Comparison

Wanderlings vs Sunlight

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Virtual pet care
  • Real-world step tracking integration
  • Adoptable pets
  • Connects to Apple Health
  • No account required
  • Optional social features
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!

About

Sunlight

Features
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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/

Screenshots

Wanderlings3 screens
Sunlight4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sunlight sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Wanderlings asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wanderlings ships an update every 2 weeks, Sunlight weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Wanderlings versus Sunlight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWanderlingsSunlight
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan Guerrera子涵 王

In-app purchases

None

Wanderlings

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sunlight

Subscriptions1
  • Sunlight Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Sunlight Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Wanderlings free?
Wanderlings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sunlight free?
Sunlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wanderlings or Sunlight have ads?
Neither Wanderlings nor Sunlight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wanderlings or Sunlight?
Wanderlings ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sunlight weekly. Most recently, Wanderlings was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sunlight on October 31, 2026.

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