Best Photo Ephemeris Apps

4.7😊(1.6K ratings)

$9.99In-App Purchases

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Plan outdoor photography shoots with this map-centric calculator for sun, moon, and Milky Way positions. Visualize light direction, plan celestial alignments, and scout locations with augmented reality. Features offline maps and detailed celestial event data.

What We Love

🚀 Excellent planning tool
🌄 Accurate sun/moon tracking
📍 Useful location-based features
🔍 Detailed information for photographers
🎨 Helps create better photos

Room to Improve

🤯 Steep learning curve
🔍 Difficult to use interface
🔌 Skyfire feature not reliable
🗺️ Mapping issues in some areas
🔒 Subscription model for some features

Photographer's Ephemeris 3D by Crookneck Consulting LLC

Mountain Light, Day and Night

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Sunrise and sunset timesMoonrise and moonset timesSun and moon direction simulation

4.2😐(245 ratings)

$11.99

#94in Photo & Video

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Visualize natural light on terrain for outdoor and night photographers. Simulate sunlight, moonlight, and the Milky Way in 3D with realistic topography. Plan your shots with detailed timelines and controls for precise light prediction.

What We Love

💡 Invaluable for field planning
💡 Helps visualize star alignment
💡 Useful for planning night photography
💡 Great for scouting locations
💡 Simulates shadows accurately
💡 Worth the price for some
💡 Incredible for light simulation
💡 Precise lens planning
💡 Accurate visualization
💡 Exceptional tool for planning
💡 Good addition to TPE family

Room to Improve

🐛 Glitchy navigation
🐛 No satellite imagery
🐛 Difficult to navigate
🐛 Unclear current location
🐛 Moonlight too dark
🐛 Looks abandoned
🐛 Low resolution map
🐛 No shadows shown
🐛 Unsuitable for cities
🐛 Poor usability
🐛 Blurry map on zoom
🐛 Inaccurate map details
🐛 Difficult to understand
🐛 Original version easier
🐛 Place names incorrect
🐛 Nothing makes sense
🐛 Doesn't work
🐛 Mushy light simulation
🐛 Doesn't work as advertised
🐛 Unusable in cities
🐛 Poor map detail
🐛 Fiddly and difficult
🐛 No satellite view
🐛 Pin size scaling issues
🐛 Search buttons broken
🐛 Hard to use
🐛 Missing features
🐛 Search function broken on iPad
🐛 Locations difficult to find
🐛 Map material unusable
🐛 Buggy and slow
🐛 Tilt slider issues
🐛 Elevation slider issues
🐛 Map loses focus on zoom
🐛 Not easy to use
🐛 Confusing UI
🐛 Unresponsive interface

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