Sun n Moon vs Marine Barometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sun n Moon
This app provides precise sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset times for any location on Earth. It features a compass showing celestial body positions, moon phase animations, and detailed astronomical data. Access information for past and future dates, with offline capabilities.
- Sunrise and sunset times
- Moonrise and moonset times
- Moon phases animation
- Compass showing sun and moon positions
- Location by GPS, city list, lat/lon, or Google Maps
- Accurate times (NOAA standard) offline
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Sun n Moon accurately calculates data for any location on earth for: - Sunrise/Sunset - Moonrise/Moonset - Moon phases animation - Compass showing sun and moon positions **Now on Apple WATCH *** WATCH a VIDEO demo at our site *** http://www.catalyst4.com/sun_n_moon Key Features • Sunrise and sunset times (no network connection required) • Moonrise and moonset times • Specify location by 4 methods: 1) GPS or location services 2) Choose from a list of cities worldwide 3) Latitude and longitude 4) Google Maps • Phase of the Moon/Percentage Illumination • Compass view for navigation showing position of sun and moon (slider animates the position and elevation for different times of the day) • Save a location (startup to the saved location or automatically find current location) • Select any date. Quickly switch between dates using arrows or return to current date. • Easy to read display (in 24 hour or am/pm format) • Handles time zones and daylight savings time • Shows past/future dates for northern/southern extremes when sun is down/up all day • Accurate times (NOAA standard) calculated right on the device (network connection not required) • Details view - time of solar noon, current altitude and elevation for sun and moon
Marine Barometer
This app provides accurate atmospheric pressure readings for mariners, allowing them to manually save readings with location and time data. It explains sea level pressure calculation and offers calibration checks with adjustable sensor offsets.
- Accurate atmospheric pressure readings
- Manual saving of pressure, location, and time
- Sensor offset adjustment
- Sea level pressure explanation
- Calibration check instructions
- Multiple pressure unit options
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Marine Barometer is a barometer sensor interface that is uniquely designed to meet the needs of mariners who rely on accurate atmospheric pressure for weather routing and the evaluation of weather maps. Pressure readings can be manually saved permanently along with the latitude, longitude, and time of the reading. If a sensor offset has been applied, that value is also stored with each recorded pressure. These recorded pressures can then at the navigator's convenience be transferred to the vessel's printed logbook. The GPS sensor is accessed for latitude and longitude only. The elevation of the sensor (your iOS device that includes a barometer) above sea level must be entered manually. Elevation values from the GPS are not accurate enough for the intended application. The concept of sea level pressure is explained along with how it is determined from the sensor reading. Instructions are provided on how to check the calibration of the sensor, and a sensor offset can be applied as needed. Links to sources of accurate sea level pressure are included. Sources of accurate elevation are included for use on land. The standard units for marine applications are millibars (mb) or hectoPascals (hPa). The main pressure display can also be set to inches of mercury, millimeters of mercury, or kiloPascals. However, because the primary reference pressures that would be used to check the sensor calibration are in mb, the sensor calibration must be set using millibar units. Reference links are provided for learning more about the tactical use of pressure for weather forecasting and weather map evaluation. Discounts are offered for barometer related reference books.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Marine Barometer at Free against Sun n Moon's $0.99. Marine Barometer also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 59%) and ratings volume (33 vs 8). Sun n Moon's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 15 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Marine Barometer is free to download; Sun n Moon costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sun n Moon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 33 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Sun n Moon's written reviews are positive against 78% of Marine Barometer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sun n Moon ships an update every 5 weeks, Marine Barometer every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sun n Moon | Marine Barometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 4.5 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.2% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #76 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Catalyst4 | Starpath Corp |
Customer experience
Sun n Moon
Marine Barometer
Bugs and requests
Sun n Moon
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes after updates
- Inaccurate time zone data
- Autolocate bug with time zone offset
- App not opening after upgrade
- Location not saving correctly
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- Crashes with iOS 4
- Black boxed text in settings
- Autolocate feature issues
- Daylight saving not saving
Requested features
10 requests- Add Apple Watch compass view
- Save multiple locations
- Add civil twilight information
- Improve interface aesthetics
- Add AM/PM display options
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- Display moon phases visually
- Add zip code entry for location
- Allow saving date ranges
- Add place names instead of coordinates
- Customizable calendar view
Marine Barometer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sun n Moon
No in-app purchases
Marine Barometer
No in-app purchases
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