App Store Awards 2024 Winner & Apple Design Awards 2025 Finalist
Lumy is a beautiful sun tracker + outdoor activities planner.
- Perfect lighting for photos or videos? Done.
- Sunrise hike or sunset walk? Easy.
- Outdoor yoga or sunlight breaks? Covered.
Whether you’re chasing golden hour*, planning your daily dose of Vitamin D, or tracking moon phases for stargazing, Lumy helps you make the most of natural light.
Now redesigned from the ground up - Lumy feels more personal, purposeful, and in sync with how we live. Inspired by sunlight filtering through a window, every view carries a subtle visual echo of light seeping through a pane of glass window.
Introducing Modes: Switch between profiles like Daily, Photography, or Meditation to shape Lumy around your routine. See only what matters to you.
Lumy also supports iOS’s State of Mind feature, offering sunlight suggestions based on your mood entries in the Health app - a gentle nudge to step out and connect with nature.
And with weather forecasts for the next seven days, you can plan ahead with confidence. Lumy calculates all sun and moon data entirely on-device. No tracking. No server calls. Only weather needs internet.
Lumy works seamlessly across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and HomePod. One purchase, full family access.
Features
- Modes: Switch profiles based on your needs — from weekday planning to weekend golden hour.
- Sun + Moon Tracking: Accurate data, solar compass, and future predictions.
- Season Info: Both astronomical and meteorological seasons.
- Remainders: Custom repeatable notifications.
- Apple Watch: Complications, Double-tap, and Live Activities.
- Widgets + Control Center: Quick access via Smart Stack and more.
- Interaction Upgrades: Time travel slider, Quick Access Button, fluid animations.
- Visual Feel: Simulated light, shimmering glows, and enhanced Classic visuals.
- Accessibility: VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, and more.
- Privacy First: Fully offline (except weather). Your data stays with you.
- Localization: Available in Japanese, Chinese, French, and German.
Lumy helps photographers, outdoor lovers, and wellness seekers stay in sync with the sun and moon.
*What's Golden Hour?
Golden Hour (or Magic Hour) is the short time after sunrise or before sunset when the light is soft, warm, and perfect for capturing stunning photos or videos.
Sun Information Available:
Sunrise, Sunset, First Light, Last Light, Golden Hour, Blue Hour, Astronomical Twilight, Nautical Twilight, Civil Twilight, Solar Noon, Solar Midnight.
Moon Information Available:
Moonrise, Moonset, Altitude, Azimuth, Transit, Transit Elevation, Weekly Moon Phase, Next Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter, Last Quarter.
Got feedback or suggestions? We’d love to hear from you! Reach out at hello@waplestuff.com.
The start of golden hour is no longer a guessing game thanks to Lumy. This simple but elegant tool helps maximize your time under the sun with tracking information for sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and so much more. It’s robust in the information it shares and has helped us prepare for photoshoots, plan outdoor adventures, and kept us in the loop across all our devices.
Amazing support straight from the developer
Sellador
Other have described what an amazing app this is and how useful it is to photographers. That’s true. I use it when I travel and am taking photos to help me keep track of the different types of light in the day. I find this especially useful with landscapes, when I find a really pretty spot and want to know when to come back for that great golden hour light.But that’s not why I’m writing this review. I run or walk every day and use the Lumy complication on my Apple Watch so I always know when sunrise or sunset is. That lets me get up at the right time or get home from work in time. When I updated to WatchOS 10, everything changed, and I emailed the developer to ask what had happened. He was incredibly responsive, released a minor update to address my problem, then talked me through the settings to get it just right. How often to you get that kind of support these days? I am so impressed.
Worth the money.
generalappreviews
Everyday I work a late shift for work and happen to miss the sunset and golden hours because of my schedule. Now that I have this app I am able to know when it’s sundown and golden hours and take breaks accordingly so I can see the last light each day with the notifications feature in this app. Thank you for making this app. I like that there is an Apple Watch app version too which gives me notifications on my wrist. I also use the watch face on my Apple Watch and I have this app as a widgets on my phone next to my weather widgets. I love this app truly. I would like to know more about moon phases in this app or even have notifications about the moon phases each day. That would be a feature I would like to see. Glad this app is only a one time fee. Also I really like the app logo and design please do not change it. I like how this app looks like Apples native weather app.
Simplicity + Elegance = Best
Rock4Jesus777
I’ve been using Lumy for nearly 5 years and it is by far the best sun tracking app available. It has come a long way since its inception, now offering various tools like the sun arc, showing its position in the sky relative to time, the sun compass showing its position relative to the phone holder, new time details like daytime and nighttime durations as well as widgets for your Home Screen. This of course on top of all the old features that have been polished to fit the new UI and general design. This app is super simple and ultra customizable. Once you set your location, you can then select which light periods you want to see and even what your app icon looks like!There is also integration for Apple Watch 4 and newer. I have an Apple Watch 3 so I don’t get to take advantage of this yet but hopefully soon. There are various Watch Faces/Complications you can add to your Watch via the Lumy App!I look forward to the future of Lumy. It is an invaluable tool for photographers, whether I’m shooting a portrait session or going out for another attempt at the Milky Way, Lumy has been there for me! Try it out for yourself and you’ll see! No app is perfect but this one definitely deserves 5 stars for ease of use, design, and features. One wish:I wish there was a sun compass widget for iPhone. That would look sick on the Home Screen and would be super useful!
Lumy’s latest update is designed to feel lighter, smarter, and more in sync with daily life.
On iPhone and iPad
- Discover the new Liquid Glass design: UI elements feel gently illuminated, carrying a subtle echo of sunlight.
- New Peek Panel: A lightweight element that quietly shows simple info like “Moon above horizon” It fluidly expands to reveal more detail, such as “Sets in 20 min” when you need it, fading back automatically. Designed to balance presence and absence, it keeps information accessible without overwhelming the interface.
- A refreshed Bottom Bar with Quick Access Menu that morphs naturally with interaction, making it faster to switch modes or jump around the app.
- Make the Quick Access Menu your own by reordering modes — the first three are always at your fingertips.
- The new Season widget now lets you choose between astronomical or meteorological seasons.
- Updated widgets and app icons now match the new home screen’s tinted and clear styles.
- And many thoughtful refinements across the app.
Foundation Model Features (iOS 26 + iPadOS 26)
- Mode-Specific Weather Insights: Smarter, activity-aware tips.
- State of Mind Suggestions: Personalized, context-aware guidance that adapts to your state of mind log.
- Astronomical Events: Tailored explanations that transform solar events into relevant insights for Photography, Hiking, Mindfulness, or Travel.
- Review System: A simple thumbs up/down or alternative request helps refine future insights, while keeping all data private on your device.
On Apple Watch
- Experience the new Liquid Glass design on your wrist.
- Quickly enable or disable sun event notifications right from Control Center.
- Add a configurable Season complication for astronomical or meteorological seasons.
- Added support for the latest iPhone 17 Series, iPhone Air, Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and Apple Watch SE 3.
Thanks for being part of this journey. Your feedback continues to shape Lumy, and we’d love to hear your thoughts or suggestions at hello@waplestuff.com.
Version 2025.2.14
The developer, Raja V, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Supported Features
VoiceOver
Larger Text
Dark Interface
Sufficient Contrast
Reduced Motion
Information
Seller
Raja V
Size
353.5 MB
Category
Photo & Video
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Apple TV Requires tvOS 17.0 or later.
Apple Watch Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
Languages
English and 4 more
English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese