Comparison

Sunrise/Sunset times vs MAX Daylight

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

Head to head
About

Sunrise/Sunset times

Get precise sunrise and sunset times for your current location or any other place on Earth. Access detailed information about solar midday, lunar phases, and seasonal changes. View historical and future data with support for polar regions and time zone conversions.

Highlights
  • Sunrise and sunset times
  • Local solar midday
  • Lunar phase dates and times
  • Seasonal start dates and times
  • Daylight saving time changes
  • Location and date browsing
  • Lock screen widget
Features
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This app tells you the exact times of sunrise and sunset at your current location as well as other useful information about the sun and the moon. You can also get information about other locations and dates (past or future). The following is displayed: • Sunrise and sunset times for every day. • Time of local solar midday. • Date and time of lunar phases. • Date and time of the start of the seasons. • Date and time of winter and summer time changes. Other features: • You can browse the information for any date. • You can use your current location or choose any other location on the world map. • If the selected location uses a different time zone than your device, you can see the times according to either time zone. • Correct treatment of polar regions, where the sun does not rise or set for several days or months. • A widget is included to see today data on the lock screen.

About

MAX Daylight

Track remaining daylight and receive sunset notifications. Explore solar data globally, compare locations, and generate reports. Calculate distances to the Equator and poles.

Highlights
  • Real-time sunset time
  • Sunset notifications
  • Global sunrise/sunset monitoring
  • Location comparison
  • Distance to Equator/Poles
  • Solar data reports
Features
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I wrote this app to help me get home before dark while riding my bicycle. You can see at a glance how much time until sunset, and set notifications for when you are running out of sunlight. Your loved ones will no longer worry or complain. Then I added everything solar but the kitchen sink, just for fun. Not only for your current location, you can monitor sunrise, noon, and sunset anywhere on Earth. You can compare locations, make movies, and generate reports comparing a location you select to places around the globe. Check the distance to your location, the Equator, and the North or South Pole from anywhere on Earth. Quick and easy for its headline purpose, but enough detail to satisfy almost any nerd. Most of the USA is far enough north to have little sunlight in mid-winter, rapid changes in the amount of sunlight in spring and fall, and a glorious abundance in summer. You need this app to keep on top of all that.

Screenshots

Sunrise/Sunset times3 screens
MAX Daylight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MAX Daylight at every 2 weeks against Sunrise/Sunset times's every 2 months. MAX Daylight also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 85%). Sunrise/Sunset times's advantage is ratings volume (233 vs 62) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Sunrise/Sunset times against 4.9 for MAX Daylight. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 233 and 62 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Sunrise/Sunset times's written reviews are positive against 94% of MAX Daylight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sunrise/Sunset times ships an update every 2 months, MAX Daylight every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sunrise/Sunset times versus MAX Daylight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunrise/Sunset timesMAX Daylight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (233 ratings)4.9 (62 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings233 — better62
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergio ArroyoStephen Mykytyn

Customer experience

Sunrise/Sunset times

All ratings233 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.5%

MAX Daylight

All ratings62 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

In-app purchases

None

Sunrise/Sunset times

No in-app purchases

None

MAX Daylight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sunrise/Sunset times free?
Sunrise/Sunset times is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MAX Daylight free?
MAX Daylight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sunrise/Sunset times or MAX Daylight?
MAX Daylight is rated higher. Sunrise/Sunset times averages 4.8 out of 5 from 233 ratings, while MAX Daylight averages 4.9 from 62 ratings.
Do Sunrise/Sunset times or MAX Daylight have ads?
Neither Sunrise/Sunset times nor MAX Daylight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sunrise/Sunset times or MAX Daylight?
Sunrise/Sunset times ships an update every 2 months, and MAX Daylight every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sunrise/Sunset times was updated on September 26, 2026 and MAX Daylight on August 14, 2026.

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