Wanderlings vs Sunlight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wanderlings
This game combines virtual pet care with real-world step tracking. Your daily steps help you nurture and play with your chosen companion. It's a relaxing experience for those who enjoy fitness and casual gaming.
- Virtual pet care
- Real-world step tracking integration
- Adoptable pets
- Connects to Apple Health
- No account required
- Optional social features
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Wanderlings is a cozy step-tracking game in which you raise a virtual pet. Every step you take in real life helps you care for your companion. Think Tamagotchi meets a pedometer. Four pets to adopt: gentle Mochi, mischievous Pixel, cheerful Sprout, bold Ember. This app connects to Apple Health for accessing steps data, so use whichever fitness device you prefer to log steps. No account required to play. No ads, no subscriptions. Social features are totally optional if you prefer a solo experience. This is a solo dev project by me (Jon). Hope you enjoy!
Sunlight
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Make sunlight part of a healthier daily rhythm. Sunlight combines local UV forecasts with your recorded Time in Daylight to help you plan outdoor time, follow your habits, and understand changing conditions throughout the day. See UV clearly • Check the current UV index, category, temperature, and local conditions. • Follow the hourly UV forecast from morning through sunset. • Read practical sun-safety and UV-protection guidance. • Use your current location or choose a city manually. Choose a better time outside • Find a preferred outdoor window based on hourly UV and your schedule. • See how conditions change before and after the daily peak. • Set forecast-aware reminders for useful moments. Record your daylight habit • Read Time in Daylight from Apple Health with your permission. • Start and stop manual outdoor sessions when you need them. • Combine overlapping Health and manual records without double-counting. Understand your patterns • Review weekly and monthly daylight trends. • Explore timing, consistency, source coverage, and daily evidence. • Follow habit progress and useful context from four Home Screen widgets. Personal, private, and optional Sunlight does not require an account. Apple Health access is read-only. Manual sessions, preferences, and the optional self-reported skin response profile stay on your device. There are no ads or third-party analytics. Sunlight Pro unlocks outdoor planning, daylight tracking, personalization, reminders, Trends, and three advanced widgets. Choose monthly access or a one-time lifetime purchase. Both unlock the same Pro features. Important Sunlight is for general wellness, informational, and planning purposes only. UV forecasts come from Apple Weather. Time in Daylight and manual sessions represent recorded outdoor time, not guaranteed direct sunlight. Personal UV exposure context, skin-response ranges, and Vitamin D sunlight opportunity are qualitative or modeled estimates—not direct sensor measurements, medical advice, diagnoses, treatment, precise Vitamin D production, exact burn timers, or guarantees of safe exposure or safe tanning. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wanderlings at none against Sunlight's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Sunlight sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Wanderlings asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wanderlings ships an update every 2 weeks, Sunlight weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Wanderlings | Sunlight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Guerrera | 子涵 王 |
In-app purchases
Wanderlings
No in-app purchases
Sunlight
- Sunlight Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Sunlight Pro Lifetime$9.99









