Sun Compass

Program works as stated To the reviewers that complained that it doesnt work at night or indoorsits a SUN compass Get a clue                 None

I rate this with five stars because using the sun the app seems to work perfectly Users who state the application doesnt work simply havent followed the instructions andor dont understand how a sun compass works Using the moon however the application seems to be off It is daylight savings summer time where I live It appears that the summer time adjustment for the moon function is in the wrong direction resulting in a net twohour difference If I set the time on my iPod Touch to be two hours earlier the moon function seems to find north correctly I confirmed this using the free Moon app from CDV Concepts which shows the moons location on the points of the compass This app therefore can also be used to find north from the position of the moon                 Great but needs summer DST time adjustment

Works kind of like a reverse sundial to find N The app plots the position of the sun during the day as seen in the screenshot Then with iPod screenside up you touch the compass dial to move sun icon to match the sun in the sky and youve got directions Or you can just turn the whole iPod like I did at first This also works with the moon but I think the sun provides slightly more accurate readings maybe because its farther away slower This also seems to work without Internet access as long as you have your general location already input either manually or through autolocate or you can enter latitudelongitude to find your location without Internet access So be sure to take care of that before leaving for the wilderness This is a really well executed app that helps ease the pain of the lack of GPS In fact this will work even without a GPS signal or internet to get you headed in the right direction It works and looks far better than any cheapo magnetic compass you could buy never mind at 99 I havent seen anything else quite like it in the store at any price Vlad sounds guilty for charging even this much but its Apples minimum and hey it makes the price literally a song Even a cheapskate like me is happy to support this kind of effort Thanks                 Very Cool App

It does one thing well I use it almost daily and have no complaints     Works for me

Keep politics out of the iTunes store If you look at the popular vote almost 50 of people voted for McCain           Dont get political

Simple but great app Very nice interface an excellent compass It doesnt work well when its very cloudy                 Awesome Application

The best of the sun compasses in app store Cousin to sundials a sun compass does require a certain level of understanding Sundials use a known compass orientation the current location of the sun to solve for the time Sun Compasses use a known time the current location of the sun to solve for compass orientation In the case of the Sun Compass app the app supplies the time and you indicate to the app the location of the sun deriving in the process the proper orientation of the compass If you open the app several times during the day you will see that the positions of the sun and moon are moving very slowly over time The best and safest way to use this app is to place the iPhone on a flat horizontal surface Then hold with one hand a stylus so that it rises vertically from the very center of the compass rose This will cast a shadow exactly opposite the physical suns position Then with the other hand touch the sun the one on the iPhones screen and rotate it until its shadow line lines up with the physical shadow you are casting By coordinating the virtual shadow with the physical shadow you have done the necessary work to rotate the compass into its proper alignment You now have a compass that is displaying true not magnetic north Once you have touched the sun icon you can slide your finger back off the icon out toward the edge of the screen without losing control of the suns movement Make sure you dont lose contact with the screen in the process That can make it easier to shift that hand around without running into the other hand holding the stylus Sun Compass allows you to play the same trick at night as long as the moon is out What is lacking is a sighting point for moonless nights something Celestial Compass offers with its display of the current location of the Big Dipper Celestial Compass is otherwise is not as pleasant to use as Sun Compass however Sun Compass in my brief comparison tests also showed the greatest accuracy of the lot Whether the small level of error I did observe is due to my distance from the center of my particular time zone I dont know Our modern time zone system replaced the older system where each town had its own time clocked from when the sun passed directly overhead Now the only towns with accurate time are those that lie exactly on the center line of the time zone If you live on either side you are using a compromise time This compromise can throw off a sun compass by several degrees 99 cents for a sanitycheck backup to a GPS compass probably a good investment 99 cents for an afternoon with the kids teacing them about sun compasses and sundials in a fun engaging way definitely a good investment                 Clever concept wellpresented

This is a fun app to play with but it is not very accurate I experienced several occasions where its readings were off by as much as 80 degrees A fun toy but not practical and not worth 99           Cool

The app will not find my location automatically It tells me that neither the sun or moon is visible and that I should get some sleep its 5pm And having to place the phone perfectly flat is just annoying I havent tested its accuracy I got it when it was free but I would waist money on it        Not the best

Once its free you have my download and it happened I just downloaded the compass app and havent used it extensively yet but it looks to be more useful than the others of its kind I thank you and Obama for this free download and god bless both you developer and Obama Obama for Prez baby           I told you

This app works really well I like the presentation too its pretty polished Id say its worth a buck                 Useful app

Yes there is another free version but this is smooth and well worth the money Just like a watch you can buy one out of a quarter machine or spend 60 Gs for Crafted work U babies complaining please post your work so we can see your superior Developer writing skills 5 STAR Good Work                 Beautiful Design and it Works Perfectly AAA Waiting for the UPDATE

Very satisfied Hope for updates soon Like after youve found the sun or moons location to be able to lock it down so when you turn your iPhone it points to wherever north is Add this and you get a five        Great job

It is beautiful and does exactly what it says Complainers do not understand what a SUN compass is It even works with the moon Perfect                 Perfect

This is an attractive application that does what it claims to do Well Ive only tested it against the sun but Im assuming that it works as well against the moon I would not be willing to pay a great deal for something like this but I think it is well worth the modest 1 price It seems welldone and who knows maybe it actually will come in useful sometime as I dont carry a compass with me nearly as often as I carry my phone              Nicely done

Lots of unecessary bad reviews If you take two minutes to read the directions then go outside and test it out you will find it is very simple to use and pretty accurate Simply drag the sun icon to match where the sun is in the sky compared to where you are standing Would absolutely work in a pinch if you were lost and knew which direction you needed to go Note Have not tried it at night I hear it will work with the moon but not as well              IT WORKS read the directions

This should be a free application It is not a compass and I find it pretty much useless        I was expecting a compass

Smart simple Love it                 Great

As we consider the fast pace of scientific and technological progress in our modern world we now have an iPhone compass that genuinely works in time pun of need                 Technology incredible for iPhone individuals on the move

I have absolutely no use for a compass but I love the gimmick This one unlike the one by a different developer works at night As an added bonus you can rotate the screen rather than the whole iPhone An excellentquality gimmick I guess it might be useful for some people too Happy Obama term                 Fun toy tool

Works exactly as expected Nice how it works day or night                 Works well

Well I got this because it looked really fun and it was cheap But for some reason it keeps telling me north is in the pacific ocean           Cant make it work