Snowmap vs Sunlight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snowmap
Plan your winter mountain adventures with essential tools for outdoor enthusiasts. Access detailed maps and information to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience in the snow.
- Winter mountain outing planning
- Essential outdoor tools
- Offline map access
- Safety features for snow
- Detailed mountain information
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All the tools you need to plan your winter mountain outings! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Sunlight
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Every winter, the days get shorter and the darkness feels endless. But then, quietly, the light starts coming back. One minute more. Then two. Then five. Sunlight shows you that change. A beautiful solar dial tracks the full arc of your day - sunrise, sunset, dawn, dusk, golden hour - and tells you exactly how much daylight you gained or lost. On the darkest days, seeing "+1 min 47 sec" is a small reminder that the light is returning. What you get: - Daily daylight change tracking - see the days getting longer or shorter - A beautiful interactive solar dial showing the full day cycle - Sunrise, sunset, dawn, and dusk times - Golden hour time ranges for photography - Moon phase and illumination - Sun elevation with peak altitude - Aurora forecast with local visibility probability - Civil, nautical, or astronomical twilight - Save up to 10 locations with full timezone support - Home screen widgets in three sizes - Daily notifications with your daylight update - Dark and light themes - Tablet-optimised layout Completely private. No accounts, no tracking, no data collection. Your location never leaves your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sunlight at none against Snowmap's 2. Sunlight also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support 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
Both are free to download. Snowmap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Sunlight asks for nothing beyond the download.
Snowmap ships an update weekly, Sunlight every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snowmap | Sunlight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timothee,Vincent,Theo BILLIET | Benjamin Edward Newman White |
In-app purchases
Snowmap
- Offline maps$4.991 Month
- Offline maps$17.991 Year
Sunlight
No in-app purchases









