Sun Seeker: Sunlight Tracker

3.4
364 reviews
50K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Sun Seeker® is a comprehensive sun tracker & sun surveyor app that lets you track sunrise sunset times. You can check daylight exposure, sun position, sunlight angle, & solar path. Sunseeker has a flat compass & a 3D AR view to show sun exposure, equinox, solstice paths, sunrise sunset times, golden hour, twilight times, & more.

It can be used by:

Photographers: Plan shoots & videos for the magic hour, sunlight angle, & golden hour. Use the sun view feature to find the sun & sunrise sunset times. Check the best sun exposure & sun position for photos with Sunseeker - the sun tracker.
Architects & Surveyors: View the spatial variability of solar angle all year long. Use this sun dial-like compass app as a sun tracker, sunlight angle calculator, & sun surveyor to find sunlight & daylight exposure, sun direction, & sun path.
Real Estate Buyers: Buy properties using this sun surveyor app to check daylight exposure, find the sun position, & track sunrise sunset times.
Cinematographers: The sun surveyor view shows the solar direction and sunlight angle for each daylight hour. With Sun Seeker, track the sun path, & determine the sun position for any location.
Drivers: This app lets you track the sun path throughout the day. Drivers can find the perfect parking spot by checking sunlight exposure & golden hour conditions. Track sun phases to adjust parking based on sun position for optimal lighting.
Campers & Picnickers: Finding a great campsite is easy with Sun Seeker’s sun tracker. Use this compass & sunset app to check daylight exposure & locate the sun position. Track the sun path, monitor golden hour, & plan activities for perfect lighting.
Gardeners: Sunseeker is a comprehensive sun tracker & compass app to help you find optimal planting locations & sunlight exposure hours. Track sun position & sun path to determine the best spots for your garden based on sunrise sunset times & sun phases.

Main Features of Sun Seeker



Sun Seeker uses GPS, magnetometer, & gyroscope to find the correct sun path for any location. Track sunrise sunset times & monitor daylight exposure in real-time.
Flat compass view shows the sun path, diurnal sunlight angle, & elevation (divided into day & night segments), shadow length ratio, sun phases, & more.
3D AR camera overlay shows the sun's current position, its sun path with hourly points marked.
Camera view guides you to find the sun & check sunrise sunset times & sunlight exposure.
Map view in this solar compass app shows solar direction arrows & sun path for each hour of the day.
Sunrise sunset app allows you to choose any date to view the sun path for that day. Also, check sunrise & sunset times.
Ability to choose any location on Earth (includes 40,000+ cities, custom locations offline, & detailed map search).
Golden hour, sunlight & daylight tracker provides sunrise sunset times, sun direction, elevation, civil, nautical & astronomical twilight times.
Optional notifications for all sun-related periods & events, such as golden hour alerts, twilight periods, or sun position updates.
Equinox & solstice paths displayed on both flat compass view & camera view. Sunseeker shows you daylight exposure, sun direction, sunrise, & sunset times.

Sun Seeker has been featured in major publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, & Sydney Morning Herald.

Experience the ultimate sun tracker to plan your perfect golden hour, track daylight changes, and maximize your sunlight exposure anytime, anywhere.

Watch our YouTube video: https://bit.ly/2Rf0CkO
Search YouTube for "Sun Seeker" videos, websites & blogs created by our enthusiastic users.

See FAQs: https://bit.ly/2FIPJq2
Updated on
Feb 1, 2025

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.
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Ratings and reviews

3.4
349 reviews
David H
November 29, 2020
I used this app on iDevices and several Android phones. It's pretty awesome, especially the camera view. Unfortunately there is no way to correct if the calibration is off. With several devices the sun location was noticeably off. I bought two other apps doing the same thing and both of them are accurate on my device. So it's not my phone that's bad. If only they had a way to let you dial in a correction value.
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ozPDA
November 12, 2022
The app allows you to go into Gyropscope mode simply by dragging the screen in 3D view. This allows you to set whatever manual heading adjustment you may need.
Nate Conn
May 22, 2021
I've enjoyed using this app a lot over the years, but as of the last month or so, there's no longer a way to change to gyroscope mode (setting the sun location rather than relying on the phone compass), at least that I can find. My phone compass is not great, so it makes the app basically unusable, at least in the 3D mode, which is the most important part.
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ozPDA
November 12, 2022
The app now allows you to go into Gyroscope mode simply by dragging the screen in 3D view.
Louis Slabbert
July 9, 2024
Great App. I just miss having the "Moon Seeker" compannion app that is available for Apple iOS but strangely not available for Android!?! Having an app to Find the location of the moon in the sky is more useful for photographers, especially because with the naked eye it's difficult to see where the moon is during the 7 days between "new moon" and waxing Gibbous (half moon), because the moon rises at the same time as the sun on our horizon and the sun usually outshines the "new moon". Please 🙏
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What’s new

* Restores missing permission to save screenhots in 3D view