App on 2 lists
Sun Seeker
Ajnaware Pty Ltd · $11.99 · Navigation · 4.8 (12,937 ratings)
What it does
Shows where the sun crosses your window, hour by hour, all year. From 5 apps for people who keep killing their succulents.
Sun Seeker draws the sun's real path over your address in AR: hourly positions plus the solstice lines. Hold it to the window and see which shelf gets anything. From 5 apps that know your window, not your plant.
Alternatives to Sun Seeker
The closest alternatives to Sun Seeker are PlantNet, Succulent, Photone, Hygrometer, Light Meter LM-3000, GrowIt and Skyflow — 7 apps from the 2 lists Sun Seeker appears on, each answering the same moment a different way.
PlantNetSnap a leaf or flower to find out which plant you actually bought.
SucculentA dated photo of each plant, so slow changes stop being invisible.
PhotoneMeasures the light your plants really get, with your phone's camera.
HygrometerShows the humidity around you on a simple dry-to-wet dial.
Light Meter LM-3000Light Meter LM-3000 turns the front camera into a light meter and reads out lux or foot-candles. A number for that exact spot, instead of guessing at "bright indirect".
GrowItGrowIt is a planting calendar built from your zone and climate: when to start seeds, when things go outside, and a heads-up before a freeze arrives.
SkyflowSkyflow is a time-lapse camera with manual control over interval and exposure. Point it at the same shelf for a month to find out if anything moved.
Price and ratings
| App | Price | App Store rating | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Seeker | $11.99 | 4.8 (12,937) | Navigation |
| PlantNet | Free | 4.6 (7,047) | Education |
| Succulent | Free | 5.0 (10) | Lifestyle |
| Photone | Free | 4.6 (4,936) | Utilities |
| Hygrometer | Free | 4.7 (6,112) | Weather |
| Light Meter LM-3000 | Free | 4.5 (2,586) | Utilities |
| GrowIt | Free | 4.7 (14,094) | Lifestyle |
| Skyflow | Free | 4.6 (599) | Photo & Video |
Sun Seeker and its alternatives, as the App Store listed them on 2026-10-06.
Sun Seeker is $11.99 to download from the iOS App Store and holds 4.8 out of 5 from 12,937 ratings, checked on 2026-10-06. Prices and ratings go stale; the App Store is the live source. It is listed there as “Sun Seeker - Sunlight Tracker”.
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