Comparison

Sun Position Heliora vs Orbiting Sky

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

Head to head
About

Sun Position Heliora

Features
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Plan your perfect day with Sun Position Heliora - your ultimate sun tracker app. Get Sunrise & Sunset Reminders so you never miss golden hour or the perfect sunset again. With Sun Position Heliora, you can: • Track the sun position throughout the day with a beautiful, intuitive interface • View exact sunrise and sunset times for any date and any location • Discover golden hour and blue hour to capture stunning photos • Save multiple favorite spots and use the built-in sunseeker map to plan trips • Receive gentle sunrise & sunset reminders right on your device Whether you’re a photographer, traveler, or simply love watching the sky, Sun Position Heliora is the easiest way to stay connected with the sun. Download now and turn every day into a perfectly timed moment. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Orbiting Sky

Visualize celestial movements and shadows on an interactive map. Explore daylight, moonlight, twilight, and eclipses by moving through time and location. Understand solar and lunar positions, shadow lengths, and lunar phases.

Highlights
  • Interactive sky map
  • Daylight and twilight visualization
  • Sun and Moon elevation/azimuth
  • Shadow projection and length
  • Lunar phase and illumination
  • Eclipse browser and visualization
  • Time travel control
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See the sky’s rhythm on the map. Orbiting Sky turns any place and time into a clear, interactive view of daylight, moonlight, shadows, twilight, and eclipses. Move across the map, travel through time, and watch the geometry of the Sun and Moon change instantly. EXPLORE DAYLIGHT • See the moving day-and-night boundary • Distinguish civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight • Follow the subsolar point around Earth • Show sunlight and moonlight direction vectors UNDERSTAND YOUR SKY • View Sun and Moon elevation and true-north azimuth • Trace projected daily arcs above the local horizon • Estimate the direction and length of a vertical object’s shadow • Inspect lunar phase and illumination DISCOVER ECLIPSES • Browse solar and lunar eclipses visible from the selected location • Filter partial, annular, total, penumbral, and lunar events • Jump directly to each event’s local maximum • Visualize eclipse shadows on the world map CONTROL TIME • Choose any date and time • Play time forward or backward at multiple speeds • Use the selected location’s civil time zone • Search all IANA time zones or switch to UTC Orbiting Sky works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, supports eight languages, and requires no account. Optional rewarded ads unlock 30 minutes of Pro access; a Pro purchase removes ads. Astronomical and shadow results are educational estimates. Do not use Orbiting Sky for navigation, eye-safety decisions, or professional eclipse-contact timing.

Screenshots

Sun Position Heliora3 screens
Orbiting Sky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sun Position Heliora at none against Orbiting Sky's 1. Sun Position Heliora also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price 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. Orbiting Sky sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sun Position Heliora asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Sun Position Heliora versus Orbiting Sky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSun Position HelioraOrbiting Sky
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarol LabudaPrairieSoft LLC

In-app purchases

None

Sun Position Heliora

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Orbiting Sky

One-time1
  • DayArc Pro Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is Sun Position Heliora free?
Sun Position Heliora is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orbiting Sky free?
Orbiting Sky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sun Position Heliora or Orbiting Sky have ads?
Orbiting Sky shows ads; Sun Position Heliora does not.

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