out. On iPhone Duo, unfold the phone and the landscape runs across the whole inner screen as one wide panorama. The numbers are there too: temperature, feels like, wind, chance of rain, the next 7 days, sunrise and sunset. Press and hold for details, drag through the day, or tap play to watch the hours pass. Alerts warn you about rain, storms, frost and heat. There is no account, no ads and no tracking. TRUESKY PRO • Paris rooftops, a Norwegian fjord and a Japanese garden below Mount Fuji • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • UV index, humidity and cloud layers • Maximum render quality and faster playback Pro is a subscription or a one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Forecast data: Open-Meteo. Place names: Open-Meteo and GeoNames. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sun Path & Shadow Tracker4 screens
Live Weather & Rain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Live Weather & Rain at every 10 days against Sun Path & Shadow Tracker's every 3 weeks. 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 Path & Shadow Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Live Weather & Rain sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sun Path & Shadow Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Live Weather & Rain every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sun Path & Shadow Tracker versus Live Weather & Rain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSun Path & Shadow TrackerLive Weather & Rain
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeranil sancarMateusz Sliwa

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sun Path & Shadow Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Sun Path Planning — Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Sun Path Planning — Lifetime$9.99
4 purchases

Live Weather & Rain

Subscriptions3
  • TrueSky Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • TrueSky Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • TrueSky Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • TrueSky Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Sun Path & Shadow Tracker free?
Sun Path & Shadow Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Live Weather & Rain free?
Live Weather & Rain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sun Path & Shadow Tracker or Live Weather & Rain have ads?
Neither Sun Path & Shadow Tracker nor Live Weather & Rain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sun Path & Shadow Tracker or Live Weather & Rain?
Sun Path & Shadow Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Live Weather & Rain every 10 days. Most recently, Sun Path & Shadow Tracker was updated on October 31, 2026 and Live Weather & Rain on October 31, 2026.

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