LunaSolCal vs Army MobileConnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LunaSolCal
This app calculates precise times for sun and moon events, including sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset, for any location and date. It also provides detailed astronomical data and tracks celestial movements. View daily information in the notification center.
- Sunrise and sunset times
- Moonrise and moonset times
- Day length calculation
- Moon phase tracking
- Twilight times (civil, nautical, astronomical)
- Solar and lunar eclipse dates
- Location-based calculations via GPS or city database
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Calculate times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and more for your location at any given date. The following data is calculated: - Sunrise - Solar noon - Sunset - Day length - Equation of time - Declination - Civil twilight (Dawn/Dusk) - Nautical twilight (Dawn/Dusk) - Astronomical twilight (Dawn/Dusk) - Azimuth at sunrise and sunset - Altitude during solar noon - Sun track - Date and time of Seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) - Solstice and Equinox dates - Date and time of next solar eclipse - Moonrise - Moon transit - Moonset - Moon phase - Distance - Declination - Date and time of next new moon - Date and time of next full moon - Azimuth at moonrise and moonset - Altitude during moon transit - Moon track - Date and time of next lunar eclipse Some information for the current day can also be viewed in the notification center. To specify the location of interest either get the position from the built-in GPS or Wifi receiver or select a city from a database with over 400,000 cities in over 200 countries.
Army MobileConnect
Securely log into Army EAMS-A accounts without a password. This app adds multi-factor authentication to your mobile device, simplifying access to hundreds of Army sites. Choose between push notifications or one-time passcodes for instant, protected logins.
- Passwordless login
- Multi-factor authentication
- Push notifications
- One-time passcodes (TOTP)
- Secure access to Army sites
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Instant, secure logins to EAMS-A using your personal mobile device. Protect your Army EAMS-A account by adding second factor authentication with Army MobileConnect. After logging in to EAMS-A as you normally would, MobileConnect will send a notification to your device, asking you to approve the login, or will generate a one-time passcode to use instead. MobileConnect will now allow users to login without a username and password once registered. This simplifies desktop and mobile access to hundreds of Army sites backed by EAMS-A. You may still use MobileConnectas a second factor for username and password logins if needed. You may use automatic push notifications or TOTP for validating your second factor with MobileConnect. Note: This app requires a US Army EAMS-A account and registration for the MobileConnectservice. Simple instructions are provided in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LunaSolCal at 95% against Army MobileConnect's 10%. LunaSolCal also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 95). Army MobileConnect's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Army MobileConnect is free to download; LunaSolCal costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LunaSolCal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LunaSolCal has 1.2K ratings behind it against 95, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of LunaSolCal's written reviews are positive against 10% of Army MobileConnect's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LunaSolCal | Army MobileConnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better | 2.0 (95 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.5% of reviews — better | 9.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 95 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Volker Voecking Software Engineering | TRADOC Mobile |
Customer experience
LunaSolCal
Army MobileConnect
User reviews
LunaSolCal
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app
- 🚀 Accurate and reliable information
- 💡 Useful for photography and planning
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 👍 Comprehensive data and features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Notifications/alarms not working consistently
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 🔧 Place/location selection could be improved
Army MobileConnect
From 95 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ Works for Hypori login
- 👍 Concept is great
- 🚀 Seamless setup (sometimes)
- 🌟 Incredible app (rarely)
Room to improve
- ❌ Not working (frequent)
- ❌ Convoluted and non-user friendly
- ❌ Needs internet connection (when connected)
- ❌ Registration process is a pain
- ❌ Unreliable
Bugs and requests
LunaSolCal
Reported bugs
2 issues- Notifications not working properly
- Crashes when using map layer select
Requested features
3 requests- Add lockscreen widget
- Implement automatic light/dark mode switching
- Integrate with calendar for event planning
Army MobileConnect
Reported bugs
34 issues- App not working as it should
- Registration process wastes time
- Claims no internet connection
- App stopped working after phone update
- Service is down
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- App says it will not function without internet while actively connected
- App says it doesn’t have an internet connection
- App says phone isn’t connected to internet
- Customer support link broken
- Black screens, no tokens generated
- App states it “needs a connection to the internet.”
- App hangs on iOS 18.1, spinning wait indicator
- App is glitchy and does not connect to the internet
- Stuck on code scanner
- Error: internal data corruption
- Authentication server is constantly down
- App shows a blank screen after update
- Mobile Connect forgets authentication every 2-3 days
- Invalid codes or error messages
- App stops working, won’t load past logo screen
- App fails after a day or more, requires re-registration
- Installed wrong version (Android on iOS)
- App broke since Apple updates
- App cannot authenticate and fails to register
- App sits at landing page and does nothing
- App doesn’t progress past splash screen
- App gets stuck after loading and doesn’t display menus
- App only works in one orientation on iPads
- App opens in iPhone mode on iPad, cuts off code
- App refuses to scan QR code
- App says no connectivity, asks for access code with no input field
- App continuously crashes on iOS 16.3.1
- Unexpected Error. Unusable App
- Moving background on OTP screen is distracting
Requested features
5 requests- Allow copy from the app
- Fix iPad orientation issues
- Allow vertical orientation on iPad
- Fix iPhone mode on iPad display
- Allow Soldiers to use app for all military websites
In-app purchases
LunaSolCal
No in-app purchases
Army MobileConnect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LunaSolCal free?
Is Army MobileConnect free?
Which has better reviews, LunaSolCal or Army MobileConnect?
Do LunaSolCal or Army MobileConnect have ads?
Which is updated more often, LunaSolCal or Army MobileConnect?
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