Comparison

Transparent Elevation vs Sun Map Clock

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

Head to head
About

Transparent Elevation

This utility app displays your current altitude and compass direction. It integrates with your iPhone camera to overlay this information onto photos, allowing you to save and share them with location details. You can also choose custom backgrounds for your saved images.

Highlights
  • Real-time altitude display
  • Compass functionality
  • Transparent photo overlay
  • Save altitude with background
  • Share photos on social media
  • Location tagging
Read full description

Try out this see-through altimeter for your next climb! Check your current altitude and save it with the background! Share it with friends! Transparent Elevation functions as a normal altimeter and compass. In addition, it functions with the iPhone camera to save transparent images. Choose the background you want and save it with your current altitude and location! Share it instantly on twitter, Facebook, and Line. The Transparent series doesn't stop there! We also have thermometers, stopwatches, calculators, voice recorders, clocks, and more! Create your own folder and get them all!!

About

Sun Map Clock

Features
Read full description

Sun Map Clock is a professional simulation tool designed to track the sun's path and shadow directions at any given location and time. By simply moving the intuitive time and date sliders, you can visualize exactly how the sun will interact with a specific area throughout the year. Perfect for construction managers, real estate agents, solar panel installers, and surveyors who need accurate, reliable site data without visiting the location. KEY FEATURES - Shadow Length & Width Simulation: Enter the height and width of an object at the pin and the shadow falls on the map as a band with its real projected length (height / tan of sun altitude) and its real width. Heights run 0.5-300 m, covering high-rise towers, and widths 0.5-500 m, covering block-scale buildings. Steps of 0.1 m let you dial in exact figures for daylight explanations, right-to-light and overshadowing studies, and row-to-row spacing of solar panels. - Interactive Sun Map: Visualize the sun's direction, the full day's path, and shadow angles on the map. - Time Travel Sliders: Easily slide through hours, days, and seasons to see how shadows change. Sliders show clear marks for sunrise, sunset, and solstices. When you reach the end of the slider, it smoothly moves to the next day or year. - Safety & Climate Data: Check temperature, UV index, and heat alerts for safe site management and hazard prediction (KY activities). It also shows past weather records and 5-year average data (average temperature and sunny day rate). - Solar Panel Optimization: Automatically calculate the optimal tilt and azimuth for solar panels at any location. - Multi-Site Management & CSV Export: Save multiple project locations and export comprehensive sun and climate data to CSV for your reports. - Quick Share: Take screenshots of the map and data panel to share actionable instructions instantly with your team. - Day/Night Terminator: Visualize the global day and night boundary moving in real-time as you adjust the time. - Shadow Length Simulation: Set the height of an object at the pin with a slider and the shadow line stretches to its real projected length (height / tan of sun altitude). Use it for daylight explanations or for the row-to-row spacing of solar panels. Line width is adjustable too. - Alerts per Site: Sunrise, sunset, golden hour and "the sun gets low (long shadows)", each with its own lead time, set per saved site. The sun's position is computed on the device, so alerts fire even out of signal range. - Works Offline: Weather fetched while online is stored on the device and shown where there is no signal, together with the time it was fetched — old values are never taken for current ones. Offline storage can be switched off, shows real disk usage and can be cleared. - Units Set Separately: Temperature (°C / °F), length (m / ft) and wind speed (m/s / mph) are chosen independently, because the combination differs by country. Targeted for B2B professionals, this app bypasses complex astronomical jargon and focuses directly on actionable data for your field work. Free trial: every feature is free for 30 days after you install the app. To keep using them after that, an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription is required. *** Subscription Terms: A purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://qconp.com/#section-privacy-en

Screenshots

Transparent Elevation3 screens
Sun Map Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sun Map Clock at none against Transparent Elevation's shown. Sun Map Clock also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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. Transparent Elevation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sun Map Clock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transparent Elevation ships an update every 3 months, Sun Map Clock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Transparent Elevation versus Sun Map Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransparent ElevationSun Map Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASS Ltd.QAEE CONPUUTENG

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Transparent Elevation

One-time1
  • remove ads$0.99
2 purchases

Sun Map Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$15.001 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$150.001 Year

Questions

Is Transparent Elevation free?
Transparent Elevation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sun Map Clock free?
Sun Map Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Transparent Elevation or Sun Map Clock have ads?
Transparent Elevation shows ads; Sun Map Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Transparent Elevation or Sun Map Clock?
Transparent Elevation ships an update every 3 months, and Sun Map Clock every 2 weeks. Most recently, Transparent Elevation was updated on September 27, 2026 and Sun Map Clock on September 29, 2026.

Other comparisons