# 钦天明时 vs 颜节气

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 钦天明时 at 88% against 颜节气's 33%. 钦天明时 also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 颜节气's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (3.5 vs 3.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

颜节气 is free to download; 钦天明时 costs $0.99 up front. 钦天明时 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 颜节气 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

颜节气 holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of 钦天明时's written reviews are positive against 33% of 颜节气's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

钦天明时 ships an update every 10 days, 颜节气 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | 钦天明时 | 颜节气 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $0.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [3.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1459461407/reviews) | **[3.5 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/24/id6446238093/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Positive reviews | **87.5% of reviews** | 33.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 10 days** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 114 MB | 20 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [翔 相](https://appshunter.io/developer/1459461406) | [桂勇 赵](https://appshunter.io/developer/1596442334) |

## What reviewers say

### 钦天明时

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1459461407)

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 钦天明时Pro（专业版） | $0.99 | one-time |


### 颜节气

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/24/id6446238093)

Track the countdown to the next solar term with this app. It provides traditional Chinese colors and brief explanations for each term, along with convenient countdown widgets. It also supports tracking the hottest days of summer and the coldest days of winter.

**Highlights:** Solar term countdown, Traditional Chinese colors, Short explanations for each term, Countdown widgets, Support for Sanfu and Shujiu tracking

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 会员 | $0.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is 钦天明时 free?

钦天明时 costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is 颜节气 free?

颜节气 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, 钦天明时 or 颜节气?

颜节气 is rated higher. 钦天明时 averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while 颜节气 averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.

### Do 钦天明时 or 颜节气 have ads?

Neither 钦天明时 nor 颜节气 shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, 钦天明时 or 颜节气?

钦天明时 ships an update every 10 days, and 颜节气 every 2 months. Most recently, 钦天明时 was updated on October 26, 2026 and 颜节气 on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*