SunSet,MoonRise vs Earth and Moon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SunSet,MoonRise
Visualize the sun and moon's path across the sky using your camera. Get detailed information on rise and set times, twilight periods, and moon age for any location and date. Explore global sunrise and sunset times on an interactive map.
- Sun/moon trajectory visualization
- Moon age calculation
- Sunrise/moonrise and sunset/moonset times
- Twilight and culmination times
- World map view for global times
- Camera calibration
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Video View: You can get the trajectories(direction and time) of the sun/moon and the moon age at the current location on arbitrary days through the camera over the world(including heigh latitude) The detail window shows the direction and time of the sun/moonrise and sun/moonset, various twilight and time of the calmination. Also you can get the direction and time of the sunrise and sunset over the world on arbitrary days on “World Map View”. You should calibrate the 0 degree level and the view angle of the camera before using. World Map: Please long press the location to calculate for sunrise/moonrise time on Map. And you can display the menu long-pressing on the detail window. The calculated time is the local time when the internet connections available. The green circle indicates the distance to the horizon. Please avoid viewing the sun in a camera. The gyro compass may not work in the car or the house. Please use this app at the open space.
Earth and Moon
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Earth and Moon is a live globe that shows what is happening on Earth right now, at the real speed. The clouds are the latest satellite images, the night lights are NASA observations, and typhoons, the International Space Station, the Sun and the Moon are all exactly where they are at this moment. Speed time up and the day–night line sweeps across the planet, the Moon travels its orbit and the rain drifts. It also tells you when the ISS will next cross your sky, and exactly where to look. FIND THE ISS • The date and time of the next pass you can see, and the direction it comes from and heads to • A compass guide: point your phone and the arrow turns, changing color when you are on target • How high to look, shown as fists held at arm's length above the horizon • An alert 10 minutes before a visible pass • Made for outdoors: a button to dim the screen and one to guide you by vibration, and the screen stays on while you look WIDGETS • Earth (day and night right now, with sunrise and sunset), ISS (when and where to look next) and Moon (phase, moonrise and moonset), for the Home Screen and Lock Screen • A forecast widget with today and tomorrow; the medium size adds the pressure line and a button to the rain radar • Tap a widget to open that part of the app; the ISS widget opens the compass guide for that pass, and the pressure line opens the pressure section EARTH • The day–night line, clouds, rain, city lights and borders • Zoom in to city level with detailed satellite imagery • Typhoons, hurricanes and the ISS, where they are now • A compass with the direction of the Sun and Moon; turn your phone and the globe turns with it WEATHER • Spin the globe and tap any town for its forecast, anywhere in the world • In Japan: Japan Meteorological Agency forecasts and AMeDAS observations, plus high-resolution rain radar from two hours ago to twelve hours ahead, with one line telling you when rain will reach you PRESSURE • How air pressure changes today, tomorrow and the day after, as a line and one sentence. Sharp falls are shown in color • An alert 3 hours before pressure falls sharply • In Japan, values come straight from the nearest grid point of the Japan Meteorological Agency's numerical model (MSM) • Some people get headaches or feel sluggish when pressure falls. Use it as a heads-up FIND A PLACE • By name: 6,277 world cities are built in, so suggestions appear instantly • By Japanese postcode • By coordinates, which never leave your device TIME • The day laid out as a single band, dark for night and bright for day. Touch it to jump to that time • Sunrise and sunset are where the color changes • Everything runs on one clock: move the rain forward and day and night on the globe follow ORBIT • Distance to the Moon, its age and phase • Where the ISS is flying now, and a list of its next visible passes SHARE A PICTURE • Turn the Earth as it is right now into an image to save or share • Choose the framing and what to show: the day–night line, the Sun, the Moon, the ISS and your place Your view and layer choices are remembered for next time. No account, no ads. Data: Japan Meteorological Agency, GSI Japan, NASA GIBS, EOX (Copernicus Sentinel-2), GeoNames, Open-Meteo, CelesTrak
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Earth and Moon at none against SunSet,MoonRise's shown. Earth and Moon also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SunSet,MoonRise ships an update every 5 weeks, Earth and Moon daily. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SunSet,MoonRise | Earth and Moon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BecomingSystems | 4px LLC |
In-app purchases
SunSet,MoonRise
No in-app purchases
Earth and Moon
No in-app purchases
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