MAX Daylight vs OLAI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time sunset time
- Sunset notifications
- Global sunrise/sunset monitoring
- Location comparison
- Distance to Equator/Poles
- Solar data reports
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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.
OLAI
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OLAI helps you use everyday apps and online services, one step at a time. Checking your balance in your banking app, booking a GP appointment in the NHS App, making the words bigger on your phone: each of these expects you to already know where to press. OLAI shows you, one clear step at a time, at your own pace. WHAT OLAI DOES • Step-by-step guides for real apps and services, in plain words • One step on each screen, with a picture of the real screen and the button marked for you • Larger text, and a way to have any step explained differently • Any step can be read aloud • Your place is saved, so you can stop and come back later • Save the guides you use most, and share a guide with someone by link MADE FOR PEOPLE WHO FIND APPS HARD OLAI is for anyone who finds phones and apps difficult, including older people and people with access needs. Text follows the size you set on your phone, and buttons are large and labelled for screen readers. GUIDES FOR UK SERVICES Guides cover banking apps, the NHS App, council and government services, travel, and the basics of your iPhone. You can look at every guide without an account. To start one, sign up with a UK mobile number. OLAI is independent. It is not connected to, or endorsed by, any bank or service it has a guide for. YOUR PRIVACY OLAI never asks for your bank details or passwords. There is no advertising and no tracking. You can close your account from inside the app at any time, and your information goes with it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OLAI at every 5 days against MAX Daylight's every 2 weeks. MAX Daylight's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MAX Daylight ships an update every 2 weeks, OLAI every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MAX Daylight | OLAI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (63 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stephen Mykytyn | MOHAMMAD JAMILUDDIN |
In-app purchases
MAX Daylight
No in-app purchases
OLAI
No in-app purchases









