Comparison

LunaSolCal vs IoT

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

IoT

Features
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Discover the world of the Internet of Things. With IoT-Map, you can explore publicly available IoT devices on an interactive world map. Discover weather stations, environmental sensors, and other connected systems. Features • Interactive world map with IoT devices • Fast search for devices and locations • Detailed information for every device • Save devices as favorites • Display your favorite directly on the home screen • Support for external device websites

Screenshots

LunaSolCal4 screens
IoT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: IoT at $0.99 against LunaSolCal's $4.99. LunaSolCal's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

LunaSolCal costs $4.99 and IoT $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LunaSolCal versus IoT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLunaSolCalIoT
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVolker Voecking Software EngineeringAlexander Egger

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

IoT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LunaSolCal

No in-app purchases

None

IoT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LunaSolCal free?
LunaSolCal costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is IoT free?
IoT costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do LunaSolCal or IoT have ads?
Neither LunaSolCal nor IoT shows ads.

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