# Moonrise vs Day & Night Map

The clearest difference is rating: Day & Night Map at 4.8 against Moonrise's 2.9. Day & Night Map also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (76% vs 45%). Moonrise's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Day & Night Map holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Day & Night Map has 1.4K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Moonrise's written reviews are positive against 76% of Day & Night Map's.

Moonrise ships an update every 3 months, Day & Night Map every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Moonrise | Day & Night Map |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [2.9 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/moonrise/id390606204/reviews) | **[4.8 (1.4K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/day-and-night-map/id741375889/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 7 | **1.4K** |
| Positive reviews | 44.9% of reviews | **76.3% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 months** | Every 7 months |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Size | 11 MB | 48 MB |
| Requires iOS | **7.0** | 17.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [AVIA](https://appshunter.io/developer/390606207) | [Volker Voecking Software Engineering](https://appshunter.io/developer/390175341) |

## What reviewers say

### Moonrise

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/moonrise/id390606204)

Get accurate moon phase, sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset times for any location on Earth and any date between 1900 and 2099. Features crisp graphics, DST accounting, and offline calculations for precise astronomical data.

**Highlights:** Accurate moon phase data, Sunrise and sunset times, Moonrise and moonset times, Global location support, Date range 1900-2099, Daylight Saving Time accounting, Offline calculations

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple and clear display
- 🚀 Fast loading times
- 💡 Shows moon rise/set and sun rise/set
- 👍 Easy to change dates and locations
- 💡 Nice moon and sun imagery

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Inaccurate moon times
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Cannot set location
- 🐛 Times are off by hours or days
- 🐛 App is worthless without location

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes when trying to set location
- Moon rise and set times not displayed for first quarter
- App closes immediately
- App crashes every time anything is attempted
- Location services not working

**Requested features**

- Add a "Today" button for date selection
- Display the selected location on the main screen
- Integrate tides
- Show percentage of moon lit
- Allow viewing moon in its actual inclination as seen in the sky


### Day & Night Map

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/day-and-night-map/id741375889)

Visualize the Earth's day and night cycles on an interactive world map. Select any date and time to see current illumination, or create animated GIFs of changing light patterns.

**Highlights:** Real-time day/night map, Selectable date and time, Animated GIF creation, Minute-by-minute updates, Global illumination visualization

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great app
- 🚀 Useful for radio hams
- 👍 Interesting to see sun/moon movement
- 👍 Excellent for travelers

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Widget issues (doesn't update, resizing)
- 🐛 Crashes on some devices

**Reported bugs**

- Moon position not displayed on iPad
- Daylight savings time not working properly

**Requested features**

- Option to keep noon at center and have map move
- Show analemma and sun position on it
- 24-hour clock setting for widget
- Improve moon position display on iPad


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Moonrise free?

Moonrise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Day & Night Map free?

Day & Night Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Moonrise or Day & Night Map?

Day & Night Map is rated higher. Moonrise averages 2.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Day & Night Map averages 4.8 from 1.4K ratings.

### Do Moonrise or Day & Night Map have ads?

Neither Moonrise nor Day & Night Map shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Moonrise or Day & Night Map?

Moonrise ships an update every 3 months, and Day & Night Map every 7 months. Most recently, Moonrise was updated on October 29, 2026 and Day & Night Map on October 26, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*