Comparison

Snowmap vs Sunlight

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Winter mountain outing planning
  • Essential outdoor tools
  • Offline map access
  • Safety features for snow
  • Detailed mountain information
Features
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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/

About

Sunlight

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Snowmap4 screens
Sunlight4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Snowmap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Sunlight asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snowmap ships an update weekly, Sunlight every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Snowmap versus Sunlight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnowmapSunlight
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimothee,Vincent,Theo BILLIETBenjamin Edward Newman White

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Snowmap

Subscriptions2
  • Offline maps$4.991 Month
  • Offline maps$17.991 Year
None

Sunlight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snowmap free?
Snowmap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sunlight free?
Sunlight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Snowmap or Sunlight have ads?
Snowmap shows ads; Sunlight does not.
Which is updated more often, Snowmap or Sunlight?
Snowmap ships an update weekly, and Sunlight every 2 weeks. Most recently, Snowmap was updated on November 13, 2026 and Sunlight on November 9, 2026.

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