Diana vs Moonlight phase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diana
Visualize the Moon's journey with detailed phase tracking and precise rise/set times for both the Moon and Sun. This app utilizes your location data to provide accurate astronomical information.
- Waxing and waning moon display
- New, quarter, full, and third-quarter phase dates
- Moon and Sun rise/set times
- Location-based astronomical calculations
- GPS positioning integration
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Diana graphically displays the waxing and waning of the Moon. # Functions: * Displays the waxing and waning of the Moon * Displays the dates of the Moon's new, first-quarter, full, and third-quarter phases * Displays the times of the rising and setting of both the Moon and the Sun * All figures are computed based on positioning data from GPS or location selection. # Support * Mail: support@sorakaze.co.jp * Twitter: @sorakazeinc
Moonlight phase
Visualize the current moon phase with stunning 8K animations and an augmented reality mode. Explore the lunar surface up close without a telescope, and select any date to see its corresponding phase. The app also offers geomagnetic storm predictions and works offline.
- Current moon phase visualization
- 8K resolution quality
- Augmented Reality (AR) mode
- Select any date for lunar phase
- Geomagnetic storm prediction
- Offline functionality
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Moonlight can show you the current moon phase with beautiful animation in excellent resolution quality. It has an AR mode where you can observe the full lunar surface in 8K quality mode and choose the exact date with the real phase. Kids and adults can look up close at the moon without a telescope. Users like this application and find applications in many areas such as gardening for growing seedlings, yachting for tides, finance-trading cycles, horoscopes, and many many others. * Geomagnetic storm prediction. * It is absolutely free and works offline everywhere * This app is open sourced. You can find the link on the developer's website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Moonlight phase at 4.8 against Diana's 3.5. Moonlight phase also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 6). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Moonlight phase holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Diana's written reviews are positive against 67% of Moonlight phase's.
Diana ships an update every 5 months, Moonlight phase every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diana | Moonlight phase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | sorakaze Inc. | Gennady Dmitrik |
Customer experience
Diana
Moonlight phase
In-app purchases
Diana
No in-app purchases
Moonlight phase
No in-app purchases
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