Sun Facts vs Skylight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sun Facts
Get precise sunrise, sunset, solar noon, and twilight times for your location. Track celestial events like solstices and equinoxes, and view the sun's path. An optional pro version unlocks detailed moon phase and eclipse information.
- Sunrise and sunset times
- Solar noon calculation
- Twilight and golden hour tracking
- Sun path visualization
- Solstice and equinox dates
- Widget for home screen
- Eclipse event notifications
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Calculate times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise (pro), moonset (pro) and more for your location at any given date. * Provides the following information: - Sunrise - Sunset - Solar noon - Twilight times - Blue hour - Golden hour - Equation of time - Declination - Azimuth of sunrise and sunset - Altitude of sun at noon - Sun Path during the day - Solstice and Equinox dates - Widget for displaying sunrise and sunset times on the Today screen - Date and time of next solar eclipse Pro Version (In-app-purchase): - Moon rise - Moon transit - Moon set - Declination - Azimuth of moon rise and moon set - Altitude of moon during transit - Date of next new/full moon - Moon Path during the day - Date and time of next lunar eclipse * Location from : - GPS receiver - map - list of more than 30000 cities - WGS-84 coordinates
Skylight
This app helps you experience more sunlight by creating routines around sunrise, solar noon, and sunset. It provides visual displays and notifications for sun events, helping you adjust your daily life for better well-being and photography.
- Sunrise and sunset routines
- Solar noon reminders
- Golden Hour alerts
- Seasonal sunlight tracking
- Configurable widgets
- Apple Watch complications
- Yearly sun event view
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Make time for the light around you. Skylight helps you see how much daylight remains and plan a morning walk, a golden hour photo, or a moment outside before sunset. Explore sun times for your location and date through beautiful, scientifically-accurate charts, Home Screen widgets, and reminders that help you catch the moments you care about. Follow the changing length of days through the seasons. Look ahead to summer’s long evenings or watch daylight gradually return after the winter solstice. Available for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Features include: - Follow the sun’s position throughout the day with a fluid visual display. - Set notifications for daily and yearly sun events. - Keep daylight in view with three configurable widgets: Year Graph, Daylight Graph, and Gradient. - Check remaining daylight and upcoming events on your Apple Watch, including directly on your watch face. - Explore a full year of sun times and seasonal changes in daylight. - Learn about sun events and discover how their timing changes throughout the year. - Look up sun times for past and future dates and locations around the world. - Choose time modes for everyday use, photography, and science. - Use Siri and Shortcuts to look up sun times, get a daylight summary, and set sun event notifications. Optional background location updates help keep notifications aligned with your location as you travel. Skylight is an indie app from the creators of Magic Window. We make beautiful software that helps people connect with the world around them. Questions or suggestions? Contact us at support@jetsoncreative.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Skylight at none against Sun Facts's 1. Skylight also leads on ads (none vs shown). Sun Facts's advantage is review sentiment (97% vs 73%) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Sun Facts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Skylight asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Sun Facts against 4.8 for Skylight. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 296 and 107 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of Sun Facts's written reviews are positive against 73% of Skylight's.
Sun Facts ships an update every 2 months, Skylight every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Sun Facts | Skylight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (296 ratings) — better | 4.8 (107 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.3% of reviews — better | 73.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 296 — better | 107 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Volker Voecking Software Engineering | Jetson Creative LLC |
Customer experience
Sun Facts
Skylight
Bugs and requests
Sun Facts
Reported bugs
8 issues- Time is not displayed correctly
- Map is outdated
- Map is cluttered with lines
- Widget and location settings don't work well
- App became unstable and crashed
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- Street map is out of date
- Lower culmination times not displayed
- Card feature sometimes reacts slowly
Requested features
9 requests- Make Sun Facts Pro free
- URL-scheme for app launch
- Display WOZ (true local time)
- More visual effects for solar/lunar events
- 3D view on map
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- AR function for sun/moon position
- Visual representation of moon phases
- Add altitude of the sun to largest widget
- Add time charge in min and seconds for sunrise/sunset differences to widget
Skylight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sun Facts
- Sun Facts Pro$4.99
Skylight
No in-app purchases









