Comparison

Satvis vs Sun TimeZone

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

Head to head
About

Satvis

Visualize satellite orbits and predict upcoming passes. Receive notifications for when satellites will be visible from your location. Access a comprehensive satellite tracking experience.

Highlights
  • Satellite orbit visualization
  • Pass prediction
  • Upcoming pass notifications
  • Wrapper for satvis.space
Features
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Satvis is a free, open-source satellite tracker for iPhone and iPad. It draws more than 16,000 satellites on a 3D globe in real time: Starlink, GPS, weather satellites, the ISS and many more. Set your location and it predicts when each one passes overhead. The sky view shows the sky from where you stand. Point your phone up to see the satellites in that direction. WHAT IT DOES • Visualize satellites on a 3D globe in real time, propagated on the device with SGP4 from CelesTrak's element sets • Show points, labels, orbits, orbit tracks, ground tracks, sensor cones, 3D models and ground station links per satellite, colored by orbit class (LEO, MEO, GEO, HEO) • Switch catalog groups on and off (Starlink, GNSS, weather, Earth observation, crewed stations), or search for a single satellite • Select a satellite to see its orbit, its next passes over your locations and its spacecraft details: country, operator, manufacturer, bus, mass and size • Track a satellite: the camera flies to it and follows it along its orbit • Save your location or any point you pick on the map, then list the upcoming passes over it and get a notification before one starts • Find satellites overhead in the ground-level sky view, aimed by dragging or by pointing your phone • See which satellites you could spot: the sky view dims those in Earth's shadow, too far away or in a daylit sky • Lay the globe over the base map and terrain you choose: satellite imagery, Earth at night or the day's VIIRS imagery • Start from the demo views, bookmark your own, and share any view as a link: it opens the same view on satvis.space • Open satvis.space links straight in the app • Keep using it offline, from the satellite data it last fetched WHERE THE DATA COMES FROM Element sets come from CelesTrak, refreshed several times a day, and are propagated on your device with SGP4. Spacecraft details come from Jonathan McDowell's GCAT. FREE AND OPEN SOURCE No account, no ads, no in-app purchases. Developed in the open at github.com/Flowm/satvis under the MIT license.

About

Sun TimeZone

Features
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Timezone turns world clocks into something beautiful. Instead of a list of numbers, watch the sun’s path across a 24-hour cycle as a smooth sine wave, with your selected cities plotted directly on the curve. A dynamic sky gradient shifts from starlit night to golden sunrise to bright day, making it instantly clear who’s awake, who’s asleep, and where the sun is. INTERACTIVE TIME DIAL Drag the scrubbing dial to glide through any hour of the day. Subtle haptic ticks mark each hour, while every timezone updates in real time. Perfect for finding that sweet spot where Tokyo, London, and San Francisco overlap. SUN PATH VISUALIZATION A scientifically inspired sine wave maps the sun’s arc over 24 hours. Each city appears as a color-coded marker, so you can immediately see which locations are in daylight and which are in darkness. DYNAMIC SKY & STARS The background is a living sky that transitions from deep midnight blues to warm sunrise tones to bright daytime hues. Softly twinkling stars animate across night regions, adding depth and atmosphere. SMART CITY SEARCH Add timezones by simply searching city names like “New Delhi,” “San Francisco,” or “Tokyo”—no need for IANA identifiers. With 50+ built-in aliases, you can also browse by region or GMT offset. DESIGNED FOR APPLE Crafted with Liquid Glass materials, fluid animations, and a dark-mode-first aesthetic. The layout adapts seamlessly: a compact stacked view on iPhone and a spacious side-by-side layout on iPad. KEY FEATURES - Sun-path sine wave with color-coded timezone markers - Interactive horizontal dial with haptic feedback - Animated day-to-night sky gradient - Twinkling star field in night zones - 8 vibrant accent colors for cities - Searchable picker with 50+ city aliases - Persistent state across launches - Responsive layouts for iPhone and iPad - No ads, no accounts, no tracking Whether you're coordinating across time zones, planning a call with family abroad, or simply curious where the sun is right now—Timezone makes it intuitive, visual, and immediate.

Screenshots

Satvis3 screens
Sun TimeZone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sun TimeZone at every 7 months against Satvis's every 44 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Satvis ships an update every 44 months, Sun TimeZone every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Satvis versus Sun TimeZone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSatvisSun TimeZone
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 44 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian MauracherArshdeep Singh

In-app purchases

None

Satvis

No in-app purchases

None

Sun TimeZone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Satvis free?
Satvis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sun TimeZone free?
Sun TimeZone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Satvis or Sun TimeZone have ads?
Neither Satvis nor Sun TimeZone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Satvis or Sun TimeZone?
Satvis ships an update every 44 months, and Sun TimeZone every 7 months. Most recently, Satvis was updated on November 2, 2026 and Sun TimeZone on October 31, 2026.

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