Comparison

Flightview vs Sun & Moon Lite

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

Head to head
About

Flightview

Track flights in real-time with live map updates, status alerts, and gate information. Automatically load itineraries from confirmation emails and access your travel plans across devices. Includes airport delay maps with weather overlays for smarter travel.

Highlights
  • Real-time flight tracking on map
  • Push notifications for flight status updates
  • Gate and delay information
  • Automatic itinerary loading from email
  • Airport delay maps with weather overlay
  • Cross-device trip syncing
Features
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Free Flight tracking app from the leaders in real-time flight information. Track upcoming and in-air flights, and receive status alerts via push notification. Check gate assignments, delays and cancellations and use the attractive flight map to see a flight's progress. Forward your itinerary confirmation emails and Flightview will automatically load them into your Trips. See your Trips across mobile devices and at www.Flightview.com. View a North American airport delay map with radar weather overlay. Wherever life takes you, count on Flightview to help you travel smarter! "Easy-to-use app that should be an essential for air travelers" - Practical Travel Gear "I highly recommend this App, even if you only fly a few times a year it would be incredibly useful." - AppShouter "There are a lot of flight tracking apps for the iPhone - but most of them sell for $4.99 to $9.99. FlightView is significantly cheaper - and even more reliable. The new app also has a great user interface. It's easy to use, has great visuals and makes information easily available for the on-the-go users." - Fresh Apps Flight Tracking Features: • Track flights on a map showing flight path and current radar weather • My Home page gives an easy view into your home airport's current status and your next trip • Flight Status Push Alerts for flights stored in My Trips • View terminal, gate and baggage claim information • See where the plane for your flight is coming from and check its status via Aircraft's Previous Flight • Driving Directions to Airport integration with iPhone Maps • Easily find alternative flights by viewing flight schedules between cities • Search flights up to 350 days in the future and save them • See My Next Trip information on the iOS 'Today' view My Trips Features: • Forward your itinerary confirmation email to Trips@Flightview.com, and it will be automatically loaded into your My Trips on your device • Trips are synced between devices and with www.Flightview.com so you can quickly reference their statuses everywhere • Add notes to flights or trips, such as car rental and hotel reservation numbers, and keep all of your day-of-travel information in one place • While in-flight, review your saved itineraries in Airplane mode Airport Delay Information Features: • View a color-coded map of airport delays in the US & Canada with weather overlay to see how your travel plans could be affected • View list of airports suffering the Biggest Departure Delays right now • View Flightview's proprietary Airport Delay Index for 180 major airports in the US and Canada • View FAA Airport Closures & Delay Programs for major airports in the US Calendar Integration: • Post your Flight or the Flights within a Trip to your iPhone Calendar Sharing Features: • Share trip itineraries via email or share flights via email or SMS/text • Post your Trip Itinerary or Flight Information on Facebook • Login to Flightview using Facebook login Weather Features: • View current weather conditions at arrival and departure airports on the Flight Details screen • 7-Day Weather forecast so you can see the weather forecast for both ends of your trip Other Great Features: • Call an airline reservation number directly from the Flight Details screen • In the Help section, read the Frequently Asked Questions and their answers, Flight Tracking Tips, Flight Status definitions and Flight Tracking terms Tired of Ads? • If you would like to avoid seeing ads, then check out our Flightview plus application in the paid section of the App Store - no ads there!

About

Sun & Moon Lite

Calculate moon phases, sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset times for any date from 1900 to 2099. Uses your phone's location and timezone for accurate, instant results, with special views for upcoming celestial events.

Highlights
  • Moon phase calculation
  • Sunrise and sunset times
  • Moonrise and moonset times
  • Location and timezone based
  • Date range 1900-2099
  • Informative at-a-glance views
Features
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This is an accurate moon phase and sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset calculator using your phone's location and timezone for today, and for dates from 1900 to 2099. The application instantly shows the moon phase and events for your iPhone's current location. The calculations use the standard algorithms, accurate to a few minutes of the US Naval Observatory sun and moon calendars. Special Features: - several informative, at-a-glance views, such as Sun Data for two weeks and Next Full Moon - reports if the Sun or the Moon never sets or rises at a location on a certain day - uses your phone's timezone and Daylight Saving Time - estimates time zone offset to give you the rise/set times in local time for planned trips Note that this free version is ad-sponsored. There is an ad-free version, Sun & Moon Pro, available to download at a low price.

Screenshots

Flightview4 screens
Sun & Moon Lite3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sun & Moon Lite at none against Flightview's 2. Sun & Moon Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). Flightview's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (6.4K vs 7). On price, review sentiment, monetization model 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. Flightview sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Sun & Moon Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flightview holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flightview has 6.4K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 21% and 21% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flightview ships an update every 3 weeks, Sun & Moon Lite every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Flightview versus Sun & Moon Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightviewSun & Moon Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6.4K ratings) — better3.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews21.2% of reviews — better20.8% of reviews
Number of ratings6.4K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#73 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.18.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlightView Inc.AVIA

Customer experience

Flightview

All ratings6,350 ratings
Positive64.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative30.9%
Written reviews716 reviews
Positive21.2%
Neutral8.7%
Negative70.1%

Sun & Moon Lite

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive20.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Flightview

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when entering flight details
  • Flights not showing up or disappearing from the app
  • Incorrect flight status information displayed

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to forward flight details to others
  • Integration with calendar for easier trip planning
  • More customization options for trip tracking
  • Improved notification system for flight status changes

Sun & Moon Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flightview

Subscriptions2
  • Ad-free - 1 Month subscription$2.991 Month
  • Remove Ads$24.991 Year
None

Sun & Moon Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flightview free?
Flightview is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sun & Moon Lite free?
Sun & Moon Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flightview or Sun & Moon Lite?
Flightview is rated higher. Flightview averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6.4K ratings, while Sun & Moon Lite averages 3.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Flightview or Sun & Moon Lite have ads?
Flightview shows ads; Sun & Moon Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Flightview or Sun & Moon Lite?
Flightview ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sun & Moon Lite every 5 months. Most recently, Flightview was updated on September 24, 2026 and Sun & Moon Lite on September 22, 2026.

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