Comparison

Moon Shape Widget vs aluni

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

Head to head
About

Moon Shape Widget

Display the current moon phase directly on your device's wallpaper or lock screen. The widget dynamically updates to reflect the moon's changing shape as it progresses through its phases.

Highlights
  • Live moon phase widget
  • Wallpaper integration
  • Lock screen display
  • Dynamic moon shape updates
  • Easy widget placement
Features
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After downloading the app, add widget on your wallpaper screen or lock screen. Then, you can have your moon on your screen.  The shape of moon changes as the moon turns into a next phase.

About

aluni

This app displays the current position of the Moon and Sun, tracks their rise and set times, and shows the Moon's phases. It provides insights into lunar and solar cycles, ideal for outdoor activities and sky enthusiasts. Widgets offer quick access to celestial information.

Highlights
  • Moon phase and illumination display
  • Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset tracking
  • Solunar times for fishing and wildlife
  • Anticipate celestial events
  • Home screen widgets
  • Offline functionality
Features
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What is the moon doing tonight? aluni tells you when to look up, and where. Open the app, or glance at a widget, and you see the one thing that matters: the best minute tonight to step outside and find the moon. Not a table of numbers. A time, a direction, and a picture of the sky over your own horizon. Only aluni does this: - Your real hills are on the skyline, so you know when a ridge will hide the moon and when it will clear - Set a reminder and your Lock Screen draws tonight's moon on its true path above your own horizon - Point your phone at the sky and the moon finder guides you to it, then tells you to put the phone down and look - Answer "did you see it?" and share a picture of tonight's moon with friends The clock behind it all: - Sun and moon on one 24-hour dial, so you read the whole day at a glance - Moonrise, moonset, sunrise, and sunset, with the moon's phase and how much of it is lit - A full month of moon phases in the lunar calendar - Alerts for the moons you care about, so a full moon never slips past you - Widgets in many styles and themes for your home screen and Lock Screen - On iOS 27, a whole home screen page of sky: tonight's best time, the night's times, and a week of phases - Places anywhere in the world, so you can check the moon over a friend's town aluni works offline. No ads. No clutter. No account. Some themes, the weather line, and world location search are part of aluni+, a small yearly or one-time purchase that keeps the app independent. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Moon Shape Widget3 screens
aluni4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: aluni at 4.8 against Moon Shape Widget's 3.7. aluni also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 3). Moon Shape Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (83% vs 71%). On price, update cadence, ads 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. aluni sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Moon Shape Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

aluni holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: aluni has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Moon Shape Widget's written reviews are positive against 71% of aluni's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moon Shape Widget ships an update every 2 months, aluni monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Moon Shape Widget versus aluni: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoon Shape Widgetaluni
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.8 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings326 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrados(KR)Recalibration Laboratories LLC

Customer experience

Moon Shape Widget

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

aluni

All ratings26 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

Moon Shape Widget

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

aluni

Subscriptions1
  • aluni+ Yearly$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime aluni+ membership$2.99

Questions

Is Moon Shape Widget free?
Moon Shape Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is aluni free?
aluni is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Moon Shape Widget or aluni?
aluni is rated higher. Moon Shape Widget averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while aluni averages 4.8 from 26 ratings.
Do Moon Shape Widget or aluni have ads?
Neither Moon Shape Widget nor aluni shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moon Shape Widget or aluni?
Moon Shape Widget ships an update every 2 months, and aluni monthly. Most recently, Moon Shape Widget was updated on October 27, 2026 and aluni on November 3, 2026.

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