The Sun vs Daylight Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Sun
This app provides precise sunrise and sunset times for your current location. You can also plan ahead by checking future sun times for any date and location.
- Current sunrise and sunset times
- Future sun time lookup
- Location-based data
- Data from MET Norway
- Free to use
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Need to know when the sun goes up and down where you are right now? This application tells you that. You can also look into the future when the sun goes up and down on a certain date and at a particular location. Sun and moon times are based on data from MET Norway. This app is free (and always will be).
Daylight Clock
This app visually displays daily changes in daylight duration throughout the year. It's designed for users who want to easily track how much daylight they gain or lose each day.
- Daily daylight gain/loss visualization
- Year-round tracking
- Intuitive interface
- Sunrise and sunset information
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Daylight Clock tells you in a glimpse how much daylight you win or lose everyday of the year. If you are addicted to daylight duration, this is the app you need.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Sun at 4.7 against Daylight Clock's 4.0. The Sun also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 10) and review sentiment (85% vs 71%). Daylight Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Sun holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Sun has 1.5K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of The Sun's written reviews are positive against 71% of Daylight Clock's.
The Sun ships an update every 3 months, Daylight Clock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Sun | Daylight Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better | 4.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.5% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Team Lundsgård | Jan Chaloupecky |
Customer experience
The Sun
Daylight Clock
In-app purchases
The Sun
No in-app purchases
Daylight Clock
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is The Sun free?
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