# SunCast Press Kit - AR Sun Tracker App

Press kit for SunCast: app descriptions, screenshots, app icon, key facts, and press contact for journalists and bloggers covering AR, photography, solar, and iOS apps.

Canonical HTML: https://suncastapp.com/press
Last updated: 2026-07-14

## Short Description

SunCast is an AR sun tracker for iPhone and iPad. See where the sun will be in live AR, on a 3D shadow map of real terrain, or in a precise timetable - for any place on Earth, any date past or future.

## Long Description

SunCast is an AR sun tracker for iPhone and iPad. Hold your phone up to the sky and watch the sun's path overlay your surroundings. Tap any spot on a 3D map of the world and see real shadows fall across real terrain through the day. Or open the timetable for precise sun times - golden hour, blue hour, every twilight phase, azimuth and elevation - for any date past or future.

Whether you're checking out an apartment, planning a photoshoot, or looking for the sunniest spot in the garden, SunCast helps plan around real light for any place on Earth and any date you can name.

## By the Numbers
- **Downloads**: 18.5k
- **US App Store rating**: 4.8 stars across 106 US App Store ratings
- **Global App Store rating**: 4.7 stars across 227 global App Store ratings
- **Platform**: iPhone and iPad
- **Pricing**: Free download with optional Pro subscription

## Feature Highlights
- Live AR view - see the sun's path overlaid on real surroundings through the camera
- 3D shadow map - visualize sunlight direction and cast shadows for any place on Earth
- Timetable - sunrise, sunset, golden hour, blue hour, all twilight phases, azimuth and elevation
- Any location, any date - plan for anywhere in the world, past or future
- Construction mode - place virtual buildings on the 3D map and see how they'll cast shadows before they're built
- Weather integration - real-time cloud coverage and weather forecast
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for at-a-glance sun times

## Screenshots
- [AR View](https://suncastapp.com/images/store/iphone_ar_en.jpg)
- [Shadow Map](https://suncastapp.com/images/store/iphone_shadows_en.jpg)
- [Sun Times](https://suncastapp.com/images/store/iphone_times_en.jpg)
- [Construction Mode](https://suncastapp.com/images/store/iphone_builder_en.jpg)
- [Weather & Clouds](https://suncastapp.com/images/store/iphone_clouds_en.jpg)

## Facts and Developer
- [SunCast product facts and methodology](https://suncastapp.com/facts)
- [Peter Szucs developer profile](https://suncastapp.com/about/peter-szucs)

## Contact

Press and partnership inquiries: https://suncastapp.com/contact