Comparison

Arrebol vs Sunrise Sunset Notification

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

Head to head
About

Arrebol

Plan your perfect outdoor photos with precise sunrise, sunset, and celestial event data. Visualize light, shadows, and constellations in augmented reality. Get alerts for golden hours and celestial phenomena.

Highlights
  • Sunrise/sunset and golden hour alerts
  • Celestial event tracking (eclipses, meteor showers)
  • AR sky path and constellation finder
  • Shadow direction and length visualization
  • Earth's light and city light mapping
  • Multi-location support
Features
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• Sunrise, sunset, golden and blue hour, with a countdown and alerts • Chance of a burning sky, 24-hour cloud and a 10-day outlook • Shot plans: pick your spot and your subject, and find when the sun or moon lines up • Earth’s Light: turn the globe to see day, twilight and city lights everywhere right now • Shadow: how long it falls right now, and which way • Constellations in AR: hold up your phone to find all 88 • Sun & moon map and AR sky path • Eclipses, meteor showers, aurora • Multiple saved places, each in its local time • Widgets and Dynamic Island countdown Sun and moon positions, rises and sets are checked against NASA JPL ephemerides. Weather: Apple Weather. Space weather: NOAA SWPC. Eclipse predictions: Fred Espenak, NASA GSFC. Earth imagery: NASA. Terrain: Copernicus DEM, ESA WorldCover.

About

Sunrise Sunset Notification

Features
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Sunrise Sunset Notification helps you stay connected with the natural rhythm of each day. Using your current location, the app calculates local sunrise and sunset times and displays them in a calm, beautifully designed interface. You can choose to receive a notification at sunrise or sunset, or shortly before each event begins. Point your phone at the sun — direction, height, and sunrise/sunset, beautifully. FEATURES • Accurate local sunrise and sunset times • Separate reminders for sunrise and sunset • Choose when to be notified • Find the sun location even at night or cloudy day • Automatic updates based on your location • Beautiful backgrounds that change with the time of day • Clear countdown to the next solar event • Works without an account • No advertisements • No subscription • No unnecessary features PRIVACY Your location is used only to calculate local sunrise and sunset times. The app does not require an account and does not use your location for advertising. Whether you want to begin your morning with the first light or pause for the evening sunset, Sunrise Sunset Notification gives you a quiet reminder at just the right time.

Screenshots

Arrebol4 screens
Sunrise Sunset Notification4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Arrebol at every 3 days against Sunrise Sunset Notification's weekly. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arrebol ships an update every 3 days, Sunrise Sunset Notification weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Arrebol versus Sunrise Sunset Notification: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArrebolSunrise Sunset Notification
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB4 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJiawen SunMing Liu

In-app purchases

None

Arrebol

No in-app purchases

None

Sunrise Sunset Notification

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arrebol free?
Arrebol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sunrise Sunset Notification free?
Sunrise Sunset Notification is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Arrebol or Sunrise Sunset Notification have ads?
Neither Arrebol nor Sunrise Sunset Notification shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arrebol or Sunrise Sunset Notification?
Arrebol ships an update every 3 days, and Sunrise Sunset Notification weekly. Most recently, Arrebol was updated on November 8, 2026 and Sunrise Sunset Notification on November 10, 2026.

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