Comparison

mySunMoon vs Moon Phase Widget

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

Head to head
About

mySunMoon

This app displays sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset times. It can use your device's current location or a custom date and location for its calculations. It also shows the current moon phase.

Highlights
  • Sunrise and sunset times
  • Moonrise and moonset times
  • Moon phase display
  • Custom date and location support
  • Uses device's current location
  • Featured by iTunes
Features
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Shows sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and moon phase, based on current data of device, or based on custom date and location. - Featured by iTunes in Italy, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland

About

Moon Phase Widget

Features
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What phase is the moon tonight? Open the app and it is the first thing you see: tonight's phase, the exact illumination percentage, and how many days until the next full moon. Or skip opening the app entirely — put the moon on your home screen or lock screen and just glance. Everything is computed on your iPhone from published astronomical series — the same Meeus algorithms observatories reference — verified against eclipse records to within minutes. No server, no account, no internet required. It works on a mountainside at 2 a.m. exactly as it works at home. WHAT YOU GET • "Full Moon — in 9 days" waiting on your home screen: widgets for the home screen and lock screen show tonight's phase, illumination % and the next full moon date at a glance • A monthly calendar of phase icons — browse any month, past or future, and tap any day for its phase and exact illumination • Moonrise and moonset for your exact location, in your local time zone — know the Moon clears the horizon at 21:14 before you drive out with a camera or a rod • A reminder on the day of every full moon and new moon, at the hour you choose — never miss a bright night or a dark-sky window again • A guide to all 8 phases: what you will actually see in the sky tonight, plus the folklore cultures attached to each phase • One tap exports the next 12 months of full and new moons as a calendar file you can add to any calendar app PERFECT FOR • Night and landscape photographers timing moonrise shots • Anglers picking their fishing nights around the lunar cycle • Stargazers waiting for a new moon dark-sky window • Anyone who looks up and wonders what tonight's moon will be WHY NOT JUST SEARCH IT? A web search tells you today's phase — then you search again tomorrow. MoonPhase sits on your lock screen with tonight's phase, illumination and the next full moon always current, reminds you on the day itself, and keeps working with no signal at all. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account, no tracking, no data leaves your iPhone. If you choose to share your location, it is used on-device only to compute moonrise and moonset — never uploaded, never stored anywhere else. FULL ACCESS MoonPhase requires Full Access, available as a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Full Access includes the home and lock screen widgets, unlimited calendar browsing, moonrise and moonset times, full and new moon reminders, the complete phase guide with folklore, and calendar export. Download MoonPhase, add the widget, and know tonight's moon before you look up. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

mySunMoon2 screens
Moon Phase Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Moon Phase Widget at none against mySunMoon's 1. mySunMoon's advantage is device support (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. mySunMoon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Moon Phase Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mySunMoon ships an update every 3 months, Moon Phase Widget every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
mySunMoon versus Moon Phase Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermySunMoonMoon Phase Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoberto SonzogniLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

1 purchases

mySunMoon

One-time1
  • Disable ads$0.99
None

Moon Phase Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mySunMoon free?
mySunMoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Moon Phase Widget free?
Moon Phase Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do mySunMoon or Moon Phase Widget have ads?
Neither mySunMoon nor Moon Phase Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mySunMoon or Moon Phase Widget?
mySunMoon ships an update every 3 months, and Moon Phase Widget every 4 months. Most recently, mySunMoon was updated on October 21, 2026 and Moon Phase Widget on October 23, 2026.

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