Sun tracker review study: evidence and data
This index supports our comparison of 144 written reviews dated from 20 January 2026 for six apps queried across 30 App Store markets (27 with retained reviews). Summaries below are our paraphrases of the cited reviews. Review IDs, update dates, ratings and original feed links identify the evidence used in the article.
Apple’s feeds change over time; a cited record may no longer appear in the current feed. The original RSS collection uses Apple’s update timestamp. One additional Australian written review was verified on the listing page on 19 September using its displayed date of 17 September; it is included in the updated totals.
The rating records allow the means and coded theme counts to be reproduced. Downloads exclude usernames and full review text. Reported difficulties describe review experiences, not independently retested defects.
SunCast
4.73/5 from 15 written reviews; 1 rated one or two stars.
Review 14230133148
Praises simple planning of the sun’s position for photography at gigs.
Review 14152585696
Uses the app to plan garden solar panels and praises the experience.
Review 14242977071
SunCast user on the Arizona–Utah border reports a one-hour mismatch because the town follows Utah time and cannot find manual control.
Review 13988098381
Brazilian SunCast user reports imprecise solar-position information, making annual panel-shading assessment unsuitable. Underlying cause was not verified.
Review 14561136835
Praises sun and shade planning around the home, outdoor activities, visualisation and ease of use.
Sun Surveyor
4.59/5 from 17 written reviews; 1 rated one or two stars.
Review 13940455488
Text is too small; reviewer screenshots and zooms to read it.
Review 14009144030
Could not find a way to enter the current location; menu felt unusable.
Review 14427298242
Long-term user praises landscape-photography planning.
Review 13710940500
Requests a map provider usable in China.
Sun Seeker
4.50/5 from 52 written reviews; 5 rated one or two stars.
Review 14482479848
Uses the app to plan exterior photography.
Review 14076343623
Cannot interpret the display, even knowing about the information button.
Review 14452188601
Switching locations to check the sun at sunset is not intuitive.
Review 14067960224
Home-design user wants PDF export to use as an underlay in CAD.
Review 14019692115
Wants date, time and location visible on snapshots for documentation.
Sun Tracker AR
3.90/5 from 21 written reviews; 5 rated one or two stars.
Review 13999263088
Hard to target remote places absent from the search database; cannot find a workable GPS-based workflow.
Review 14227307144
Reviewer asks to restore the iPhone 0.5× camera after an update.
Review 13928763458
Reviewer could not find golden/blue-hour information and says they will switch to Sun Surveyor; absence was not verified.
Sunlitt
3.86/5 from 22 written reviews; 7 rated one or two stars.
Review 14139498088
Repeated location-permission prompts and failure to remember a manually selected map/home location drove deletion.
Review 14387467366
Property buyer used date and time controls to assess seasonal sunlight at an address.
Review 13904274581
Praises design and asks for an ultrawide camera option.
Review 14037065125
Requests automatic sunshine-duration tracking and a reminder.
Sun Quest
2.24/5 from 17 written reviews; 11 rated one or two stars.
Review 13968934849
Basic exploration around the local area is perceived as blocked by payment.
Review 13986447925
Review request arrived before meaningful use, after trial signup; later text is more positive.
Review 14059073591
Wants Apple Watch support and reports roughly 14-year-old Street View imagery; says they will unsubscribe.