Comparison

Planit Pro vs ShutterTime

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

Head to head
About

Planit Pro

This app helps photographers pre-visualize scenes by combining map data with simulated viewfinders. It offers tools for location scouting, celestial object tracking, and time-lapse planning, making it ideal for landscape and night photography.

Highlights
  • Map-based scene pre-visualization
  • Simulated viewfinders (VR, AR, Picture, Street View)
  • Celestial object tracking (Sun, Moon, Stars, Milky Way)
  • Time-lapse and star-trail planning
  • Location scouting tools (GPS, elevation, distance)
  • Exposure and filter calculators
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Please email info@planitphoto.com for bug reports or feature requests. Please also remember to visit https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTmlTTxPbBbcn1Fd1NRWTOczTY1RYEug4 for more video tutorials. Each video only lasts a few minutes but you will surely learn a lot from them. You can also reach us through Instagram. Links are under the menu inside the app. This is a special call to landscape photographers, travel photographers, nature photographers, and those who are interested in night photography, city photography, time-lapse, star-trails, milky way or astrophotography: look no more, this is the ultimate app for you - the Planit Pro. It only costs you a cup of Frappuccino but will save you tons of time and effort and a lot of gas money. Most importantly, it will make you enjoy landscape photography even more. Ansel Adams dedicates the beginning of his first book "Taos Pueblo" to visualization. He introduced the idea of "previsualization", which involved the photographer imagining what he wanted his final print to look like before he even took the photo. Of course, there are many great photos that were taken impromptu. However, for landscape photographers, being able to previsualize the scene before going there will greatly reduce the chance of being caught unprepared and will greatly increase the chance of getting better photos. Photographers use various tools to help them pre-visualizing the scene. Nowadays, many of those tools are phone apps. Planit Pro is an all-in-one solution that is designed to leverage the map and simulated viewfinder technologies to provide the necessary tools for photographers to pre-visualize the scene in combination with the ground subjects and the celestial objects such as the Sun, the Moon, Stars, Star-trails and Milky Way. In the Planit Pro app, we packed it with features - from location scouting such as GPS coordinates, elevations, distance, elevation gain, clear view, focal length, depth of field (DoF), hyperfocal distance, panorama, and aerial photography, to the Ephemeris features such as the sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset time and direction, twilight time, special hours of the day, sun/moon finder, major stars, constellations, nebulae azimuth and elevation angle, star trail planning, time-lapse calculation and simulation, sequence calculation and simulation, milky way searching, solar eclipse and lunar eclipse, exposure/ND filter calculator, light meter, rainbow position prediction, tide height, and tide search, etc. All the information is either represented on the map as an overlay or visually presented in simulated viewfinders (VR, AR, picture, or street view), just like you look through your camera's viewfinder. Whatever you want for your landscape photography, it is there in the Planit Pro. Landscape photography is an adventure in the natural world. We understand that sometimes there won't be any network connection when you are out exploring. Planit Pro was designed for having it in mind. If you preload the offline elevation files and the offline mbtiles maps, you can use the app fully offline without the need for network connections. License agreement at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy at https://planitphoto.com/privacy.html

About

ShutterTime

Features
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Tired of checking five apps before heading out only to find the conditions weren't worth the trip? ShutterTime brings weather, light, tides, and astronomical data into one simple view, so you can see at a glance when conditions are worth your time. Built for landscape, seascape, and night photographers who plan around light, weather, and conditions — not luck. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO • Smart 0-100 scoring tells you exactly when conditions align • See forecasts for the next 7 days at every location • Stop guessing if a sunrise or sunset is worth it • Plan your week around the best opportunities DISCOVER PHOTO LOCATIONS • Save and organise your favourite spots • View all locations on an interactive map • Get distance and direction from where you are • Keep locations private or share with the community GOLDEN HOUR & BEYOND • Precise sunrise, sunset, and twilight times • Golden hour and blue hour tracking • Civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight • All calculated for your exact location and timezone WEATHER & TIDES • Multi-source weather data for accuracy • Cloud cover, wind, rain, and fog forecasts • Global tide data and charts for coastal locations • Visibility conditions for long-exposure planning PERSONALISED PROFILES • Create profiles for different photography styles • Landscape, seascape, cityscape, astrophotography • Set the conditions that matter to you • Get scored predictions tailored to your preferences Built by a photographer who plans real trips around real conditions. Download ShutterTime and know when it's worth heading out before you set the alarm. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shuttertime.com.au/privacy

Screenshots

Planit Pro4 screens
ShutterTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ShutterTime at Free against Planit Pro's $9.99. Planit Pro's advantage is chart position (#28 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). On update cadence, 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

ShutterTime is free to download; Planit Pro costs $9.99 up front. Planit Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and ShutterTime sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planit Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, ShutterTime every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Planit Pro versus ShutterTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanit ProShutterTime
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#28 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB383 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJIDE Software, Inc.Ilia Mogilevsky

Bugs and requests

Planit Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crash on iPhone 13 after the update
  • Sync issues with update
  • Crash, can't open after upsate
  • Tides are way off.

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Desktop version
  • User manual
  • Record walking track (GPS positions)

ShutterTime

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Planit Pro

Subscriptions4
  • 3D Model (A Month)$0.991 Month
  • Location Explorer (Month)$4.991 Month
  • 3D Model (A Year)$5.991 Year
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  • Location Explorer (A Year)$29.991 Year
2 purchases

ShutterTime

Subscriptions2
  • Alpine Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
  • Alpine Yearly Plan$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Planit Pro free?
Planit Pro costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is ShutterTime free?
ShutterTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Planit Pro or ShutterTime have ads?
Neither Planit Pro nor ShutterTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Planit Pro or ShutterTime?
Planit Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and ShutterTime every 3 weeks. Most recently, Planit Pro was updated on October 26, 2026 and ShutterTime on October 5, 2026.

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