PicPlanner Alternatives

PicPlanner is described as 'Calculate the position of the sun, moon, and milky way to plan the perfect time to take a picture' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to PicPlanner for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Web-based, Android and Mac apps. The best PicPlanner alternative is Positional, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PicPlanner are Skylight Forecast, Sun Surveyor, Suncalc and SunIZup.

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  1. Positional icon
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    An elegant and colorful location information app for Android with Compass, Clock, Level, Sun, Moon, Trail Marker and many other features.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  2. Skylight Forecast is an app by the creators of Halide Camera and Spectre. It predicts evening light quality based on atmospheric conditions, aiding in planning outdoor activities like photography.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  3. Sun Surveyor icon
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    Sun Surveyor calculates Sun and Moon Positions, Sunrise & Sunset and Moonrise & Moonset times, Solar Noon, Golden Hour and Blue Hour times, Moon Phases, Shadow Ratios and many other pieces of related information.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. Suncalc icon
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    A little online application with interactive map that shows sun movement and sunlight phases during the given day at the given location.

    15 Suncalc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. SunIZup icon
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    SunIZup helps you to know the timings of the various Sunlight phases including the Golden Hour and Blue Hour (also known as Magic Hour by photographers and cinematographers) for any selected location and any given date.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
     
  6. Get reminded when it's sunrise or sunset, wherever you travel! Great for photographers-- find the golden hour times on any date, anywhere

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. The Photographer's Ephemeris (TPE) helps you plan outdoor photography in natural light, especially landscape and urban scenes. It's a map-centric sun and moon calculator: see how light will fall on the land, day or night, for any location on earth.

    14 The Photographer's Ephemeris alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. A command-line program for tracking sunrise and sunset times.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Homebrew
     
  9. This is a special call to landscape photographers, travel photographers, nature photographers and those who are interested in night photography, city photography, time-lapse, star-trails, milky way or astro-photography: look no more, this is the ultimate app for you - the Planit...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. SunSeek icon
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    SunSeek is the ultimate app to improve your circadian health and vitamin D production using sunlight.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
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