Comparison

Geneva Moon vs Paint Play

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

Head to head
About

Geneva Moon

This app offers an astronomically accurate moon display for your Apple Watch. It provides a visually pleasing indication of the moon's current phase and orientation, matching what you see in the sky. You can also explore future moon phases by rotating the digital crown.

Highlights
  • Astronomically accurate moon display
  • Visually rich or simplified appearance options
  • Main display shows azimuth, elevation, phase, and orientation
  • Time travel through moon phases
  • Compass integration for moon location (Series 5+)
  • Complications for all watch face types
Features
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I've always liked wearing a lunar complication on my Apple Watch. There is something both visually delightful but yet also slightly geeky about it. But I was unable to find a complication that provided an astronomically accurate moon display...which just kinda bothered me. So I made Geneva Moon. Geneva Moon seeks to provide a highly accurate, visually pleasing indication of what the moon looks like right now, right where you are. My goal was to make it so that if you look down at your wrist and then up into the sky the images you see should match. It includes a robust set of complications for every watch face type.   Choose between either a visually rich 'actual ' appearance or a more simplified version, to fit your own personal style. The main display indicates the current azimuth and elevation of the moon along the horizon along with a visual indication of its phase and orientation. Rotate the Digital Crown to shift forward and backwards through time and see how the moon will shift (tap on the screen to reset to now) On Apple Watches equipped with a compass (Series 5) you can have Geneva Moon orient itself towards the actual moon to make it easier to locate the moon in the sky. Thank you for considering Geneva Moon, I hope you enjoy having the moon on your wrist as much I do. —Dave

About

Paint Play

Features
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PaintPlay combines drawing, animation and short-video creation on iPhone and iPad. Sketch with Apple Pencil or touch, organize your artwork in layers, and bring your drawings to life. DRAW AND ORGANIZE Use native PencilKit brushes, erasers, colors, image layers, a ruler, a protractor and canvas guides. Arrange layers and adjust their visibility and opacity. Available brushes depend on your system version. FOUR WAYS TO ANIMATE Writing: reveal strokes over time. Motion: arrange positions, rotations and scales with keyframes. Physics: create falls, bounces and swings in a shared environment. Frame by frame: draw changing poses with onion skin and adjustable frame timing. EDIT THE TIMELINE Combine animation across layers. Move, trim and split clips, refine motion keyframes, select a playback range, and preview the whole work. KEEP AND SHARE Save editable projects, open compatible .pskt and .bskt documents, and export PNG images, animated GIFs or MP4 videos. Some Windows-specific tools and effects may differ on iPhone and iPad. PRACTICE YOUR DRAWING Warm-up drawing exercises remain available for practicing stroke control and building confidence. FREE ACCESS AND VIP Free features include PencilKit drawing, erasers, pan, basic colors, up to two layers, Writing and frame-by-frame animation. Existing artwork can still be opened, played and exported at standard resolution, up to 1280 pixels on the longest edge. The first five app launches include full-access app trial sessions. This is not a paid subscription trial and does not charge automatically. VIP adds motion and physics animation editing, selection and transforms, stroke editing, shapes, more layers, extended color tools and high-resolution export, including 1920 and 3840 pixel presets. Monthly and yearly subscriptions provide the same VIP features. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in App Store account settings. Prices and billing periods are shown before purchase. Restore purchases from the VIP screen using the same Apple Account. Requires iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 or later. Privacy policy: https://yu-weiz.github.io/www/SketchingTech_Privacy-Policy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Paint Play3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Geneva Moon at every 2 days against Paint Play's every 7 months. Geneva Moon also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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

Geneva Moon ships an update every 2 days, Paint Play every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Geneva Moon versus Paint Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGeneva MoonPaint Play
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (97 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings97 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCross Forward Consulting, LLCWeiRong Yu

In-app purchases

None

Geneva Moon

No in-app purchases

None

Paint Play

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Geneva Moon free?
Geneva Moon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paint Play free?
Paint Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Geneva Moon or Paint Play have ads?
Neither Geneva Moon nor Paint Play shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Geneva Moon or Paint Play?
Geneva Moon ships an update every 2 days, and Paint Play every 7 months. Most recently, Geneva Moon was updated on October 24, 2026 and Paint Play on October 28, 2026.

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