Simple Moon Widget vs Sunrise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Photorealistic moon image
- Current moon phase display
- Next full and new moon dates
- Daily moonrise and moonset times
- Location-based accuracy
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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.
Sunrise
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Sunrise shows when the sun rises and sets where you are — and the times that matter for flying. Built for pilots, student pilots and flight school operations, and beautiful enough for everyone. WHAT YOU SEE • Sunrise and sunset for your current location • Civil twilight: BMCT and EECT (sun 6° below the horizon), the EASA / SERA day/night boundary • In the Netherlands: UDP start and end (uniform daylight period, 15 minutes before sunrise to 15 minutes after sunset, as in AIP GEN 2.7) • Solar noon and total daylight • A countdown to the next event: "Sunset in 1h 12m" • Local time or UTC in aviation style (0542Z) with one tap • An optional reminder before UDP ends, also on your Apple Watch ANY DATE Scroll the date wheel, tap the arrows or swipe across the sun's path to plan a flight days or months ahead. A SKY THAT FOLLOWS THE SUN The whole screen follows the real position of the sun: deep blue night with stars, pink dawn, bright day, golden evening. The sun — or the moon at night — travels along today's arc. APPLE WATCH The next event, today's sun times and the pilot times on your wrist, plus a UDP complication for your watch face. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything is calculated on your device with the NOAA solar algorithm. No account, no sign-in, and your location is never shared with us or with advertisers. Works on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Free, supported by a single small banner on iPhone and iPad. For planning and information only. Not for operational use: always check the AIP and NOTAMs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Simple Moon Widget at none against Sunrise's shown. Simple Moon Widget also leads on chart position (#186 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). Sunrise's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Moon Widget ships an update every 10 days, Sunrise every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Simple Moon Widget | Sunrise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #186 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Perrotta | Menno van Luijn |
In-app purchases
Simple Moon Widget
No in-app purchases
Sunrise
No in-app purchases







