Suntime vs SatelliteWx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Suntime
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Discover the rhythm of sun and moon — for any location in the world, at any time. Suntime shows you at a glance when the sun rises and sets, how long the day is, and where in the sky it currently stands. Add moon phases, moon position, live weather, and — for coastal spots — real tide information. SUN TIMES • Sunrise, solar noon, and sunset • Day length at a glance • Graphical arc showing the sun's path across the sky • Current day progress in percent SUN COMPASS • Azimuth and elevation angle in real time • Arrow points directly toward the sun • Device compass integration (optional) MOON • Moon phase with emoji and name (new moon to full moon) • Illumination percentage • Moonrise and moonset times • Current moon position: azimuth & altitude • Night arc with starry sky background WEATHER • Current temperature and feels-like • Humidity, wind speed and direction • Live weather conditions — no sign-up required TIDES • High and low tide times with exact heights • Tidal range for coastal locations • Requires a free API key from stormglass.io MULTIPLE CITIES • Add and manage as many cities as you like • Quick switching with tabs • City search powered by OpenStreetMap — worldwide PRIVACY BY DESIGN • No registration, no account needed • All data stays on your device • No tracking, no ads, no cookies Available in German, English, French, Portuguese, Dutch — and Hessian dialect Data sources: sunrise-sunset.org · OpenStreetMap Nominatim · Open-Meteo · Stormglass.io
SatelliteWx
Access live GOES satellite imagery, radar, lightning data, and severe weather overlays. Offers free access to all data with optional Pro features for enhanced resolution and advanced tools.
- Live GOES satellite imagery
- Mosaic radar and lightning detection
- Severe weather overlays
- Advanced Pro tools
- High-resolution local views
- Animation loops
- Drawing and measurement tools
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Satellite Weather puts live GOES-19 (East) and GOES-18 (West) imagery, mosaic radar, lightning detection, and severe-weather overlays in one fast, ad-free app. Free gives you all of the data. Pro gives you the resolution, the advanced tools, more favorites, and a longer archive. FREE • All 16 ABI channels plus every RGB product, GeoColor included • Every weather overlay — MRMS radar with hail size and rotation tracks, GLM lightning (flash, density, minimum flash area), NWS warnings, watches and mesoscale discussions, SPC outlooks, ProbSevere and storm reports, RAP variables across pressure levels, RTMA surface analysis, METAR observations, aviation, active fires, and tropical • Live GOES CONUS view and the full-disk hemisphere view • Mesoscale 2 — one-minute imagery wherever the sector is pointed • Animation loops up to 20 frames, and a 6-hour archive • Drawing, sharing, and the measure tool • Physical map boundaries — states, counties, roads, cities, rivers, lat/lon grid • One saved favorite — sign in with a free account to sync favorites and custom regions across devices and satellitewx.com • Convenient layering system to add all of the above on top of your satellite imagery • No ads PRO ($1.99/mo or $19.99/year — 2 week free trial) • Full-resolution local views — regional, sub-regional, state and metro. Every view is rendered at the same pixel count as CONUS but covers far less ground, so a state view carries roughly five times the detail of that same area seen in the free CONUS view. Zooming into CONUS magnifies one fixed image; Pro renders that area fresh. • Full-disk north and south crops, plus the ocean views • Mesoscale 1 — the second one-minute sector • Soundings, skew-T, and cross-section analysis tools • Pixel inspector for exact brightness temperatures • Time series tool for storm trends • Dual and quad (tablet) pane setup to view more data at once • Animation loops up to 100 frames • The full 48-hour archive — replay an entire event from the start • Up to 25 favorites (saved views), synced across your devices • No ads, ever PRIVACY & TERMS • Your location stays on your device — used only to center the map. We never see it. • No ads. No third-party tracking. No advertising SDKs. • Privacy Policy: https://satellitewx.com/privacy.html • Terms of Use (EULA): https://satellitewx.com/terms.html Built by weather enthusiasts. Questions, bug reports, feature ideas: support@satellitewx.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SatelliteWx at Free against Suntime's $0.99. SatelliteWx also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Suntime's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, 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
SatelliteWx is free to download; Suntime costs $0.99 up front. SatelliteWx sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Suntime asks for nothing beyond the download.
Suntime ships an update weekly, SatelliteWx every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Suntime | SatelliteWx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MARKUS ISCHRAMM | Satellite Weather LLC |
In-app purchases
Suntime
No in-app purchases
SatelliteWx
- Satellite Weather Pro (monthly)14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Satellite Weather Pro Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
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