Comparison

Simple Moon Phase Calendar vs MoonPhase

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

Head to head
About

Simple Moon Phase Calendar

A straightforward calendar app displaying detailed lunar information for each date. It includes moon phase, age, distance, illumination, zodiac sign, and rise/set times. Features a note function, widgets, and customizable notifications for key lunar events and Mercury retrograde.

Highlights
  • Moon phase and age display
  • Lunar distance and illumination
  • Moon sign and constellation
  • Mercury retrograde tracking
  • Moonrise and moonset times
  • Note function
  • Widget support
  • Customizable notifications
Features
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It is a simple moon phase calendar. Tap the date cell to display the detail screen. The data to display is the moon phase, moon age, distance, percent illuminated, moon sign , constellation, Mercury retrograde, moonrise and monnset etc. There is also a note function and Widget. You can notify on full moon, new moon, first quarter, last quarter, beginning and the end of Mercury retrograde.

About

MoonPhase

Features
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今日の月の満ち欠けを、ホーム画面ウィジェットでひと目で確認できるアプリです。 【特徴】 ・実際の天文計算による正確な月齢・輝面比を毎日自動更新 ・新月から満月まで、欠け方も本物の月と同じ形状で再現 ・5つの画像スタイル(フォトリアル/アニメ調/ファンタジー/水彩画風/ミニマルライン)から選択可能 ・ホーム画面ウィジェット(小・中・大サイズ)に対応 ・ウィジェットごとに個別のスタイルを設定可能(長押し→ウィジェットを編集) ・文字表示のオン/オフを切り替えて、画像だけのシンプルな表示にも対応 ・次の満月/新月までの日数もひと目で確認可能 個人情報の入力やアカウント登録は一切不要。選んだスタイルの設定はお使いの端末内に保存されます。 広告表示のためGoogle AdMobを利用しています。

Screenshots

Simple Moon Phase Calendar4 screens
MoonPhase1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MoonPhase at none against Simple Moon Phase Calendar's 2. MoonPhase also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. Simple Moon Phase Calendar sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. MoonPhase asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simple Moon Phase Calendar versus MoonPhase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Moon Phase CalendarMoonPhase
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (85 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings85 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFumihiro Takahashikosuke nakajima

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple Moon Phase Calendar

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlock$1.99
None

MoonPhase

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Moon Phase Calendar free?
Simple Moon Phase Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MoonPhase free?
MoonPhase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Moon Phase Calendar or MoonPhase have ads?
Both Simple Moon Phase Calendar and MoonPhase show ads.

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