Daylight BASIC vs Sunrise, Sunset
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daylight BASIC
This app displays daily and future sunshine hours, along with sunrise and sunset times for your current location. It also tracks changes in sunshine duration over various periods, including comparisons to solstices.
- Sunshine hours display
- Sunrise and sunset times
- Future time projections
- Sunshine hour difference tracking
- Location-based data
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Shows you the sunshine hours as well as the sunrise and sunset times of your current location. Wherever you are. ・sunshine hours for today, tomorrow, in a week and in a month ・sunrise and sunset times for today, tomorrow, in a week and in a month ・difference of sunshine hours for yesterday, today, tomorrow, in a week, in a month and in relation to solstices
Sunrise, Sunset
This app displays the precise times and directions of sunrise and sunset based on your current location and elevation. It also provides detailed information about the moon, including its phase, rise and set times, and illumination.
- Sunrise and sunset times and direction
- Moon phase, rise, and set times
- Twilight times (civil, nautical, astronomical)
- Elevation data integration
- Location-based information
- Date and time manipulation for planning
- Apple Watch app and complications
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Shows direction from your location where sun goes up and sun goes down. Map can be rotated along with orientation of the device, you can see the actual direction of sunrise and sunset from your location. App shows current moon phase and other information including time of moon rise and moon set, age, illumination, and date of full moon. App uses elevation data from NASA SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission), and elevation is taking into accout of time calculation for accuracy. For this app especially widgets to properly work, please allow location permission to app. - Shows time of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset. - Indicates current sun and moon position. - Shows time of civil twilight, nautical twilight, and astronomical twilight. - Shows age of moon, illumination, and date of nearest full moon. - Moon phase shows current phase of moon visually. - Shows information on any location you point on map. - Timezone and time difference is shown when you point on distant location. - Shows elevation (height above sea level) of the location. - Date, time, location, and elevation are taken into account with calculation of rise and set time. - Street address can be shown when available. It is useful for places you travel and need to know your location when calling taxi or facing accidents. - You can change the date to see info on date you specify, for planning travel or any activity. - Time can be changed during the day, and able to see the movement of sun and moon. - Supports Apple Watch app and complications. Time of rise and set, moon phase is shown on your watch for your current location. - Complications can be placed on your watch face to glance updated info at ease.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sunrise, Sunset at 3.3 against Daylight BASIC's 2.0. Sunrise, Sunset also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 6). Daylight BASIC's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (80% vs 50%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sunrise, Sunset sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Daylight BASIC asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sunrise, Sunset holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 20 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Daylight BASIC's written reviews are positive against 50% of Sunrise, Sunset's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Daylight BASIC ships an update every 2 months, Sunrise, Sunset every 3 days. Both last shipped on September 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Daylight BASIC | Sunrise, Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (6 ratings) | 3.3 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | factsoft ag | Oceano Inc. |
Customer experience
Daylight BASIC
Sunrise, Sunset
In-app purchases
Daylight BASIC
No in-app purchases
Sunrise, Sunset
- Upgrade to Ad-Free$1.99
Questions
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