Jetpack for WordPress vs Sun Mapper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jetpack for WordPress
This app empowers users to create and manage their WordPress websites from their mobile devices. It offers tools for website building, content publishing, real-time analytics, security, and community engagement.
- Website creation and customization
- Real-time website analytics
- Comment and follower notifications
- Content publishing and scheduling
- Website security and performance tools
- WordPress.com Reader integration
- Automated social media sharing
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Jetpack for WordPress Put the power of web publishing in your pocket. Jetpack is a website creator and so much more! CREATE Give your big ideas a home on the web. Jetpack for iOS is a website builder and a blog maker powered by WordPress. Use it to create your website. Pick the right look and feel from a wide selection of WordPress themes, then customize with photos, colors, and fonts so it’s uniquely you. Built-in Quick Start tips guide you through the setup basics to set your new website up for success. (We’re not just a website creator — we’re your partner and cheering squad!) ANALYTICS & INSIGHTS Check your website’s stats in real time to keep track of the activity on your site. Track which posts and pages get the most traffic over time by exploring daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly insights. Use the traffic map to see which countries your visitors come from. NOTIFICATIONS Get notifications about comments, likes, and new followers so you can see people reacting to your website as it happens. Reply to new comments as they show up to keep the conversation flowing and acknowledge your readers. PUBLISH Create updates, stories, photo essays announcements — anything! — with the editor. Bring your posts and pages to life with photos and video from your camera and albums, or find the perfect image with the in-app collection of free-to-use pro photography. Save ideas as drafts and come back to them when your muse returns, or schedule new posts for the future so your site is always fresh and engaging. Add tags and categories to help new readers discover your posts, and watch your audience grow. SECURITY & PERFORMANCE TOOLS Restore your site from anywhere if something goes wrong. Scan for threats and resolve them with a tap. Keep tabs on site activity to see who changed what and when. READER Jetpack is more than a blog maker — use it to connect with a community of writers in the WordPress.com Reader. Explore thousands of topics by tag, discover new authors and organizations, and follow the ones who pique your interest. Hang on to the posts that fascinate you with the Save for later feature. SHARE Set up automated sharing to tell your followers on social media when you publish a new post. Automatically cross-post to Facebook, Twitter, and more. Add social sharing buttons to your posts so your visitors can share them with their network, and let your fans become your ambassadors. Learn more at https://jetpack.com/mobile California users privacy notice: https://automattic.com/privacy/#california-consumer-privacy-act-ccpa
Sun Mapper
Easily track sunlight in your garden by creating detailed sun maps. Upload photos or take new ones at intervals to visualize light patterns throughout the day. Trace sunlight areas to understand daily exposure for optimal gardening.
- Add and manage multiple gardens
- Create sun maps with timed photo intervals
- Upload photos or use in-app camera
- View sun maps as a slideshow
- Trace sunlight areas for detailed analysis
- Compare multiple sun maps side-by-side
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Create Sun Maps for your garden so that you can easily track how much sunlight your garden is getting throughout the day. The most reliable way to create a sun map is to take photos yourself, so that you can see exactly when and where the light is hitting your garden. To help you with this, Sun Mapper has the following features: ADD GARDENS - Identify the garden(s) that you will be creating sun maps for* CREATE SUN MAPS - Set up your sun map so that photos will be taken/uploaded at specific intervals throughout the day - Each sun map is identified by the garden it is for, the date it is recorded and the camera angle - Create multiple sun maps for the same garden* - (You may want to create multiple sun maps for different seasons or for different camera angles) ADD PHOTOS - Upload from your photo library or take a picture with the in-app camera - Add photos at each interval throughout the day - Get notified when it is time to take/upload another photo. SLIDESHOW - Tap forward or backward through the sun map images and see how the light changes throughout the day - Auto-play to have slideshow run automatically TRACE SUNLIGHT (In-App Purchase) - For each image in your sun map, trace a shape over the areas hit by sunlight - Align images so that when overlaid, the sunlight tracings are in the right place - View the composite sunlight tracing, showing how many total hours each area of your garden gets hit with sunlight PREMIUM FEATURES... COMPARE SUN MAPS - Observe photos from selected sun maps side-by-side to see how light hits differently at each time throughout the day - Compare from 2-4 sun maps at a time SLIDESHOW+ - Align images so that objects stay in the same place, and the only thing that changes is where the sunlight hits - Turn on 'Repeat' so that the slideshow automatically starts over and continues playing - Turn on 'Fade' so that each image fades into the next (works great with aligned images!) *Limit is 2 gardens and 2 sun maps per garden, or unlimited with an In-App Purchase. Want me to develop your app? Email me at mcApps@proton.me
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jetpack for WordPress at 49% against Sun Mapper's 0%. Jetpack for WordPress also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (6.5K vs 1). Sun Mapper's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Sun Mapper sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Jetpack for WordPress asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sun Mapper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jetpack for WordPress has 6.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of Jetpack for WordPress's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sun Mapper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jetpack for WordPress | Sun Mapper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 256 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Automattic | Michael Ceryak |
Customer experience
Jetpack for WordPress
Sun Mapper
Bugs and requests
Jetpack for WordPress
Reported bugs
8 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Crashes constantly
- Uploads fail consistently
- Syncing issues between app and desktop
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- Freezes and crashes frequently
- Doesn't recognize published posts
- Timeout errors when uploading media
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Allow to share draft by link
- Drag and drop picture inserting
Sun Mapper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Jetpack for WordPress
No in-app purchases
Sun Mapper
- Free Rein$0.99
- Premium$0.99
- 1 Sunlight Tracing$0.99
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- 3 Sunlight Tracings$1.99
- 6 Sunlight Tracings$2.99
- 10 Sunlight Tracings$3.99
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