Comparison

Maps in Motion vs At Dusk

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

Head to head
About

Maps in Motion

Features
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Transform your device into a stunning visual experience with Maps in Motion, the innovative app that allows you to animate the Earth like never before! Whether you're a travel enthusiast, a geography buff, or simply someone who loves beautiful visuals, Maps in Motion offers an array of customizable map styles and themes that will captivate your senses. Key Features: + Diverse Map Styles: Choose from three unique styles—Tridimensional, Flat, and Spherical. Each style provides a distinct perspective of our planet, allowing you to select the one that resonates with your aesthetic. Personalized Animation: Once you've selected your preferred map style, easily adjust the location on Earth you want to animate. Whether you wish to rotate around the globe or focus on a fixed location, the power is in your hands. + Dynamic Live Wallpapers: Generate mesmerizing animations that bring your screen to life! With just a few taps, create a live wallpaper that showcases your favorite places or highlights your next travel destination. + Easy Saving and Setting: Save your personalized live wallpaper effortlessly and set it as your lock screen wallpaper on iOS. Enjoy a unique view of the world every time you unlock your device! Finally, make sure you agree with the Terms of Use for our app, which you can take a look at here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

At Dusk

This app provides photographers with real-time light quality, precise sunrise/sunset times, and the sun's path. It integrates live weather data to help users determine the best times for shooting and avoid missing magic hours.

Highlights
  • Live light quality score and color temperature
  • Precise golden hour, sunrise, and sunset times
  • Usable light remaining countdown
  • Live sun and moon path visualization
  • Detailed sky phases and twilight information
  • Integrated live weather data
  • Home-screen widgets for at-a-glance info
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At Dusk: Your Natural Light Companion For photographers who live and die by the light. At Dusk tells you how good the light is right now, how long it will last, and exactly when the magic hours arrive, so you're never guessing and never caught out. A precise light engine blends solar and lunar geometry with live weather, elevation, and air quality, turning "is it worth heading out?" into a single glance. WHAT YOU GET • Live light quality. A clear read on the light right now, from Poor to Excellent, with the exact score and color temperature. • Golden hour, sunrise, sunset. Precise times and countdowns, with compass bearings so you know where the sun will rise and set. • Usable light remaining. How much shooting light you actually have left before the window closes. • The sun's path. A live arc across your sky showing the sun's real position, altitude, and direction, moment to moment. • The moon, in full. Phase and illumination, moonrise and moonset with bearings, and dark-sky windows for astro and night work. • Sky Detail. A dedicated sun and moon compass with every light phase, from golden and blue hour to civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight. • Live weather. Cloud, humidity, wind, and UV, folded straight into the light picture. • Home-screen widgets. Your usable light, live sun arc, and light quality at a glance, all day. • Built for iPad. A full dashboard that puts everything on one screen at once. • Make it yours. Customizable themes and a clean, glare-free design tuned for the field. Premium and ad-free. No accounts, no clutter, just the light. Made for landscape, portrait, wedding, and travel photographers, and anyone chasing dawn, dusk, and every good hour in between.

Screenshots

Maps in Motion4 screens
At Dusk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: At Dusk at every 2 days against Maps in Motion's every 4 days. Maps in Motion's advantage is iOS requirement (15.2 vs 17.6). On price, ads, 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. Maps in Motion sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and At Dusk sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maps in Motion ships an update every 4 days, At Dusk every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Maps in Motion versus At Dusk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaps in MotionAt Dusk
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.2 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlejandro CruzDat Pham

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Maps in Motion

Subscriptions2
  • Maps in Motion (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Maps in Motion (Yearly)$19.991 Year
3 purchases

At Dusk

One-time3
  • At Dusk Small Tip$0.99
  • At Dusk Medium Tip$2.99
  • At Dusk Large Tip$4.99

Questions

Is Maps in Motion free?
Maps in Motion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is At Dusk free?
At Dusk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Maps in Motion or At Dusk have ads?
Neither Maps in Motion nor At Dusk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maps in Motion or At Dusk?
Maps in Motion ships an update every 4 days, and At Dusk every 2 days. Most recently, Maps in Motion was updated on November 5, 2026 and At Dusk on October 30, 2026.

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