Positional Alternatives

Positional is described as 'An elegant and colorful location information app for Android with Compass, Clock, Level, Sun, Moon, Trail Marker and many other features' and is an app in the travel & location category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Positional for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and Windows apps. The best Positional alternative is Skylight Forecast, which is free. Other great apps like Positional are Sun Surveyor, PicPlanner, Compass Android and Suncalc.

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Alternatives list

  1. 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
     
  2. 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
     
  3. PicPlanner icon
     1 like

    Calculate the position of the sun, moon, and milky way to plan the perfect time to take a picture.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  4. Simple and beautiful compass for Android.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  5. Suncalc icon
     4 likes

    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
     
  6. 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
     
  7. 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
     
  8. 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
     
  9. A command-line program for tracking sunrise and sunset times.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Homebrew
     
  10. Know the time of sunrise and sunset at any time.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
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