Comparison

Sunsets Forever vs Sunsync

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

Head to head
About

Sunsets Forever

Experience AI-generated sunsets from around the globe in real-time. Save your favorites, share them with friends, and get accurate sunset predictions. Unlock more features with an optional subscription.

Highlights
  • AI-generated live sunsets
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Sunset predictions
  • Share sunsets with friends
  • Push notifications for sunsets
  • Save favorite sunsets
  • View past sunsets
Features
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We love sunsets. One of our favorite restaurants, in Jenner, sits at the western end of the Russian River, right where the river meets the Pacific Ocean. The owners of that restaurant also love sunsets, clearly; their website lives at ilovesunsets.com. And we've seen some of our favorite sunsets, there. But everyone has their own favorite sunsets, wherever they are; and, every day, there are so many sunsets that we're not seeing, all around the world. So what if you could watch a sunset—a sunset that was happening now—whenever you wanted to? We've built that: * Beautiful, AI-generated sunsets from wherever the sun is currently setting * Widgets so that you can always see the latest sunset, directly on your Home Screen * Share buttons to send your favorite sunsets to friends & family * Accurate sunset predictions powered by the WeatherKit API Sometimes, these AI-generated sunsets are tropical; sometimes they're pastoral; maybe the sun is setting in a remote location where you've always dreamed of traveling, or in the big city where you live. And sometimes, these sunsets have a vibe that might be... just a little weird. But they're always beautiful. Sunsets Forever is free, but if you’d like to unlock additional features, you can subscribe to Sunsets Forever Premium: * Never miss a sunset: subscribe to push notifications to be notified when the sun sets in your favorite places * Save your favorite sunsets: mark a sunset as a favorite to save it for later * Request your own favorite spot for a sunset: maybe a dream travel destination, a favorite memory, or your hometown * Missed a sunset? Go back in time to see where the sun just set 
More premium & free features will be coming soon. There's always time for a sunset somewhere. And if you also love sunsets, we want to show them to you. Sunsets Forever Premium subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://buckeye.media/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://buckeye.media/privacy-policy

About

Sunsync

Features
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View and be notified of solar times--dawn, sunrise, sunset, and more! Have the accuracy of NOAA in your pocket--the times are as accurate as NOAA's online calculator with some modest improvements for solar noon and match timeanddate.com to within 1-2s. Keep your day in sync with the sun! - See times from all over the world and on any date! - Schedule a notification just once or be notified on a recurring schedule - Display a clock to visually see how near a solar time is - No or spotty internet connection? No problem. The app still functions. Offline Mode Features and Caveats With no internet connection, the app will still work, but it will need to be connected to the internet again every few days for recurring notifications to continue working automatically. If that is not possible, the user can manually make them continue to work by flicking the switch to turn them off and then on again every few days. If a user wants to create a new location while lacking an internet connection, the user can create a location using latitude and longitude coordinates, using the convention that negative values are South of the equator and West of the Prime Meridian. The location created while offline will lack timezone information to display the times to the user in the local time of that location, but otherwise, everything works as expected. When the user comes back online, the app will automatically attempt to update the location with a name (if a match can be found) and timezone. If multiple locations match to the same place, the app automatically deletes all but one of them--no duplicate locations are permitted. Clock View The user can turn on the clock view from time settings. The clock view will display the time of the event that is selected and the user's current time on the hands of a clock and will update as the user taps more events. Tap and hold one of the time events to make the clock view display that event's time without popping up the notification creation form. The color of the event's clock hand changes depending on whether the event time is AM or PM. Limitations The algorithm used comes from Jean Meeus' Astronomical Algorithms and will be accurate to within a minute for most latitudes (+/- 72 degrees, i.e., up to around the Polar Circles) and within 10 minutes otherwise. Due to atmospheric refraction and other conditions, the calculated times may be different from what is observed. The algorithm is very good from the years 1800-2100 with still reasonable but decreasing accuracy from the years -1000 to 3000. The algorithm has a higher risk of error outside that range.

Screenshots

Sunsets Forever4 screens
Sunsync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sunsync at none against Sunsets Forever's 2. Sunsync also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Sunsets Forever's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads 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. Sunsets Forever sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Sunsync asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sunsets Forever ships an update every 6 weeks, Sunsync every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sunsets Forever versus Sunsync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunsets ForeverSunsync
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHelloGaia MediaClusia LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sunsets Forever

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
None

Sunsync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sunsets Forever free?
Sunsets Forever is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sunsync free?
Sunsync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sunsets Forever or Sunsync have ads?
Neither Sunsets Forever nor Sunsync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sunsets Forever or Sunsync?
Sunsets Forever ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sunsync every 4 months. Most recently, Sunsets Forever was updated on October 7, 2026 and Sunsync on October 6, 2026.

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