Greenlapse adds sunlight maps for gardens

Greenlapse, the Ring-connected garden tracking app, now creates seasonal sun-and-shade maps to help gardeners choose planting spots and diagnose plant problems. The feature is available now through the Ring Appstore and Greenlapse’s iOS app, with a free download and 30-day trial.

Why it matters: - Gardeners can now see how sunlight moves across a yard over time, which can improve planting decisions and help explain why plants are struggling. - The new mapping feature can reduce trial-and-error, saving time and money while giving plants and trees a better chance to thrive.

What happened: - Greenlapse added a sunlight tracking and mapping feature for users who connect the app to a Ring camera. - The app now automatically creates a seasonal sun-and-shade map of a garden. - Greenlapse is available now at greenlapse.app and through an iOS app in the Apple App Store. - Greenlapse is also available in the Ring Appstore for Ring subscribers. - The app is free to download and includes a 30-day free trial.

The details: - After a user downloads Greenlapse and connects it to a Ring camera, the app waits for a sunny day and measures sunlight every hour from sunup to sundown. - Greenlapse turns those readings into a color-coded map showing sunny and shaded areas across the yard. - The process repeats each season so the maps reflect changing sunlight patterns. - Greenlapse also automatically takes daily garden photos and turns them into a timelapse. - The app identifies plants in photos using a database of more than 45,000 species. - Greenlapse provides care recommendations tailored to each plant and growing environment. - The app tracks weather conditions and offers proactive suggestions to protect plants. - Desert Hollow Ventures, the Nevada-based company behind Greenlapse, was selected by Amazon’s Ring to help launch the new Ring Appstore.

Between the lines: - The sunlight feature makes Greenlapse more than a photo-based garden tracker. It pushes the app deeper into planning and troubleshooting. - The seasonal update cycle matters because shade patterns can change as trees grow and sun angles shift through the year. - Cameron Hill, creator of Greenlapse and founder of Desert Hollow Ventures, said early users were setting alarms throughout the day to check sunlight in their yards, and Greenlapse removes that manual step.

What’s next: - Greenlapse will keep updating sun-and-shade maps each season as yard conditions change. - Gardeners using the app can use the new data alongside timelapses, plant IDs, and weather alerts to guide ongoing care.

The bottom line: - Greenlapse is turning a Ring camera into a seasonal yard-mapping tool, giving gardeners a clearer view of where plants will actually get the light they need.