Comparison

Moonlight Free vs Moon Calendar Plus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Moonlight Free

This app provides a clear view of sunrise and sunset times for the Sun and Moon, along with current Moon phases. Access weekly forecasts or find out when the next Full Moon will occur. It functions offline and includes a 'Time Machine' feature to view dates from 1901 to 2100.

Highlights
  • Sunrise and sunset times
  • Moon phase display
  • Weekly forecasts
  • Offline functionality
  • Time Machine date selector (1901-2100)
Features
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Moonlight Free offers a pleasant and clear view of the rise and set times for the Sun and the Moon, as well as the current phase of the Moon. With a tap you get the sunrises and sunset for the whole week, or the date when the next Full Moon will occur. Moonlight Free doesn't need an Internet connection, and you can use the "Time Machine" button to select any date from 1901 to 2100!

About

Moon Calendar Plus

Track lunar phases, eclipses, and celestial timings with detailed monthly charts and daily updates. Plan outdoor activities, photography, or gardening with precise sun and moon rise/set times. Features customizable widgets and location saving for global accuracy.

Highlights
  • Detailed monthly moon phase calendar
  • Daily lunar phase and eclipse updates
  • Precise sun and moon rise/set times
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Save multiple locations for travel
  • Yearly moon phase charts
Features
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Moon Calendar Plus: Every Phase, Every Day, Wherever You Are Follow the moon through the month, plan by the light, and read each day in your own calendar. Moon Calendar Plus brings the lunar cycle, precise rise and set times, eclipse forecasts, and a full Hindu panchanga into one clean, fast app. Free to use. One small purchase unlocks everything. No subscription. THE MOON, AT A GLANCE • Month calendar drawing every phase, waxing and waning, full and new • Today's phase with illumination percentage, moon age, and direction • Moonrise, moonset, sunrise, and sunset for any date and any location • Solar and lunar eclipse forecasts, including visibility from where you are • Live moon position with elevation, azimuth, and a 3D compass • Yearly chart of full and new moons, the long view in a single screen • Jump to any year from 2000 to 2040 with a single tap YOUR CALENDAR, BESIDE THE GREGORIAN ONE Show a second date in every cell, written in its own script: • Tamil and Malayalam, reckoned by the true sankranti • Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, and Gujarati amanta months • The Hindu tithi, with paksha • Hebrew, Islamic, Buddhist, Japanese, and Chinese STAR SIGNS, WESTERN AND VEDIC The sign the Moon is in appears under each day of the month. Under the date you get the day's reading: the nakshatra and the rashi, in English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, or Malayalam. Tap it for the whole day. The Vedic reading gives every star the Moon passes and when it changes, the tithi, yoga, and karana, sunrise and moonrise, and the windows an almanac is kept for: Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Gulika Kalam, and Abhijit Muhurta. The Western reading gives the Moon's placement and degree, the ascendant and midheaven, the current lunation and the next phase, and the void-of-course Moon. FOR NIGHT AND LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHERS Plan blue hour, golden hour, and full-moon shoots down to the minute. Scrub the date, switch to the location you are shooting from, and see exactly when the light and the moon will land. FOR ASTRONOMERS AND STARGAZERS Find dark-sky windows around the new moon, time eclipses to your coordinates, and track the next supermoon, blood moon, or harvest moon with rise and set data computed for your exact position. FOR GARDENERS, ANGLERS, AND LUNAR PLANNERS Plant by the moon, schedule trips on the right phase, or align routines and observances with the cycle. Every phase, every day, in one place. FOR TRAVELERS Save your home, your destination, and everywhere in between. Times adjust automatically for the location you are viewing, with full time zone and daylight saving handling. No math, no guesswork. WIDGETS AND IPAD Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep the moon one glance away. On iPad the calendar, the compass, and the daily reading share the screen, in either orientation. BUILT TO BE EXACT Positions come from standard astronomical algorithms, with the Lahiri ayanamsa for sidereal work. Sunrise, tithi, and nakshatra are computed for your own coordinates, the way a local almanac reckons them, not copied from a fixed table. Download Moon Calendar Plus and start planning by moonlight.

Screenshots

Moonlight Free3 screens
Moon Calendar Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Moon Calendar Plus at 83% against Moonlight Free's 0%. Moon Calendar Plus also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (1K vs 1). Moonlight Free's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Moon Calendar Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Moonlight Free asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Moon Calendar Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moon Calendar Plus has 1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Moonlight Free's written reviews are positive against 83% of Moon Calendar Plus's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Moonlight Free versus Moon Calendar Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoonlight FreeMoon Calendar Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews82.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS6.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAVIARivolu LLC

Customer experience

Moonlight Free

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Moon Calendar Plus

All ratings1,042 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative9.4%

Bugs and requests

Moonlight Free

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Moon Calendar Plus

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incorrect moon phase names
  • Disappearance of sun/moon rise-set page

Requested features

4 requests
  • Screen saver option
  • Lunar eclipse time information
  • Astrological sign display for moon phases
  • Ability to view moon data before 2000

In-app purchases

None

Moonlight Free

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Moon Calendar Plus

One-time1
  • Unlock the full version$4.99

Questions

Is Moonlight Free free?
Moonlight Free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Moon Calendar Plus free?
Moon Calendar Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Moonlight Free or Moon Calendar Plus?
Moon Calendar Plus is rated higher. Moonlight Free averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Moon Calendar Plus averages 4.8 from 1K ratings.
Do Moonlight Free or Moon Calendar Plus have ads?
Neither Moonlight Free nor Moon Calendar Plus shows ads.

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