Comparison

MAX Daylight vs At Dusk

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

Head to head
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.

About

At Dusk

This app provides photographers with real-time light quality, precise sunrise/sunset times, and the sun's path. It integrates live weather data to help users determine the best times for shooting and avoid missing magic hours.

Highlights
  • Live light quality score and color temperature
  • Precise golden hour, sunrise, and sunset times
  • Usable light remaining countdown
  • Live sun and moon path visualization
  • Detailed sky phases and twilight information
  • Integrated live weather data
  • Home-screen widgets for at-a-glance info
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At Dusk: Your Natural Light Companion For photographers who live and die by the light. At Dusk tells you how good the light is right now, how long it will last, and exactly when the magic hours arrive, so you're never guessing and never caught out. A precise light engine blends solar and lunar geometry with live weather, elevation, and air quality, turning "is it worth heading out?" into a single glance. WHAT YOU GET • Live light quality. A clear read on the light right now, from Poor to Excellent, with the exact score and color temperature. • Golden hour, sunrise, sunset. Precise times and countdowns, with compass bearings so you know where the sun will rise and set. • Usable light remaining. How much shooting light you actually have left before the window closes. • The sun's path. A live arc across your sky showing the sun's real position, altitude, and direction, moment to moment. • The moon, in full. Phase and illumination, moonrise and moonset with bearings, and dark-sky windows for astro and night work. • Sky Detail. A dedicated sun and moon compass with every light phase, from golden and blue hour to civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight. • Live weather. Cloud, humidity, wind, and UV, folded straight into the light picture. • Home-screen widgets. Your usable light, live sun arc, and light quality at a glance, all day. • Built for iPad. A full dashboard that puts everything on one screen at once. • Make it yours. Customizable themes and a clean, glare-free design tuned for the field. Premium and ad-free. No accounts, no clutter, just the light. Made for landscape, portrait, wedding, and travel photographers, and anyone chasing dawn, dusk, and every good hour in between.

Screenshots

MAX Daylight4 screens
At Dusk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MAX Daylight at 4.9 against At Dusk's 1.0. MAX Daylight also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (63 vs 1). At Dusk's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, monetization model 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. At Dusk sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. MAX Daylight asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MAX Daylight holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MAX Daylight has 63 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MAX Daylight ships an update every 2 weeks, At Dusk every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MAX Daylight versus At Dusk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMAX DaylightAt Dusk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (63 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephen MykytynDat Pham

Customer experience

MAX Daylight

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

At Dusk

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

MAX Daylight

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

At Dusk

One-time3
  • At Dusk Small Tip$0.99
  • At Dusk Medium Tip$2.99
  • At Dusk Large Tip$4.99

Questions

Is MAX Daylight free?
MAX Daylight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is At Dusk free?
At Dusk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MAX Daylight or At Dusk?
MAX Daylight is rated higher. MAX Daylight averages 4.9 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while At Dusk averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MAX Daylight or At Dusk have ads?
Neither MAX Daylight nor At Dusk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MAX Daylight or At Dusk?
MAX Daylight ships an update every 2 weeks, and At Dusk every 2 days. Most recently, MAX Daylight was updated on October 23, 2026 and At Dusk on October 8, 2026.

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