FindMyShadow 4+
Sun shadow scene plotting tool
Matt Swain
Designed for iPad
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- $1.99
Screenshots
Description
Plot the shadows cast for your own custom scene, simply drawn right in the app! Generate reports and scene snapshots to print and share.
Sun position plotter and shadow calculator that finds the position of the sun and its shadows at any location on the earth and on any date in the past or future. Uses include:
- find out where the shadows are cast in your garden throughout the seasons to identify the perfect spot for your vegetable patch or decking
- use the app to identify if your building extension will obstruct neighbours' light (or if your neighbours' extension will block your light!)
- photographers can identify the perfect time to catch the light at the desired angle, or when and where to capture those sunrise and sunset shots
- check if the angle of your roofline is suitable for solar panels
What’s New
Version 4.0
This version is a MASSIVE update in functionality and ease of use!
- Improved scene canvas size for easier layout of your scene
- Better maps integration including use map as background image with automatic scale selection
- Generate PDF reports of the shadows for a day
- Save a snapshot of your scene to your camera roll
- iCloud storage of your scenes and shadow reports for access across devices
- Triangle objects for greater flexibility
- Many stability and performance improvements
Ratings and Reviews
Great help in planning my pergola layout
I love the concept and it’s helping me greatly with my backyard shade design, though the website is much better. Really need transparent sides feature that’s available in the website.
Missing function
The app is great, but surprised that they didn’t include the daily aggregate function similar to the website, which is super helpful for planning. Would love to see it added to the app!
Clever app... does what it promises
This app, which is modeled on a website with the same features, delivers although it takes some trial-and-error to use it efficiently.
I’d give it a fifth star if some of the following features were added:
• Saved “Scene” parameters. When saving a “scene,” it appears that the background picture and time zone is not saved to the scene, forcing the user to redo those steps when opening a saved scenario. It would be nice to have a checklist of parameters that get saved with each scene.
• iCloud Support. For those of us who split our time between an iPad and iPhone, it would be useful to have iCloud support so saved scenes are available on any device.
• User-selectable shadow colors. I bought this app to simulate the impact of new building construction on neighbors’ houses. It would be great if I could select different shadow colors to illustrate shadows from the proposed construction as compared to existing structures.
• Animation Export. Finally, I’d love the ability to animate a scene throughout a day and export that as a video to Photos, or to send it as text or email attachment. I was able to use the iPhone screen capture to approximate this, but would love to see it as a native feature.
I recommend this app.
Developer Response ,
Thanks for the feedback. Several of your wishes are now implemented in version 4, out today! (as well as many other improvements)
App Privacy
The developer, Matt Swain, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
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Information
- Seller
- Matt Swain
- Size
- 11.9 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 11.4 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 11.4 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 11.4 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2015-2019 Matt Swain
- Price
- $1.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.