MOON Pro vs Moonlight phase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MOON Pro
Track the current phase of the moon and its cycle with detailed astronomical data. View information on moon age, distance, and upcoming eclipses. Discover the moon's current zodiac sign.
- Current moon phase and cycle tracking
- Detailed astronomical data (age, distance)
- Upcoming lunar and solar eclipse information
- Current moon zodiac sign display
- Moon and sun angular diameter
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MOON Pro will show you the current moon's phase and the current cycle from 'new moon' to 'new moon' Detail data shows: * Moon Age (Days) * Moon Distance (km) * Sun Distance (km) * Moon Angular Diameter (degrees) * Sun Angular Diameter (degrees) * Next Lunar Eclipse * Next Solar Eclipse * Current Moon Zodiac Sign
Moonlight phase
Visualize the current moon phase with stunning 8K animations and an augmented reality mode. Explore the lunar surface up close without a telescope, and select any date to see its corresponding phase. The app also offers geomagnetic storm predictions and works offline.
- Current moon phase visualization
- 8K resolution quality
- Augmented Reality (AR) mode
- Select any date for lunar phase
- Geomagnetic storm prediction
- Offline functionality
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Moonlight can show you the current moon phase with beautiful animation in excellent resolution quality. It has an AR mode where you can observe the full lunar surface in 8K quality mode and choose the exact date with the real phase. Kids and adults can look up close at the moon without a telescope. Users like this application and find applications in many areas such as gardening for growing seedlings, yachting for tides, finance-trading cycles, horoscopes, and many many others. * Geomagnetic storm prediction. * It is absolutely free and works offline everywhere * This app is open sourced. You can find the link on the developer's website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Moonlight phase at none against MOON Pro's 1. Moonlight phase also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4). MOON Pro's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (89% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. MOON Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Moonlight phase asks for nothing beyond the download.
Moonlight phase holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 26 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of MOON Pro's written reviews are positive against 67% of Moonlight phase's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MOON Pro ships an update weekly, Moonlight phase every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MOON Pro | Moonlight phase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (69 ratings) | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MARK MANSER | Gennady Dmitrik |
Customer experience
MOON Pro
Moonlight phase
In-app purchases
MOON Pro
- Remove Ads$1.99
Moonlight phase
No in-app purchases
Questions
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