SunOnTrack: Sun Path & Shadows

4.9
709 reviews
10K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

SunOnTrack (formerly Sunnytrack) transforms your phone or tablet into a great tool calculating & simulating the sun's position, path and shadows for every place in the world, at any time. Visualized in different views, for example on the map or on your live camera image using Augmented Reality. See the height of the sun, its direction (azimuth) and its detailed path from sunrise till sunset.

PHILOSOPHY: No ads. No user tracking. SunOnTrack tracks the sun, but only the sun, not the user! For sure. Furthermore, this app is a professional product. Therefore, it can be bought for a one-time price to get all the high quality features it offers at once, without distracting ads or the need for further in app purchases.

☀️ You attach importance to photographing perfectly illuminated photo scenes? 📷 Being a great photographer you will never miss optimal light situations again. SunOnTrack gives you the opportunity to exactly plan sun position and Blue Hour/dusk 🌃 for your scenes. Regardless of whether landscape or object photography, light plays an important role.

☀️ New flat? Searching/Planning for a house? Adapting your house with a solar panel? Not only great for individuals but also for professional real estate agents. Check the light and shadows, for all seasons of the year. When does the sun shine through the window in living room? 🌅 Where exactly is sunrise, where is sunset? And when? In Augmented Reality (AR) 3D-View SunOnTrack overlays your live camera image with sun path and more information for any day. Also in photovoltaics, find optimal angles.

☀️ Simulate shadows cast by objects in the sunlight using Shadow Simulation mode. 🌳 You can see the length and direction of the shadow, a tree or a building throws on your garden. Or use it to track when the hill next to your house shadows your plot.

☀️ Save and easily revisit places like popular photo scenes or other objects like houses. 📍

☀️ Data View 📈 provides lots of detailed information and times on sun position like length of day, solar noon, sunrise and sunset, and times for dusk and dawn (also Blue Hour and Golden Hour).

ALL FUNCTIONS:

• Easy to use & simple, beautiful design
• Integrated map (with different views - satellite, terrain, …)
• Show sun position on the map
• Sun compass mode on the map
• Search places
• Choose date and time
• Sunrise and sunset
• Sun path for selected date
• Sun path for shortest and longest day of the year
• Move time directly by swiping on graphical timeline
• Exact times for dusk and dawn
• Chart illustrating the suns height over the day
• Augmented Reality 3D View: showing sun position as overlay on live camera image for the whole day
• Augmented Reality 3D Grid with coordinates
• Sun path and hourly sun position on live camera image
• Shadow Simulation using as many objects as needed
• My places: easily save and revisit places
• Dark Theme for night hours
• Integrated offline help documents
• Diverse settings in order to individually customize the App

Information on using the App is provided by integrated offline help.

If you have questions, great ideas, critique, or any suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me using the integrated Feedback function or just send an email to the address provided below.

TERMS OF USE / EULA

By downloading, installing or using this App you agree that although the developer created it to the best of his knowledge/belief, there is no guarantee that the App and its information provided is complete and faultless. You agree that the developer of this App is therefore not liable for any damages caused by downloading, installing or using this App.

Compatibility: A (common) compass sensor built into your device is required in order to use the AR 3D View functionality.

SUNNYTRACK is now SunOnTrack. New name, even sunnier app!
Updated on
Jan 9, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
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App info and performance
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.9
680 reviews
James Ehrmin
October 22, 2021
This a a very useful app for a photographer or for gardening and so on when knowing the position of the sun is important. If I'm going to drive a long way to photograph something, I can plan to arrive when the light is soft, etc. I would like it if there was an option to have the app run against the clock and automatically track in real time. Good work. Thanks.
9 people found this review helpful
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Plan the sun
October 23, 2021
Hi James, thanks a lot for your kind words. I’m glad you really like and enjoy the app. Feedback and ideas are always welcome - could you please provide details on your idea via the feedback form in the app or email? I’m not sure what you mean exactly. Looking forward to it, thank you! Sunny regards ☀️ Thomas
Darryl Adams
February 20, 2024
I was skeptical to pay this much for an app without trying it first, but when I did, l immediately was happy. Showed me exactly what I wanted to see planning solar on a property I own, while I'm not there, at 2am. I could model the trees and buildings to see shadows thougout the day, on any day of the year. I can't wait to try the AR, and see if I got the tree heights any where near correct.
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Plan the sun
February 20, 2024
Hi Darryl! Many thanks for your very positive review. That’s so nice to read that SunOnTrack provides great support for you planning solar. Enjoy, all the best and maximum energy to you! Sunny regards, Thomas
Chris Derrick
June 11, 2022
Great for finding the optimal position for my portable solar panel when out hiking or ensuring my car stays in the shade. Only minor issue is I cant find a simple way of returning back to the current time and date without closing & reopening the app. *Update* Today I was trying to use the app and it refused to correctly identify my location & kept jumping from one wrong location to another rendering it useless. When I returned home it found my location within seconds. Only 3 stars now as buggy.
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Plan the sun
June 12, 2022
Hi Chris, glad you like Sunnytrack. Click on date/time and click the "Now" button. UPDATE: The GPS position SUNNYTRACK gets from your phone is the one it shows. If it jumps or is incorrect, this is not the apps fault. Try to find clear sky above you. Please consider that in your review. Enjoy the app! Sunny regards.

What's new

Thanks for using SunOnTrack (formerly Sunnytrack) and providing great feedback! This update delivers internal improvements for an even sunnier experience. Be prepared for great, upcoming news soon! All the best to you!