PhotoSpots
Save spots, organize lists, plan around the light, and preview shots with the Framelines camera.
New in 1.3.0: made for iPhone Duo, plus film roll timelines, contact sheets, box-end tabs, a Stats page, and Siri that knows your spots by name. See what's new
Core features
Save any spot in seconds. Add notes, attach reference photos from your camera roll or the Framelines camera, apply tags, and set a priority level. Share a spot with its coordinates and an Apple Maps link, or start turn-by-turn navigation when it's time to head out.
Mark each spot as scouted or photographed, log every visit date, and archive the ones you want to keep without clutter. Group spots into color- and icon-coded lists: golden hour rooftops, urban geometry, waterfalls, a vacation, whatever else.
Every spot shows precise golden hour, blue hour, and sunrise/sunset times. Visualize the sun's path on an interactive solar compass, check the weather and cloud layers before you go, and bookmark your favorite moments.
Open the Framelines camera from any spot to preview real-world framing with your gear. Simulate focal lengths, switch aspect ratios, build custom camera profiles, and take a reflective EV reading to see matching aperture and shutter pairs.
Organize captures into projects and film rolls. Set a roll's exposure count and its frames number themselves, each roll records when it was loaded, shot, processed, and scanned, and you can share one as a contact sheet or export its exposure log as CSV. The Stats page counts your year.
Half-fold the inner display and the map stays on the top half while Lists, the Photo Log, spots, weather, and the solar planner open on the lower half. Opened flat, you get the whole map, with spots and photos beside their lists. Requires iOS 27.
Save your current location, add or search spots, and open lists hands-free. On iOS 27, Siri knows your spots by name, Spotlight finds them, and you can open a spot or list on the map, add several spots to a list at once, or jump into Framelines with a chosen camera profile and focal length.
Built with SwiftUI for a high-fidelity experience, with responsive haptics and a full suite of home and lock screen widgets. Download a map in Apple Maps and you can create and navigate to spots with no signal at all.
Made for iPhone Duo
Half-fold the inner display and the map holds the top half while Lists, the Photo Log, spots, weather, and the solar planner open on the lower half. Opened flat, you get the whole map, with spots and photos beside their lists and the controls moved into the side bar. Framelines, Sun Preview, the photo viewer, and Settings are all laid out for the bigger screen.
Explore on a map
Interactive map with color-coded, clustered pins gives you the full picture. Use search, satellite view, and smart filtering to drill into exactly the area you need.
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Golden Hour & Beyond
Never guess when the light will be right. The PhotoSpots Solar Compass gives you a top-down view of the sun's trajectory across your chosen spot. Slide through time to see exactly where shadows will fall and when the golden hour begins.
Read the sky
See real-time conditions at any spot—temperature, wind, and UV—plus low, mid, and high cloud layers so you can predict dramatic skies and know when a sunset is worth chasing.
Compose before you shoot
Open the Framelines camera from any spot to preview real-world framing with your gear. Create custom camera profiles with custom sensor sizes and focal lengths. Framelines simulates camera field of view to help you visualize the shot and capture reference photos with camera, lens, crop, time, and spot metadata.
Keep a record
Keep a running record of every capture. Organize photos into projects and film rolls, track film stock, ISO, push/pull, and exposure details, and add log-only entries when there's no image to attach.
Save in seconds
See a great spot? Use the home or lock screen widget to pin it in seconds. Update the details later when you have time. PhotoSpots also includes a full suite of widgets—solar times, your spot lists, nearby spots, and how many spots you've photographed.
Data in your control
Automatic iCloud sync across all your devices keeps your spots everywhere you need them. Easily import and export your spot library via CSV and GPX formats for full flexibility and backup control.
Premium features
Unlock alternate app icons and custom list backgrounds that mimic different skies. Further customize each sky with dynamic stars, clouds, weather effects and more.
Available Now
Get PhotoSpots on the App Store and start planning your next shoot today.