Comparison

Super Simple Sunrise Sunset vs MAX Daylight

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

Head to head
About

Super Simple Sunrise Sunset

Displays clear, large text for sunrise and sunset times based on your current GPS location. It updates hourly and requires location access only on initial launch.

Highlights
  • Sunrise and sunset times
  • GPS location based
  • Clear, large text display
  • Hourly updates
  • Minimal permissions
Features
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This simple application shows the sunrise and sunset times based on your GPS location in clear and large text. It updates once an hour and only needs your location to be accessible when it first launches. I created this application because I was tired of applications that had this as part of their functionality and had advertisements or other features that delayed the ability to quickly and simply view the sunrise and sunset time. I hope you enjoy it. If you want to see improvements, please feel free to add your ideas as comments in reviews, and I will work to implement them iteratively over time.

About

MAX Daylight

Track remaining daylight and receive sunset notifications. Explore solar data globally, compare locations, and generate reports. Calculate distances to the Equator and poles.

Highlights
  • Real-time sunset time
  • Sunset notifications
  • Global sunrise/sunset monitoring
  • Location comparison
  • Distance to Equator/Poles
  • Solar data reports
Features
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I wrote this app to help me get home before dark while riding my bicycle. You can see at a glance how much time until sunset, and set notifications for when you are running out of sunlight. Your loved ones will no longer worry or complain. Then I added everything solar but the kitchen sink, just for fun. Not only for your current location, you can monitor sunrise, noon, and sunset anywhere on Earth. You can compare locations, make movies, and generate reports comparing a location you select to places around the globe. Check the distance to your location, the Equator, and the North or South Pole from anywhere on Earth. Quick and easy for its headline purpose, but enough detail to satisfy almost any nerd. Most of the USA is far enough north to have little sunlight in mid-winter, rapid changes in the amount of sunlight in spring and fall, and a glorious abundance in summer. You need this app to keep on top of all that.

Screenshots

Super Simple Sunrise Sunset1 screens
MAX Daylight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MAX Daylight at 94% against Super Simple Sunrise Sunset's 67%. MAX Daylight also leads on ratings volume (63 vs 3) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Super Simple Sunrise Sunset's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MAX Daylight holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MAX Daylight has 63 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Super Simple Sunrise Sunset's written reviews are positive against 94% of MAX Daylight's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Super Simple Sunrise Sunset versus MAX Daylight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuper Simple Sunrise SunsetMAX Daylight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)4.9 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings363 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWayne HaberStephen Mykytyn

Customer experience

Super Simple Sunrise Sunset

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

MAX Daylight

All ratings62 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

In-app purchases

None

Super Simple Sunrise Sunset

No in-app purchases

None

MAX Daylight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Super Simple Sunrise Sunset free?
Super Simple Sunrise Sunset is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MAX Daylight free?
MAX Daylight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Super Simple Sunrise Sunset or MAX Daylight?
MAX Daylight is rated higher. Super Simple Sunrise Sunset averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while MAX Daylight averages 4.9 from 63 ratings.
Do Super Simple Sunrise Sunset or MAX Daylight have ads?
Neither Super Simple Sunrise Sunset nor MAX Daylight shows ads.

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