Comparison

Sunlight Clock Free vs Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget

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

Head to head
About

Sunlight Clock Free

Visualize the current sunlight and darkness across the globe with interactive map projections. Track the sun's position or your own location automatically, or manually explore the map.

Highlights
  • Real-time sunlight visualization
  • Multiple map projections
  • Automatic sun/location tracking
  • Manual map scrolling
  • Interactive globe view
Features
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Sunlight Clock shows you where the sun is shining in the world right now. You can choose different projections for rendering the map, including Mercator, Mollweide, azimuthal equidistant, and others. The map can automatically follow the sun or your location throughout the day. You can also scroll the map to place it how you like.

About

Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget

Track the sun's daily and seasonal cycles with this interactive app. Visualize sunrise, sunset, twilight, and golden hour, with integrated weather data. Features augmented reality to show the sun's path and an alarm that wakes you with the light.

Highlights
  • Interactive solar disk for time and date exploration
  • Integrated weather data with solar disk visualization
  • Augmented Reality (AR) mode for sun and moon path tracking
  • Sun Alarm for sunrise, solar noon, and twilight
  • Customizable widgets for home and lock screens
  • Global location support
  • Calendar view of daily daylight
Features
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Sunrise Sunset Widget is a beautiful Sun Tracker and Weather app that lets you explore the daily and seasonal cycles of the Sun in a stunning, interactive way. Spin the solar disk to move through the time of day or up to five days ahead, and instantly see sunrise and sunset times, day length, twilight, golden hour, solar power output, and even the UV Index — all visualized with precision and style. Switch to Weather Mode to view temperature, precipitation, wind speed, and humidity beautifully combined with the solar disk. If you’re into photography, enable Golden Hour and Blue Hour mode to easily see when this perfect light begins and ends. Point your phone at the sky with AR Mode to see exactly where the Sun and Moon are, and the paths they’ll follow today. Sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset are marked along the way, and the time slider moves the Sun and Moon to any time of day. Perfect for planning a photo, or finding out whether the sunset will clear the trees. Wake up with the Sun. The Sun Alarm rings at sunrise, solar noon, sunset, or at civil, nautical or astronomical twilight, and moves with the season, so you always wake up with the light. Set it minutes or hours before or after the event, choose the days it rings, set a latest time for dark winter mornings, and see the week’s wake-up times at a glance. It rings even in silent mode and Focus. Customize your experience with a wide range of color themes, adjustable display modes, and fully configurable widgets. The Calendar shows each day’s daylight as a ring that matches the solar disk, or every sunrise, sunset and day length of the month at a glance. Clock changes, solstices and equinoxes are marked along the way, and tapping a day reveals more detailed solar information. Tap the globe on the Sky screen to explore any place on the map, or search by name — the app works anywhere in the world. Enjoy elegant Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets that keep you updated at a glance with sunrise, sunset, and daylight times right on your device. Get notifications for sunrise and sunset, total day and night length, and see how the day changes compared to yesterday. Whether you’re a photographer, nature enthusiast, or simply love knowing where the Sun is, Sunrise Sunset Widget brings solar and weather insights beautifully to life. --- Information about Sunrsie Sunset Watch Full Access subscription: -At confirmation of purchase, or following the completion of a free-trial period, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. - Yearly subscriptions are available. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. Automatic renewals will cost the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. -Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: https://uv-index-worldwide.web.app/tos_bjorn_jenssen.html

Screenshots

Sunlight Clock Free3 screens
Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget at 4.8 against Sunlight Clock Free's 3.7. Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 10). Sunlight Clock Free's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Sunlight Clock Free asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget has 1.6K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Sunlight Clock Free's written reviews are positive against 78% of Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sunlight Clock Free ships an update every 18 months, Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Sunlight Clock Free versus Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunlight Clock FreeSunrise Sunset Times & Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (10 ratings)4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews77.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings101.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#160 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMilk LLCBjorn Jenssen

Customer experience

Sunlight Clock Free

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive74.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative18.6%

Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget

All ratings1,584 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive77.6%
Neutral9.4%
Negative12.9%

Bugs and requests

Sunlight Clock Free

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Widget not functioning after updates
  • Inconsistent sunrise/sunset times between app and widget

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add moon position and phase information
  • Customize widget appearance and content
  • Integrate with Apple Watch

In-app purchases

None

Sunlight Clock Free

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Pro version monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro version yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro version one-time purchase$24.99

Questions

Is Sunlight Clock Free free?
Sunlight Clock Free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget free?
Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sunlight Clock Free or Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget?
Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget is rated higher. Sunlight Clock Free averages 3.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget averages 4.8 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Sunlight Clock Free or Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget have ads?
Neither Sunlight Clock Free nor Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sunlight Clock Free or Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget?
Sunlight Clock Free ships an update every 18 months, and Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget every 4 days. Most recently, Sunlight Clock Free was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sunrise Sunset Times & Widget on November 4, 2026.

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