Comparison

SunSpan vs Windrose Radar

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

Head to head
About

SunSpan

Visualize an entire year of daylight, sunrise, sunset, and twilight on a single, intuitive chart. Easily inspect daily solar times and phases by tapping or dragging across the visual representation. Offers detailed insights into seasonal changes and astronomical events.

Highlights
  • Full-year daylight chart
  • Eight-stop twilight gradient
  • Inspect daily solar times
  • DST transitions marked
  • Location picker via map/GPS
  • Automatic time zone resolution
Features
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SunSpan — A Year of Daylight on One Screen SunSpan renders an entire year of sunrise, sunset, and twilight as a single chart. Each day is a vertical band shaded from astronomical night through nautical and civil twilight into full daylight, so the seasonal curve, the solstices, the equinoxes, and effects like white nights and polar day are visible at a glance. Tap or drag across the chart to select any day and see its sunrise, sunset, daylight length, and twilight phase times in a detail bubble. Features - Full-year daylight chart for any location, any year from 1900 to 2100 - Eight-stop twilight gradient: night, astronomical, nautical, civil, day - Tap or drag any day to inspect sunrise, sunset, daylight length, and twilight phase times - DST transitions marked on the chart - Location picker via satellite map, or automatic from device GPS - Time zone resolved automatically from the selected coordinates - Localized in English, Spanish, German, and Ukrainian Privacy No accounts, no analytics, no ads. Location is used only on-device to compute solar geometry and never leaves the device.

About

Windrose Radar

Features
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Check rain radar, compare forecasts and plan time outdoors. Windrose brings everyday weather, optional alerts and specialist tools together on iPhone and iPad. EVERYDAY WEATHER — FREE • A 7-day forecast, 12 hours of detail and modeled current conditions. • Observed rain radar with a timeline you can scrub, where coverage is available. • Estimated rain timing and a one-hour rain chart in 15-minute forecast steps. • A standard 30-minute Focus Window suggestion, checked against a full hourly forecast block. • UV, sunrise, sunset and modeled air quality where available. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, plus rain Live Activities. • Current location and two saved places, Home/Work shortcuts, backup export and private iCloud place sync. Official warnings remain free in Hong Kong, the United States and participating European and nearby countries. Check the affected area, issuing authority and valid times. Optional notifications depend on permission, connectivity and iOS background scheduling; emergency delivery is not guaranteed. European warning notifications cover red-level warnings; other supported warnings remain visible in the app. MORE DETAIL WITH WINDROSE PRO • Up to 16 forecast days, 48 hourly hours and a six-hour rain chart. • Custom Focus Window duration, rain, gust and temperature preferences. • Experimental future radar: motion estimates from available observed frames, up to three hours ahead, with decreasing reliability over time. • Infrared satellite cloud imagery where coverage is available. • An interactive pressure map with isobars, highs and lows, illustrative flow and supported tropical-cyclone tracks. Pressure readings are sampled or interpolated model estimates. • Marine forecasts for waves, swell, sea state, sea temperature, currents, wind and gusts where available. • Aviation reports and tools: METARs, TAFs, reporting airports, SIGMET information, modeled winds aloft and a density-altitude calculator. • Unlimited saved places and no ads. MAKE IT YOURS Choose your units and appearance, then reorder or hide dashboard cards. Forecast validity and download times are shown separately, with clear messages when data is missing, stale or unavailable. Coverage varies by location and product. Use official warnings and briefings for safety decisions. Marine and aviation tools provide awareness, not navigation or flight-planning authority. The app interface, widgets and Live Activities support 50 languages. Official narratives and place names may retain their supplied language. SUBSCRIPTIONS Pro is available monthly or annually. The App Store shows current prices, billing periods and any introductory offer you are eligible for before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings at least 24 hours before renewal or trial end. Restore purchases in the app. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://mwsupplylimited.github.io/windrose/privacy.html

Screenshots

SunSpan4 screens
Windrose Radar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SunSpan at none against Windrose Radar's 2. SunSpan also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Windrose Radar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SunSpan asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SunSpan ships an update every 2 days, Windrose Radar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SunSpan versus Windrose Radar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunSpanWindrose Radar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMykhailo ChelnokovMatthew Wong

In-app purchases

None

SunSpan

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Windrose Radar

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is SunSpan free?
SunSpan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Windrose Radar free?
Windrose Radar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SunSpan or Windrose Radar have ads?
Windrose Radar shows ads; SunSpan does not.
Which is updated more often, SunSpan or Windrose Radar?
SunSpan ships an update every 2 days, and Windrose Radar every 3 days. Most recently, SunSpan was updated on September 25, 2026 and Windrose Radar on October 15, 2026.

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