HINATA vs SunLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HINATA
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“Will this place get enough sunlight?” HINATA lets you check sun position, direction, and shadow trends on a map. Visualize how light changes by time and season, and quickly understand when and where sunlight reaches your location. Great for - Home/apartment viewing before visits - Balcony or gardening light checks - Photo/video location scouting Main features - Sun position and direction on map - Time slider to compare light changes - Summer/Winter solstice presets - Satellite and 3D map support Notes - Calculations are based on map center coordinates and selected time - Results are guidance only and not guaranteed real-world sunlight - Sun icon altitude is optimized for 2D view (3D focuses on direction) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SunLight
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SunLight helps you understand natural light at a glance. Open the app to see where the sun is, how high it is, and how the light will change through the day. A calm visual compass shows the sun direction around you, while the timeline highlights sunrise, sunset, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, twilight, and night. Switch to the room scene to preview how sunlight enters a simple indoor space. Set a window direction or follow the phone heading to understand whether a room, balcony, desk, or plant corner gets direct light at a given time. Use SunLight when you need to plan with real sunlight: - Check which direction the sun is coming from right now. - Plan photos around golden hour and blue hour. - Preview sunlight in a room, window, balcony, desk, or plant spot. - Scrub through the day to see how the light changes. - Compare sunlight for another date or location with SunLight Pro. - Use local sun calculations after location is available. SunLight is useful for renters, home buyers, plant lovers, photographers, outdoor planning, and anyone who wants a clearer sense of daylight. SunLight Pro unlocks: - Any-date sunlight planning. - Room sunlight simulation. - Map location selection. - Live compass heading readout. Privacy: your location is used on device to calculate the sun's position. SunLight does not upload your location. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SunLight at none against HINATA's shown. HINATA's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (17 vs 26.0). On price, 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. HINATA sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SunLight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HINATA ships an update every 5 days, SunLight fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | HINATA | SunLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hiroto Endo | 胜天 何 |
In-app purchases
HINATA
- Proプラン（月）$2.991 Month
- Proプラン（年）$24.991 Year
SunLight
- SunLight Pro Lifetime$2.99
