Comparison

Moon Calendar vs Simple Moon Widget

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

Head to head
About

Moon Calendar

This app provides detailed information about the Moon and Sun, including phases, illumination, and celestial events. It caters to astrology, photography, faith traditions, and gardening with specific calendar integrations and location-based calculations.

Highlights
  • Moon phase and illumination tracking
  • Lunar and solar eclipse information
  • Astrological data (Moon sign, nodes)
  • Golden hour and twilight times
  • Integrated faith calendars (Hijri, Chinese)
  • Lunar gardening insights
  • Void-of-course Moon windows
Features
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Track the Moon, plan your day, and live in tune with the sky. Moon Calendar shows you exactly where the Moon is — its phase, illumination, age, sign, the lunar day, the next full Moon, the next eclipse, the void-of-course window, sunrise, sunset, golden hour, blue hour, twilight, and far more. One place for the whole sky calendar. BUILT FOR • Astrology — Moon sign, Sun sign, lunar nodes (Rahu/Ketu), void-of-course Moon • Photography — golden hour, blue hour, civil / nautical / astronomical twilight, solar noon • Faith traditions — Islamic Hijri calendar, Orthodox & Catholic Easter, Jewish Pesach, Chinese lunisolar calendar • Lunar gardening — Moon phase and Moon sign for any day, perigee / apogee, supermoon • Astronomy — 3D celestial sphere, AR sky view, Solar System planetarium CELESTIAL SPHERE & PLANETARIUM • Celestial sphere — an interactive 3D view of the sky with the equatorial grid • AR mode — point your camera at the sky and see the paths of the Sun, Moon and planets • Planetarium — explore a 3D model of the Solar System MOON & SUN • Moon phase and illumination percentage • Moon's age and lunar day (start and end times) • Moon sign and Sun sign at any moment • Moonrise, moonset, sunrise, sunset • Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight • Golden hour and blue hour • Solar (astronomical) noon • Length of day and length of night EVENTS & CYCLES • Solar and lunar eclipses for the current year (type, date, time) • Equinoxes and solstices • Perigee and apogee • Supermoon and Micromoon • Lunar nodes — North Node (Rahu) and South Node (Ketu) with positions and signs • Moon void of course (start and end of every window) CALENDARS • Islamic Hijri calendar — today's Hijri date, Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Mawlid, plus Gregorian ↔ Hijri conversion • Chinese lunisolar calendar — Lunar New Year dates, full Feng Shui year name and characteristics, lunar months • Easter dates — Orthodox (old and new style), Catholic, Jewish Pesach LOCATION • Search any place on the map • Enter coordinates manually • Calculations adjust to your location and time zone PICK ANY DATE Set any past or future date to see the Moon, Sun and all sky events for that exact moment. Perfect for planning a shoot, a wedding, a planting, a ritual — or simply to see what the sky was like the day you were born. Privacy Policy: https://mooncalendar.polyariz.workers.dev/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Simple Moon Widget

This widget displays a photorealistic image of the moon, accurately reflecting its current phase. It also provides upcoming full and new moon dates, along with daily moonrise and moonset times for your location.

Highlights
  • Photorealistic moon image
  • Current moon phase display
  • Next full and new moon dates
  • Daily moonrise and moonset times
  • Location-based accuracy
Features
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The app shows a real photo of the moon in its current phase as well as the dates of the next full and new moon and today's moonrise and moonset for your location. Add a small widget to your home screen with just the current moon, or add a medium widget that also shows the times and dates. Light and dark mode follow your phone's setting. No unnecessary features, just a simple app that works.

Screenshots

Moon Calendar4 screens
Simple Moon Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Moon Widget at none against Moon Calendar's 3. Moon Calendar's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Moon Calendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Simple Moon Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Moon Calendar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moon Calendar ships an update every 9 days, Simple Moon Widget every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Moon Calendar versus Simple Moon Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoon CalendarSimple Moon Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.8 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size243 MB12 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPavlo NosovMichael Perrotta

Customer experience

Moon Calendar

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Simple Moon Widget

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Moon Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Personal Tarot Reading$9.99
None

Simple Moon Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moon Calendar free?
Moon Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Moon Widget free?
Simple Moon Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Moon Calendar or Simple Moon Widget?
Moon Calendar is rated higher. Moon Calendar averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Simple Moon Widget averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Moon Calendar or Simple Moon Widget have ads?
Neither Moon Calendar nor Simple Moon Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moon Calendar or Simple Moon Widget?
Moon Calendar ships an update every 9 days, and Simple Moon Widget every 10 days. Most recently, Moon Calendar was updated on October 30, 2026 and Simple Moon Widget on October 31, 2026.

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