Comparison

MAX Daylight vs Vedic Samay

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

Vedic Samay

This app offers unique astrological services, including birth time rectification based on life events, detailed chart analysis, and AI-powered consultations. It also provides Vedic numerology, live panchang, and auspicious timing calculations.

Highlights
  • Birth time rectification from life events
  • 360° astrological chart analysis
  • Horary analysis (Prashna)
  • AI chart consultations
  • Sub-lord charts
  • Vedic numerology
  • Live Panchang and Muhurat
Features
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Most astrology starts with a birth time you were never sure was right. Vedic Samay is the only app in the world that computes your true birth time from your real life events — then builds your entire astrological profile on that corrected time. Sub-lord charts, deep horary (Prashna) analysis, Vedic numerology with triggered yogas, live panchang, and AI chart consultations — all on one unified credit system. No subscriptions. BIRTH TIME RECTIFICATION — UNIQUE WORLDWIDE Most astrology depends on a birth time you can't verify. This is the only app that fixes that. Enter your verified life events — marriage, children's births, career changes, education, health, legal matters, property, relocation, accidents — each with its real date. Using sub-lord astronomical calculation, the engine scores candidate birth times against what actually happened in your life and surfaces the time that best fits your history. What once required an expensive practitioner sitting is now in your pocket — and every other feature is computed from that corrected time. 360° CHART ANALYSIS A complete, multi-angle study of a single chart — more than thirty analysis modules working together: Cuspal Sub-Lord promise and negation checks, dasha chains with amplification and timing, transit go/no-go, Rahu/Ketu and Sade Sati, health and life-area breakdowns, hidden-money and near-miss reads, energy leaks, structural patterns, and day-level micro-timing. PRASHNA — HORARY ANALYSIS Some questions can't wait for a birth chart. Prashna casts a chart for the exact moment you ask. The engine studies that cast in depth: promise and negation checks, ruling planets, the 249-division horary lookup, day/hora timing, near-miss and recovery analysis, query-area promise, stop-go splits, and a solution timeline showing when conditions open up. Every cast is saved with its own verdict history and notes, and can be shared as a clean summary card. AI CHART CONSULTATIONS Ask any life question — career, marriage, property, children, timing — and get structured analysis grounded in your actual chart: your cuspal positions, dasha periods, and significators. Real analysis from your own data, not generic zodiac text. SUB-LORD CHARTS Full charts computed to sub-sub-lord depth using the Placidus house system — planetary positions, house cusps, significator tables, and effective links. Professional-grade detail on your phone. VEDIC NUMEROLOGY Complete numerology from your date of birth — core and destiny numbers, the Lo Shu grid with plane analysis, planetary yogas, and Mahadasha/Antardasha timelines. Computes triggered yogas down to the day level, showing exactly when specific combinations activate. Includes name analysis against your basic and destiny numbers. LIVE PANCHANG & MUHURAT Real-time Nakshatra, Tithi, Yoga, and Karana from astronomical data, plus auspicious timing (Muhurat) and Rahu Kaal for your location. Two home-screen widgets keep your daily Nakshatra transit and personal numerology dasha a glance away. PDF REPORTS Generate detailed reports from your saved charts — full chart analysis, compatibility, and numerology breakdowns. View, email, and share directly from the app. WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT Birth-time rectification from your real life events — unique worldwide Every feature computed from your corrected birth time AI analysis grounded in your computed chart, not generic text Deep horary (Prashna) analysis for in-the-moment questions Triggered numerology yogas to day-level precision Sub-sub-lord chart depth most apps don't offer One-time credits — no subscriptions, credits never expire 7 free credits on sign-up Built for astrology practitioners, numerology students, and anyone serious about understanding their chart. Credits are one-time consumable in-app purchases. No subscriptions or recurring charges. For entertainment and informational purposes. Not a substitute for professional advice.

Screenshots

MAX Daylight4 screens
Vedic Samay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MAX Daylight at none against Vedic Samay's 3. MAX Daylight also leads on ratings volume (62 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Vedic Samay sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. MAX Daylight asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for MAX Daylight against 5.0 for Vedic Samay. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MAX Daylight has 62 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of MAX Daylight's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vedic Samay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MAX Daylight ships an update every 2 weeks, Vedic Samay every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MAX Daylight versus Vedic Samay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMAX DaylightVedic Samay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (62 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings62 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperStephen MykytynAmit Sethi

Customer experience

MAX Daylight

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

Vedic Samay

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MAX Daylight

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Vedic Samay

One-time3
  • 5 Report Credits$4.99
  • 20 Report Credits$14.99
  • 50 Report Credits$34.99

Questions

Is MAX Daylight free?
MAX Daylight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vedic Samay free?
Vedic Samay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MAX Daylight or Vedic Samay?
Vedic Samay is rated higher. MAX Daylight averages 4.9 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Vedic Samay averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MAX Daylight or Vedic Samay have ads?
Neither MAX Daylight nor Vedic Samay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MAX Daylight or Vedic Samay?
MAX Daylight ships an update every 2 weeks, and Vedic Samay every 9 days. Most recently, MAX Daylight was updated on October 14, 2026 and Vedic Samay on September 29, 2026.

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