Viewpoint: Photography Scout

Scout offline, read the sky, plan every shoot — now with a Moon & Milky Way almanac. Built by a photographer; no ads, no tracking.

Viewpoint: built for the field, not the office.

Stop losing shots to bad timing, fickle weather, and forgotten coordinates. Viewpoint is a fast, offline-first scouting and light-planning tool for landscape, astro, street, and portrait photographers.

PLAN THE LIGHT • Sun & moon: golden hour, blue hour, twilight, sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moonset for any spot and date. • Moon & Milky Way almanac (new): a moon-phase calendar and a night-by-night timeline showing exactly when the galactic core is up — with moonlight wash-out factored in. • Shoot planner: scrub time and watch where the sun, moon, and Milky Way core sit over your scene; line them up with your subject and know the minute to be there. • AR Scout: point your phone and see the sun's path laid over the real scene, so you can read the light Stop losing shots to bad timing, fickle weather, and forgotten coordinates. Viewpoint is a fast, offline-first scouting and light-planning tool for landscape, astro, street, and portrait photographers.

PLAN THE LIGHT • Sun & moon: golden hour, blue hour, twilight, sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moonset for any spot and date. • Moon & Milky Way almanac (new): a moon-phase calendar and a night-by-night timeline showing exactly when the galactic core is up — with moonlight wash-out factored in. • Shoot planner: scrub time and watch where the sun, moon, and Milky Way core sit over your scene; line them up with your subject and know the minute to be there. • AR Scout: point your phone and see the sun's path laid over the real scene, so you can read the light on location before you commit to the shot.

SCOUT & SAVE • Drop high-precision pins anywhere on Earth with notes, access/parking/hazard details, and shot ideas. • Attach photos with their EXIF — camera, lens, focal length, aperture, ISO, shutter. • Preview a location in Apple Look Around street-level imagery (online). • Organize spots into map collections by project, region, or subject. • Your spots, notes, photos, and plans are stored on device and stay available with no signal.

READ THE CONDITIONS • Clear-night astro, golden-light, and fog forecasts scored for your exact location. • Multi-layer cloud (high/mid/low), precipitation, wind, and temperature. • Every verdict is transparent — see the thresholds and the live values behind it.

NEVER MISS A WINDOW • Watch regions and get an alert when conditions line up. • Travel mode: watch a place before you arrive.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads. Your location data is never sold. Analytics are anonymous — no personal info, no precise GPS tied to you. • An optional account (Sign in with Apple, Google, or email) syncs across devices — you can use Viewpoint without one.

PRICING Viewpoint is free to download, with a free plan that covers the core scouting basics — capture spots, jot field notes, and check sun & moon times.

New here? Start with a 7-day free trial of everything — the full conditions engine, fog and astro forecasts, regional watchlists, travel mode, and the Moon & Milky Way almanac. When the trial ends you drop to the free plan (nothing is locked away or deleted), or subscribe to keep the full toolkit and lift the limits.

Pro is a subscription — monthly or a discounted yearly plan (prices vary by region) — that funds the weather pipeline and keeps Viewpoint independent and ad-free. Cancel anytime.

Live weather forecasts, condition alerts, map imagery, and Look Around previews need a network connection; your saved spots, notes, photos, and plans work fully offline. Scout responsibly and respect local access and property laws.

Docs & support: https://marcosbarbero.github.io/viewpoint-docs/ Privacy: https://marcosbarbero.github.io/viewpoint-docs/legal/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/