Current Moon Phase & Calendar vs Simple Moon Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Current Moon Phase & Calendar
Track the lunar cycle with detailed daily information including illumination, phase, and rise/set times. View past and future moon data by changing dates and locations. Share observations or save them to your device.
- Accurate moon data (illumination, phase, age)
- Lunar calendar tracking
- Daily moon data notifications
- View past and future moon data
- Location-based rise/set times
- Shareable moon data
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Current Moon Phase & Calendar lets you see accurate moon data for every day. Track the lunar calendar. Features: - Moon data: - Illumination - Moon phase - Age of the moon in days - Next new moon - Next full moon - Moon sign - Moonset - Moonrise - Sunset - Sunrise - Altitude - Azimuth - Moon rise azimuth - Moon set azimuth - Ecliptic moon coordinates - Daily notifications with moon data - Change the date through the calendar to see accurate moon data for any future and past date - Change the location to see accurate set/rise times - Share each page to socials or save to photos See the current moon phase as soon as you enter the app - and immediately know if the moon phase is: New Moon; Waxing Crescent; First Quarter; Waxing Gibbous; Full Moon; Waning Gibbous; Last Quarter or Waning Crescent. If you have any questions or feedback, I'm all ears. Current Moon Phase & Calendar was created by an individual in his free time, and I’d love to know what you think. I’m available through Twitter @elohohel & Mastodon @elohohel@mastodon.social. Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ A subscription / purchase is required to continue using the app.
Simple Moon Widget
This widget displays a photorealistic image of the moon, accurately reflecting its current phase. It also provides upcoming full and new moon dates, along with daily moonrise and moonset times for your location.
- Photorealistic moon image
- Current moon phase display
- Next full and new moon dates
- Daily moonrise and moonset times
- Location-based accuracy
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The app shows a real photo of the moon in its current phase as well as the dates of the next full and new moon and today's moonrise and moonset for your location. Add a small widget to your home screen with just the current moon, or add a medium widget that also shows the times and dates. Light and dark mode follow your phone's setting. No unnecessary features, just a simple app that works.
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Verdict
Current Moon Phase & Calendar and Simple Moon Widget both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Simple Moon Widget's written reviews are positive against 0% of Current Moon Phase & Calendar's. Simple Moon Widget also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and chart position (#163 vs unranked). Current Moon Phase & Calendar's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days) and ratings volume (45 vs 9). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Current Moon Phase & Calendar sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Simple Moon Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Current Moon Phase & Calendar against 4.8 for Simple Moon Widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Current Moon Phase & Calendar has 45 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Current Moon Phase & Calendar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Moon Widget's.
Current Moon Phase & Calendar ships an update every 5 days, Simple Moon Widget every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Current Moon Phase & Calendar | Simple Moon Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (45 ratings) — better | 4.8 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #163 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rihab Mehboob | Michael Perrotta |
Customer experience
Current Moon Phase & Calendar
Simple Moon Widget
In-app purchases
Current Moon Phase & Calendar
- Moon 1 Week$1.997 Days
- Moon 1 Week$2.997 Days
- Moon 1 Month$4.991 Month
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- Moon 1 Year3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Moon 1 Year3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Moon Lifetime$24.99
- Moon Lifetime$44.99
Simple Moon Widget
No in-app purchases
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