iOS sunlight planning app

Calculate real sun exposure before you get there.

Sun Exposure Planner helps you compare sunlight for any place, date, and time, then understand how the sun moves through the real world around you.

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Sun Exposure Planner app preview showing sunlight planning for an apartment viewing.

Add a skyline to see the real sun exposure.

Compare sunlight for any location, time, and day.

Save your favorite places.

Features

Five ways to calculate and compare sunlight.

AR sun overlay

Camera

See the sun overlaid on the real world, capture photos or videos, and trace skylines directly on site.

Location comparison

Map

Explore sunlight at different places, search for addresses, and compare positions on a map before you travel.

Sun direction

Compass

Understand the sun's direction and arc for a location, including where it rises, moves, and sets.

Solar numbers

Details

Review sunrise and sunset, solar path data, and direct sun exposure summaries for the selected place and time.

Favorite places

Saved

Keep locations, photos, screenshots, and recordings together so you can return to the best spots later.

App preview

See Sun Exposure Planner in action.

The app combines camera, map, compass, and detail views so you can estimate sun exposure before deciding where to live, plant, shoot, or spend time outdoors.

These App Store previews show the core planning flow: find a place, preview the sun path, understand direction, and check the details.
Sun Exposure Planner camera view showing a sun overlay through an apartment window.

Camera

See sun direction

Use the camera view to preview the sun in the real world, trace skyline obstacles, and capture the spot.

Sun Exposure Planner map view showing sun path markers around a selected location.

Map

Compare sunlight anywhere

Pick a place, change the time, and compare sun exposure before you visit.

Sun Exposure Planner compass view showing sunrise, sunset, direction, and solar path.

Compass

Know where the sun moves

See sunrise, sunset, sun direction, and the solar path for a selected place and time.

Sun Exposure Planner details view showing direct sun exposure and daylight phase data.

Details

Check the sunlight details

Review direct sun exposure, daylight phases, azimuth, elevation, and solar data.

Sun exposure calculator

What is Sun Exposure Planner?

Sun Exposure Planner is an iOS app for planning real sunlight. It helps photographers, real estate professionals, travelers, and outdoor planners estimate when a location will receive direct sun.

How Sun Exposure Planner calculates sunlight

The app combines location, date, time, sun path data, and skyline context to help you understand direct sun exposure. Solar calculations are performed on device, and saved places stay local unless you choose to share or export content.

Who the app is for

Use it to scout golden-hour photo spots, understand sunlight around buildings, plan outdoor viewpoints, compare travel locations, or save places where the sun matters.

Privacy-aware by design

Useful in the field, careful with your data.

On-device solar calculations.
Saved places and media are stored locally.
Location, camera, motion, microphone, and photo access are requested only for features you choose to use.

Planning estimates only

Sun Exposure Planner provides sunlight estimates for planning purposes only. Results may vary based on weather, buildings, terrain, device sensors, location accuracy, and other real-world conditions. The app is not medical, safety, legal, real estate, or agricultural advice.

Download Sun Exposure Planner for iOS.

Plan direct sun exposure, compare locations, and save your best sunlight spots from your iPhone.

Download on the App Store