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

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
     
    • Positional is the most popular Android alternative to PicPlanner.

    • Positional is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PicPlanner.

    • Positional is Freemium and Open SourcePicPlanner is Free and Open Source
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    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
     
    • Skylight Forecast is the most popular iPhone alternative to PicPlanner.

    • Skylight Forecast is Freemium and ProprietaryPicPlanner is Free and Open Source
  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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • Sun Surveyor is the most popular iPad alternative to PicPlanner.

    • Sun Surveyor is the most popular commercial alternative to PicPlanner.

    • Sun Surveyor is Paid and ProprietaryPicPlanner is Free and Open Source
  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Suncalc is the most popular Web-based alternative to PicPlanner.

    • Suncalc is Free and ProprietaryPicPlanner is Free and Open Source
  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
     
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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • The Photographer's Ephemeris is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to PicPlanner.

    • The Photographer's Ephemeris is Paid and ProprietaryPicPlanner is Free and Open Source
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    Capture stunning shots with precise golden hour timings and location-based reminders, while staying in sync with natural cycles, your circadian rhythm, and perfect light.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    A command-line program for tracking sunrise and sunset times.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Homebrew
     
    • Daylight CLI is the most popular Linux alternative to PicPlanner.

    • Daylight CLI is Free and Open SourcePicPlanner is also Free and Open Source
    • Daylight CLI is Lightweight and Privacy focusedPicPlanner is not according to our users
  10. SUNSETWX icon
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    Model to forecast sunset quality using an in-depth algorithm comprised of meteorological factors

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    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

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    19 SunSeek alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
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