Comparison

Orbit vs Partly Sunny

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

Head to head
About

Orbit

Visualize the sun's movement and position with an intuitive clock interface and a sun compass. Utilize augmented reality to pinpoint the sun's location and track daylight hours for multiple saved places. This app works offline and is designed for photographers, travelers, surveyors, and architects.

Highlights
  • Intuitive clock visualization of sun movement
  • Sun compass for accurate position tracking
  • Augmented reality sun tracking
  • Multiple location support
  • Sunrise, sunset, dawn, and dusk times
  • Offline functionality
Features
Currently charting
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Tracking the sun position has never been so simple and beautiful. Orbit unique clock visualisation shows you the sun movement in a complete intuitive way. Turn the clock ring to see the sun movement and position at any time of the day. Orbit features a sun compass accurately tracks the sun position. Use augmented reality to track the sun position, with a pointer on the iPhone camera pointing you to the right direction. Add multiple locations to keep track of the day length, sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk time, sun position of your favorite places. Designed for photographer, traveller, surveyor and architect. Orbit will work even without internet connection. Features: ● Clock ring to track sun movement ● Sun compass to track the sun position ● Azimuth and elevation (numeric and pictorial) ● Check sun position on any location on any date ● Augmented reality view to track the sun using camera ● Sunrise and sunset time ● Day and night length, dawn and dusk time ● Browse any place their current local time Get Orbit now and be amazed how easy tracking the sun position, daylight length, and local time of your favorite places can be. _______________________ User reviews: - "Works in Arctic! It was great to find an app that gives a reasonable result in the Arctic here." - by Peter the gardener, UK - "Neat! Very nice app." - by Reitveld, USA - "Life saver" - by Dave C L, USA - "Perfect little app" - by Icantwinssss, USA _______________________ Support: Have any question or feedback? Please get in touch with our tech support at support@tapclay.com

About

Partly Sunny

This app provides detailed weather information at a glance, offering hourly and weekly forecasts with customizable graphs and interactive maps. It allows users to track various weather conditions and customize their app experience.

Highlights
  • Quick weather overviews
  • Detailed hourly and weekly forecasts
  • Interactive weather map with layers
  • Customizable hourly and daily graphs
  • Pull-to-refresh functionality
  • Save multiple locations
  • Custom app icon and theme
Features
Currently charting
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Partly Sunny shows your weather in quick glances and detailed looks. Need to check if it will rain today? Or see the humidity or UV index over the next few hours? Or look at a radar view of the approaching storm? Partly Sunny has you covered. Quick Glances Get an overview of what’s happening in the sky at your current location and your favorite locations. Detailed Looks Get more details about what’s happening throughout the hour, the day, and the week at your locations. Hourly Graphs See how your selected conditions change over the next several hours. Choose from temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, humidity, UV index, wind, and more. Tap the graph to change the plotted condition. Touch & hold the graph and drag left & right for a detailed look at each hour. Week View Get a quick glance at the week’s forecast. Tap any day for a detailed look at that day. With a monthly or yearly subscription, join the Partly Sunny Club and unlock more: Interactive Weather Map See approaching storms and more on an interactive map. Map layers available: • Precipitation radar • Severe-weather warnings (US, Canada, & Europe) • Storm cells (US) • Tropical storms • Temperatures • Wind Speeds • Radar & Clouds (US) • Clouds Pull-to-Refresh Pull down in Location View to refresh the location’s forecast on demand. More Locations Save more locations in your locations list. Custom App Icon & Theme Customize the Partly Sunny icon on your Home Screen and the theme color in the app. Whether or not you’re part of the Club, there’s still more: • Forecasts powered by Apple Weather • Precipitation-intensity graph when it’s raining or snowing • Show actual or “feels like” temperatures throughout the app and quickly switch with a handy gesture • Customizable condition below hourly graphs • Customizable condition for daily forecasts • Links to pollen forecasts and NOAA weather offices (US locations) • Location renaming and fine-tuning Thank you for using and supporting Partly Sunny! Even when the weather isn’t enjoyable, I hope you enjoy checking the weather with Partly Sunny! – Joe ——— Partly Sunny has been featured by Apple, MacStories, AppAdvice, and Lifehacker. Partly Sunny “introduces a robust, beautiful new way to view weather information. […] What’s immediately striking about Partly Sunny’s design is that it feels designed to belong in iOS. It’s an app that feels built by Apple if the company decided to make a massive iterative change to its own stock Weather app.” – Jake Underwood, MacStories “If you are looking for minimalism in your weather app, then Partly Sunny will satisfy your cravings. […] Partly Sunny offers the information you need in a concise and flexible way.” – Christine Chan, AppAdvice ——— Subscription Details • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription will automatically renew unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. • Privacy policy: https://partlysunnyapp.com/privacy.html • Terms of Use: https://partlysunnyapp.com/terms.html

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Partly Sunny4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orbit at none against Partly Sunny's 2. Orbit also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). Partly Sunny's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 27 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On review sentiment, ads, chart position 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

Orbit costs $0.99 and Partly Sunny $2.99 up front. Partly Sunny sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Orbit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Partly Sunny holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Partly Sunny has 777 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Orbit's written reviews are positive against 67% of Partly Sunny's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update every 27 months, Partly Sunny every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Orbit versus Partly Sunny: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitPartly Sunny
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)4.6 (777 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4777 — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#157#102 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTapclayJoseph Hribar

Customer experience

Orbit

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative29.4%

Partly Sunny

All ratings776 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.5%
Negative19.8%

Bugs and requests

Orbit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Partly Sunny

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Weather feed broken, showing error messages
  • Widget not loading data consistently
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add AccuWeather as a data source
  • Implement iOS 14 widgets
  • Add more weather data points to display
  • Improve radar and precipitation forecasting
  • Introduce Apple Watch app and complication

In-app purchases

None

Orbit

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Partly Sunny

Subscriptions2
  • Partly Sunny Club: Monthly$0.491 Month
  • Partly Sunny Club: Yearly$3.991 Year

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Partly Sunny free?
Partly Sunny costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Orbit or Partly Sunny?
Partly Sunny is rated higher. Orbit averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Partly Sunny averages 4.6 from 777 ratings.
Do Orbit or Partly Sunny have ads?
Neither Orbit nor Partly Sunny shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Partly Sunny?
Orbit ships an update every 27 months, and Partly Sunny every 2 months. Most recently, Orbit was updated on October 26, 2026 and Partly Sunny on October 26, 2026.
Which is more popular, Orbit or Partly Sunny?
Orbit currently peaks at #157 in the App Store charts, and Partly Sunny at #102. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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