Comparison

Suntain vs Mini Seasons

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

Head to head
About

Suntain

Visualize the sun's position and trajectory based on your location and date. Get sunrise and sunset times, including when the sun appears or disappears behind terrain. Access annual data on daylight and sunshine duration.

Highlights
  • Sun position and trajectory visualization
  • Horizon sunrise and sunset times
  • Sunrise/sunset behind terrain
  • Annual sunrise/sunset data
  • Daylight and sunshine duration
  • Sunshine duration analysis
Features
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This application visualize position and trajectory of the sun, based on location and date. It provides: - Horizon (sea level) Sunrise and sunset time - Sunrise and sunset behind terrain/mountain: When sun appears and disappears! Annual information of the specified location is also available: sunrise and sunset along the year, daylight and sunshine duration for every day. On top of this, number of days with more (or less) than a specific amount of sunshine duration is available.

About

Mini Seasons

Discover the natural world around you with a local nature almanac. It details current natural events like blooming wildflowers and arriving birds, based on real observation data for your region. Enjoy daily insights with unique artwork and poetic reflections.

Highlights
  • 72 unique micro-seasons per region
  • 15 North American ecological regions
  • Original ink wash artwork
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Offline functionality
  • Ad-free and tracking-free
Features
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Mini Seasons tells you what's happening in nature right now: which wildflowers are opening, which birds just showed up. All grounded in real observation data from your ecological region. Japan has tracked 72 micro-seasons for centuries. Mini Seasons adapts that tradition for North America. Fifteen ecological regions, from Pacific Northwest rainforests to the Southern Coastal Plain, each with their own set of 72 seasons named for the real natural events unfolding there. Every season brings original ink wash artwork and a short poetic reflection. Open it, read for a minute, close it. That's the whole idea. Your home region is free, along with the two nearest you. Explorer unlocks the rest, so you can follow any region across the continent and read back through past seasons. FEATURES - 72 micro-seasons for your home region, refreshed every five days - Home region detected automatically, free with the two nearest - All fifteen regions and the full archive with Explorer - Original ink wash artwork for every season - Home screen and lock screen widgets - Works offline - No ads, no account Millions of field reports from across the country, distilled into something you can feel.

Screenshots

Suntain4 screens
Mini Seasons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Suntain at none against Mini Seasons's 1. Suntain also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Mini Seasons's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. Mini Seasons sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Suntain asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Suntain ships an update every 4 months, Mini Seasons every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Suntain versus Mini Seasons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuntainMini Seasons
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacques DUMARESTInspectural LLC

Customer experience

Suntain

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mini Seasons

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Suntain

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mini Seasons

One-time1
  • Explorer$4.99

Questions

Is Suntain free?
Suntain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mini Seasons free?
Mini Seasons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Suntain or Mini Seasons have ads?
Neither Suntain nor Mini Seasons shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Suntain or Mini Seasons?
Suntain ships an update every 4 months, and Mini Seasons every 6 weeks. Most recently, Suntain was updated on October 30, 2026 and Mini Seasons on October 31, 2026.

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