Maps in Motion vs At Dusk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maps in Motion
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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/
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Maps in Motion | At Dusk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alejandro Cruz | Dat Pham |
In-app purchases
Maps in Motion
- Maps in Motion (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Maps in Motion (Yearly)$19.991 Year
At Dusk
- At Dusk Small Tip$0.99
- At Dusk Medium Tip$2.99
- At Dusk Large Tip$4.99









