Changelog

Version 1.5.5:

• Updated timeline / “Now” marker
• Updated Solar System view (most zoomed out)
• Updated math for smoother scaling
• Overhauled curve plotting and timeline geometry
• Updated widgets: Planet labels in large widget, layout updates
• Bugfixes and updates to 3d scene geometry

Version 1.5.4:

• ✨ Stars ✨ in the timeline
• New display options:
  • Show stars and planets in the daytime
  • Show/hide stars
• Updated first run screen and tutorial.
• Layout and control refinement, bug fixes, and performance improvements
• Suntime Complete is now Suntime Deluxe. Fancy.

Version 1.5.3:

• Added display option: Show solar and lunar altitude
• Added display option: Reverse East/West heading indicators

Version 1.5.2:

• Fixed gaps in widget Sun and Moon paths

Version 1.5.1:

Suntime is now free to download with features enabled by a one-time in-app purchase.

Existing users already have Suntime Complete and should have all features enabled automatically.

• Added a medium widget! Device restart may be needed to add it.
• Updated tutorial, main settings menu, and FAQ layout.

Version 1.5.0:

We’ve added 2 iOS 14 widgets, and updated the notes interface

• Added a small widget for upcoming events
• Added a large planisphere widget
• Redesigned notes interface, added a date picker
• Bugfixes, added time of greatest eclipse to tooltips

Version 1.4.5:

• Long-press to create note removed. Added + note button.
• Removed scale button, zoom slider auto shows/hides.
• Added alarms for eclipses and solar midnight.
• Reduced swipe inertia.
• Fixed alarm notifications bugs with manual location / timezone settings.
• Updated privacy policy for clarity

Version 1.4.4:

• Improved controls - faster and more accurate swiping
• Added setting option to disable haptic feedback
• Refreshed appearance of heliocentric view
• Updated app icon
• Fixed location/notification permission bugs

Version 1.4.3:

• Real stars and planets in the 3d view!
• Changed look of twilight events - toggle them in the display settings
• More accurate Moon face angle
• Fixed DST bugs

Version 1.4.2:

• Added planets to the timeline view! Toggle them in the display settings
• Changed the look of 3d star rotation

Version 1.4.1:

• Refinements to zoom and note UX
• Updated / simplified tutorial
• Snappier event and note selection
• Fancier am/pm typography
• Fixing various layout and alpha blending bugs
• Update credits, added Instagram link

Version 1.4.0:

• Added twilight and magic hour events and alarms
• New app icon
• Animated Moon’s parallactic angle
• Added solar midnight event
• Added daylength to sunrise tooltip
• Updated FAQ, settings
• Bug fixes: DST, keyboard, and layout
• Major app performance updates

Version 1.3.0:

• Now supporting landscape mode on iPad!
• Tap on events for contextual options and information like Moon phase, illumination, and magnitude
• Tap the share button to create and send event cards
• Better note filtering UX
• Updated FAQ

Version 1.2.0:

• New features in Settings:
  • FAQ
  • Azimuth heading option
  • Time zone override option
  • Vertical swipe to zoom option
• User feedback survey
• Added a “What’s New” page

Version 1.1.0:

• Added a list of up to 5 “Recent Searches” in location settings for quick access
• Copy updates, rise/transit/set times now rounded to the nearest minute

Version 1.0.1:

• UI tweaks, bugfixes, and performance improvements

Version 1.0.0:

• More accurate Sun/Moon ephemeris math
• Added user review prompt
• Added vertical swipe to time travel
• Bugfixes for 3d scene memory usage
• New launch screen logo
• Refine note UX - better tapping, layout
• Improved curve drawing performance

Beta 4:

• Added solar system view!
• Added blinking “Now” eye
• Added scale button and slider
• Updated tutorial, now more “video game like”
• Fixed label opacity, layout bugs
• Fixed issues with clock advancing more than 1 second at a time
• Refinements to alarm list in settings

Beta 3:

• Added an alarm option to notes - you can now add a chime to your upcoming notes!
• Added alarms for moon phases, solstices, and equinoxes
• Added first and last quarter moon phase
• New day and night gradient backgrounds
• Filter notes by color or keyword - tap the magnifying glass to sort through your notes
• Updated note panning UX
• Fancy label alpha blending during zoom
• Fixed issue where the tutorial wasn’t working for some users
• Saner alarm defaults (fewer enabled on first run)
• Updated alarm settings page
• Major improvements to sun/moon coordinate geometry
• Revised help page, tutorial guidance
• Fluffier clouds, mysterious lights in the sky

Beta 2:

• Improved first-run workflow
• Haptic clicks (for iPhones 7+)
• Refined swipe-to-zoom so it doesn’t bounce you out of the 3D scene
• Sun and moon direction headings
• Updated fonts and colors
• Fancier curves around things
• Note text formatting, gestures, layout
• Fixed time and timezone location updates
• Fixed inconsistent labeling in location settings
• Tweak atmosphere for better sun appearance in 3d
• Revisions to sun geometry around the equator

Beta 1:

• Notes: long-press to create editable notes
• Using much more accurate sun/moon ephemeris calculations
• Eclipses: added as events in both 2d and 3d with visibility from current location
• Added credits page
• Fixed up label spacing issues
• Better alarm sound effects
• Improved location settings UX
• Removed Zodiac months option