LunaSolCal vs Flight Collective
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.
Flight Collective
This aviation companion provides Army aviators with tools for operational readiness, tracking flight activity, and monitoring requirements. It streamlines administrative tasks with a clean workflow, accessible across multiple devices. A free download offers basic navigation and account access, with advanced features available via subscription.
- Track aviation activity
- Monitor requirements
- Stay organized across devices
- Streamline administrative tasks
- Flight Tracker tools
- Fuel Check tools
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Flight Collective is a mission-ready aviation companion built for Army aviators and teams who need fast, reliable tools for day-to-day operational readiness. The app is designed to reduce admin friction with a clean workflow for tracking aviation activity, monitoring requirements, and staying organized across devices. Included with free download: Menu access and basic navigation Account access and app settings Requires in-app purchase (subscription): Flight Tracker screen and tools Fuel Check screen and tools Premium flight readiness workflows and content Flight Collective offers optional auto-renewable subscriptions to unlock paid features. Paid features are not included in the free app download and are clearly labeled in app. Pricing is shown before purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Flight Collective at Free against LunaSolCal's $4.99. Flight Collective also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). LunaSolCal's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Flight Collective is free to download; LunaSolCal costs $4.99 up front. Flight Collective sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. LunaSolCal asks for nothing beyond the download.
LunaSolCal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LunaSolCal has 1.2K ratings behind it against 9, 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 75% of Flight Collective's.
LunaSolCal ships an update every 2 months, Flight Collective every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LunaSolCal | Flight Collective |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better | 4.1 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.5% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Volker Voecking Software Engineering | Joshua Petree |
Customer experience
LunaSolCal
Flight Collective
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
Flight Collective
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LunaSolCal
No in-app purchases
Flight Collective
- Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Annual1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$19.99
- Flight Collective Lifetime$44.99
Questions
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