Comparison

Sun Pathway vs Skyla Weather App

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

Head to head
About

Sun Pathway

Features
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See the sun before you sign the lease. Sun Pathway uses augmented reality to show you exactly where the sun travels across the sky — from any location, on any date. Just point your phone and watch the sun's arc appear live on your camera view. --- PERFECT FOR APARTMENT HUNTERS --- Visiting a new apartment? Point your phone at each window and instantly see: • How many hours of direct sunlight this window gets • Whether it's morning sun or afternoon sun • How sunlight changes from summer to winter Generate a PDF Apartment Sunlight Report with photos and data for every window — share it with your partner, roommate, or agent. --- PERFECT FOR PLANT PARENTS --- Stop guessing which window gets "bright indirect light." Sun Pathway shows the exact sun hours for any spot in your home, every season. South-facing windows get 12+ hours. North-facing? Maybe 4. Now you know. --- PERFECT FOR REAL ESTATE AGENTS --- Stand out from every other listing. Add branded sunlight snapshots to your presentations. Show clients exactly how much sun each room gets — backed by data, not guesswork. --- KEY FEATURES --- • AR Sun Path — Point your camera at any direction and see the sun's arc overlaid in real time • Month-by-Month View — See how the sun path shifts across seasons (free: ±1 month, Pro: full year) • Sunrise & Sunset — Exact times with hour markers along the arc • Save & Compare — Bookmark locations and compare sunlight between apartments • Apartment Report — Scan each window, generate a professional PDF report • Shadow Preview — See shadow direction and length for any time of day • Fully Offline — All calculations run on your device. No internet needed. • Privacy First — No accounts, no tracking, no data leaves your phone. --- PRO ($5.99, one-time) --- • Full year sun paths (12 months) • Unlimited location scans • Sun path for any date • Yearly sun path animation • Shadow direction preview • Save & share snapshots • Saved locations --- AGENT ($9.99/month) --- • Everything in Pro • Your name & brokerage on every snapshot • Apartment sunlight reports (PDF) with photos • Commercial use license --- HOW IT WORKS --- Sun Pathway uses the NOAA Solar Position Algorithm — the same standard used by meteorologists and engineers. The sun's position is calculated from your GPS coordinates, date, and time, then projected onto your camera view using your device's compass and gyroscope. Note: Sun path calculations assume clear line of sight to the sky. Actual sunlight may vary due to buildings, trees, and weather conditions. --- PRIVACY --- No accounts. No tracking. No data leaves your device. Location is used only for solar calculations and is never transmitted anywhere. See our full privacy policy for details. Requires iOS 16+. iPhone 8 or later. Terms of Use: https://amtyurin.github.io/sunpathway/terms-of-use.html

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Skyla Weather App

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Skyla helps you find better times to go outside. Plan walks, runs, commutes, sports, gardening, errands, and everyday outdoor time around the weather that actually matters to you. Skyla combines your local forecast with your personal outdoor preferences, then highlights useful windows so you can spend less time guessing and more time planning. Check current conditions, scrub through the day, see the week ahead, ask forecast-based planning questions, and get Smart Alerts when weather changes may affect your plans. Skyla helps answer simple questions like: • Is now a good time to walk? • When will rain start? • Will the commute be messy? • Is pollen or air quality something to watch? • When is the best outdoor window today? • What does the weather feel like later? Core features include: Best outdoor window Skyla highlights useful outdoor windows so you can plan walks, runs, errands, sports, gardening, and other outdoor time around better conditions. Outdoor Preferences Tell Skyla what weather feels good to you. Set comfort ranges for activities like walking, running, hiking, pickleball, or your own custom outdoor plans. Skyla uses those preferences to recommend better times. Ask the Weather Ask forecast-based questions about your day, like when to walk, commute, garden, play sports, or head outside. Skyla uses the local forecast and your saved preferences to give practical planning help. Smart Alerts Choose helpful weather alerts for rain, UV, pollen, air quality, commute weather, severe conditions, and outdoor activity reminders. Skyla can let you know when weather changes matter to your plans. Play the day Scrub through the day to see how the weather changes hour by hour. Quickly understand when temperatures rise, when rain may arrive, and when conditions improve. Visual weather scenes See the forecast come to life through cozy weather scenes that react to current conditions. Skyla makes the forecast feel calmer, more personal, and easier to understand at a glance. Current conditions and daily forecast Check temperature, highs and lows, rain chance, conditions, and the seven-day forecast in a clean visual layout. Weather Scenes Choose from cozy scenes and seasonal worlds that make checking the weather feel more personal. What stays free: • Current conditions • Seven-day forecast • Severe-weather information • Base Cozy Garden weather scene • One general outdoor recommendation Optional Skyla Membership adds expanded planning features, more personalization, Smart Alerts, extra weather scenes, and more ways to plan around the forecast. Skyla is designed for everyday weather planning: simple enough to check quickly, useful enough to help you decide when to go outside, and friendly enough to make the forecast feel less boring. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sun Pathway4 screens
Skyla Weather App4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sun Pathway and Skyla Weather App are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Sun Pathway sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Skyla Weather App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sun Pathway ships an update every 3 weeks, Skyla Weather App every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sun Pathway versus Skyla Weather App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSun PathwaySkyla Weather App
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrey TyurinJoseph Digiovanna

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sun Pathway

One-time1
  • Sun Pathway Pro$5.99
1 purchases

Skyla Weather App

Subscriptions1
  • Skyla Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Sun Pathway free?
Sun Pathway is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skyla Weather App free?
Skyla Weather App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sun Pathway or Skyla Weather App have ads?
Neither Sun Pathway nor Skyla Weather App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sun Pathway or Skyla Weather App?
Sun Pathway ships an update every 3 weeks, and Skyla Weather App every 9 days. Most recently, Sun Pathway was updated on October 7, 2026 and Skyla Weather App on October 13, 2026.

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