Comparison

AllSky PNW vs DayLength

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

Head to head
About

AllSky PNW

Experience the Pacific Northwest sky through a unique fisheye lens. This calming app offers dynamic views of the sky, from starry nights to cloudy days, with automatic refreshes and timelapse videos. Discover the ever-changing beauty above.

Highlights
  • Fisheye sky imagery
  • Automatic minute-by-minute refreshes
  • Daily 24-hour timelapse videos
  • Mini 30-minute timelapse clips
  • Northern Lights and starry night views
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The sky's the limit in Pacific Northwest with this lovely, calming app! View beautiful fisheye images and videos of the sky surrounded by the trees. You never know what you'll see! Will there be a bright, starry night or a glimpse of the Northern Lights? Or will it be nothing but clouds? The app automatically refreshes with new images every minute. At the start of each day, it creates a timelapse video showcasing all images from the previous 24 hours. For a more immediate view, you can also watch short mini timelapse clips covering the most recent 30-minute periods, which are updated throughout the day.

About

DayLength

Features
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Will it still be light when you finish work? Can you fit a run outside before sunset in December? DayLength answers these questions precisely, for any day of the year, anywhere on Earth. Enter any geographic coordinates or search for a city. DayLength calculates sunrise, sunset, and total daylight duration for every day of the year using the NOAA solar calculation algorithm — the same method used in scientific and navigational systems. All computation happens on your device, instantly, with no network required. HOW IT WORKS Open the app and enter your location — type coordinates manually or search by city name. Tap Explore Daylight. An interactive annual chart appears, showing how day enght changes across every day of the year. Drag your finger across the chart to explore any date: the exact sunrise, sunset, and total daylight hours update in real time. The app automatically detects polar phenomena — midnight sun and polar night — for high-latitude locations such as Reykjavik, Tromsø, or Anchorage. KEY FEATURES • Annual daylight chart with drag-to-explore interaction • Precise sunrise and sunset times for any date • Total daylight duration in hours and minutes • Polar night and midnight sun detection for extreme latitudes • City search powered by Apple Maps • Manual coordinate input with quick presets • Fully offline — all calculations run on-device, no internet required • Day/Night progress bar PRIVACY FIRST No account. No sign-up. No tracking. No ads. No subscriptions. Your coordinates are stored only on your device. City search uses Apple's MapKit framework. DayLength makes no network requests of its own.

Screenshots

AllSky PNW3 screens
DayLength4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: AllSky PNW at 3 against DayLength's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
AllSky PNW versus DayLength: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAllSky PNWDayLength
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.516.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeremy FieldsPIERO BOZZOLO

In-app purchases

None

AllSky PNW

No in-app purchases

None

DayLength

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AllSky PNW free?
AllSky PNW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DayLength free?
DayLength is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AllSky PNW or DayLength have ads?
Neither AllSky PNW nor DayLength shows ads.

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