SunOnTrack: Sun Path & Shadows

Calc sun position, path, sunlight & shadows - real estate, solar, outdoor, photo

SunOnTrack: Sun Path & Shadows App

SunOnTrack: Sun Path & Shadows is a powerful Android app that calculates and simulates the sun's position, path, and shadows at any location and time. Featuring Augmented Reality and an integrated map, it helps photographers plan optimal light conditions, assists real estate agents in evaluating sunlight for properties, and provides shadow simulations for planning purposes. With no ads or user tracking, this professional tool is available for a one-time purchase, ensuring all features are accessible instantly.

App stats

Users: 48,818
72
Version: VARY (Last updated: 2024-06-13)
Creation date: 2018-08-16
Price: 7.49
Permissions
Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)
Camera: take pictures and videos
Other:
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • Google Play license check

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App summary

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!

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Easy to use
  • Accurate sun path and shadow projections
  • Useful for planning photography and solar panel placement
  • Polished interface with few bugs
  • Great for outdoor activities and property evaluation
Cons
  • Location tracking issues reported
  • Lack of customization options (e.g., default view setting)
  • Shadow simulations could be improved
  • No language setting available
  • Difficulty in distinguishing features in dark mode
Most mentioned
  • App is useful for photography and solar planning
  • Accurate simulations of sun and shadows
  • User-friendly interface overall
  • Issues with GPS/location tracking
  • Desire for more configurable settings
User reviews
Easy to use, and without ads and tracking. Well worth paying for that. Only 4 stars because 1) No language setting 2) When switching to shadow simulation, the sun position overlay becomes invisible; and when showing the sun position, there's no configurable "default shadow" object shown at the chosen position (like e.g. in the much less privacy-friendly Sun Locator app), so currently you can't have both in one view, it seems. Make these an option => 5 stars.
by Rolf F. Katzenberger, 2024-08-01

Nice intuitive app that does an excellent job on projecting where the sun will shine throughout the day and the year.

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.
by Darryl Adams, 2024-02-20
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