Ortus

Live by the sun's light.

Support

Ortus is made by one person. If something is wrong, or you have a question or an idea, write to ashtraybroom@gmail.com and you will get a real reply.

Common questions

Ortus needs my location. Why?
To place the sun where you stand. Your location is used on your device to compute the sun's position, and it is saved with the sessions you record, so a session still means something when you look at it a year later. It is never sent anywhere.

What does "read the sky" do with the camera?
It looks at one frame to estimate how much cloud is overhead, then discards it. Nothing is saved to your photos, written to disk, or sent anywhere.

Where is my data kept?
On your phone. Ortus has no accounts and no servers. Your light history, reminders, and settings never leave the device.

Does Ortus use Apple Health?
Only if you let it, and only to read. Ortus reads your Time in Daylight so light your watch already noticed counts alongside the sessions you log by hand. It writes nothing back, and it works the same without access.

Privacy

Read the full policy here: Ortus Privacy Policy.