Photinerary
Photinerary Manual
Step-by-step instructions for everything in Photinerary, on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Getting started
The five tabs, what's included, what signing in does, Pro, and iCloud sync.
Locations and journal
Save places four ways, tag them, keep reference photos, and log each visit.
Shot Planner
Place yourself and your subject, choose a lens, and line up the sun, moon or Milky Way.
Terrain, 3D and View from Here
When the sun really clears the ridge, a 3D map, and a first-person view through your lens.
Trip Planner
Build a trip day by day, add sunrise and tides as stops, or describe a trip and get a draft.
Sky Forecast, alerts and summaries
Reading the week's color and clear nights, alerts for your spots, and daily briefings.
Tools
Times of Day, Moon Planner, Milky Way, Meteor Showers, Eclipses, Dark Skies, Annual Plan, Tides, Exposure and AR.
Reminders, widgets and Siri
When to leave, wake-up alarms, the Lock Screen countdown, widgets, calendar, Siri and Spotlight.
Community, friends and goals
The locations catalog, friends, Activity, planning together, and yearly goals.
Settings and your account
Units, map imagery, reminders, signing in, managing Pro, and deleting your account.
Accuracy and troubleshooting
Where every number comes from, how far to trust it, and fixes for common problems.
The app has its own short Help Guide (Tools › Help Guide) and interactive tutorials (Tools › Tutorials) that run on your real screens. This manual goes further: every step, every option, and why the app works the way it does.
Features marked PRO need a Photinerary Pro subscription. See Photinerary Pro for what it includes. Without Pro those features simply don't appear in the app, so if you can't find something described here, check whether it's a Pro feature.