Comparison

Sunlight Hours vs Below Me

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

Head to head
About

Sunlight Hours

Features
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- This shows daylight hours in any latitude on any given day - You can also see some information about each planet in our solar system

About

Below Me

This app uses your device's camera to show you countries and geographical features on the other side of the Earth. It provides a live augmented reality view of borders, sea names, and distances, allowing you to explore the planet from your current location or simulate others.

Highlights
  • Live AR view of country borders
  • Distance and direction readouts
  • Offline functionality
  • Simulate locations worldwide
  • Detailed geographical relief
  • Day-night line visualization
Features
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What's on the other side of the horizon? Point your iPhone or iPad at the horizon, tilt it down, and Below Me shows you the countries that lie beyond the curve of the Earth, as if you could look straight through the planet. Below Me isn't a map. It's a window. Every border you see is placed where it really is from where you stand: computed on the WGS84 ellipsoid with great-circle math and projected through the Earth along your line of sight. Tilt further and the countries get farther away. Point straight down and you're looking at your antipode. FEATURES • Live AR view: country borders, sea names, a labelled 10° grid and distance labels floating over your camera image • Crosshair readout: which country or sea you're looking at, how far away it is and in which direction • Info panel you can fold away to a small tag for a clear view • Mini globe showing your position and line of sight, drag it to spin • Outdoor mode that dims the camera for bright daylight • Colour tints for land and seas, thin or bold borders • Choose kilometers or miles • English and German • Works offline. No account, no tracking, no internet needed FREE Explore everything within 5,000 km of where you stand. PRO – ONE-TIME PURCHASE • Whole Earth: range up to 20,000 km, all the way to your antipode • Place search: any country, 34,000 cities offline or any place worldwide via Apple Maps. Up to five red markers, and an arrow guides you there through the Earth • Relief: mountains, shelves and deep-sea trenches as coloured, shaded terrain • Your exact antipode, marked in yellow straight below your feet • Fine borders and coastlines (Natural Earth 1:10M, five times more detail) • Home marker: a red dot shows where home is when you travel • Major cities with distance • Local time at the point you're looking at • Country info card: outline, capital, area, population, currency, calling code, languages • Live day-night line and the sun through the Earth: tilt down at night and see where it's shining right now • Simulate a location: explore the Earth from New York, Tokyo or anywhere else Buy once, keep forever. Family Sharing included. No subscription. For the curious, travellers, teachers, pilots, sailors and anyone who has ever stood on a beach and wondered what lies out there. Requires an iPhone or iPad (iOS 18 or later).

Screenshots

Sunlight Hours4 screens
Below Me4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Below Me at none against Sunlight Hours's shown. Below Me also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). Sunlight Hours's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Sunlight Hours sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Below Me sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sunlight Hours ships an update every 3 days, Below Me daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Sunlight Hours versus Below Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunlight HoursBelow Me
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB32 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNovaNextMarc Bachmann

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Sunlight Hours

One-time7
  • Coffee$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Donate $3$2.99
Show 4 more
  • Donate $5$4.99
  • Donate $10$9.99
  • Donate $15$14.99
  • Donate $20$19.99
1 purchases

Below Me

One-time1
  • Below Me Pro Version$3.99

Questions

Is Sunlight Hours free?
Sunlight Hours is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Below Me free?
Below Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sunlight Hours or Below Me have ads?
Sunlight Hours shows ads; Below Me does not.
Which is updated more often, Sunlight Hours or Below Me?
Sunlight Hours ships an update every 3 days, and Below Me daily. Most recently, Sunlight Hours was updated on October 17, 2026 and Below Me on October 10, 2026.

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