Comparison

Zonnie vs Sunny Pubs

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

Head to head
About

Zonnie

Features
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Chase the sun across Amsterdam. Zonnie scores 1,000+ Amsterdam café and bar terraces for sun — right now, or at any hour you choose — so you never end up in the shade again. WHAT ZONNIE DOES • A sun score from 0–100 for every terrace, based on the real position of the sun, the live forecast, and the buildings and trees casting shadow. • A live map and ranked list of the sunniest spots near you. • Today's Verdict — a daily read on whether it's a sit-outside kind of day. CHASE THE SUN Our signature feature: tap one button and Zonnie builds you a terrace crawl that keeps you in the sunshine as it tracks across the city — sun-soaked stop to sun-soaked stop, with walking times in between. PERFECT FOR… Quick guides for the moment you're in — morning coffee in the sun, long lunches, golden-hour drinks and more. BUILT FOR AMSTERDAM 1,000+ terraces across every neighbourhood — Jordaan, Zuid, Oost, West, Centrum and Noord. In English and Dutch. No account needed. Find your place in the sun.

About

Sunny Pubs

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The sun's out. So where's it actually landing? Sunny Pubs sorts your afternoon by sunlight. It shows you which outdoor spots have sun on them now, where the sun will still be at six, and how long each one lasts before the shade arrives. SUN IS THE FILTER, NOT THE CATEGORY A drink on a patio. Lunch at an outdoor table. A park, a beach, a trail, a swim, a sunset. Whatever you feel like doing outside, Sunny Pubs sorts it by where the light actually is. WORKED OUT FROM THE BUILDINGS AROUND EACH PLACE A weather app can tell you it's sunny in Chicago. It can't tell you that the patio behind the bar is in shade because of the building next door. Sunny Pubs uses the buildings around each place (their footprints and, where they're recorded, their heights), together with live weather, to work out whether that particular spot is lit. MOVE WITH THE LIGHT • Check morning, afternoon, evening or sunset before you commit • Sunny windows for the next 48 hours, place by place • Follow the sun: when one spot falls into shade, move to the next one still lit • Sunset spots with a clear western horizon for the last of the light • A home-screen widget: sunny spots near you, and when the sun reaches them NARROW IT TO WHAT YOU ACTUALLY WANT • Bars, pubs, cafes, restaurants, parks, beaches, trails and nightclubs • Accessibility, cocktails, wifi, live music and pet friendly, wherever the data exists • Hiking, cycling, swimming, kayaking, snorkeling and camping • Trails by difficulty and shape: easy to strenuous, loop or out-and-back • Beaches near high tide, outdoor seating and dance floors • Opening hours and photos, wherever they exist NEW IN TOWN? A local already knows which patio catches the evening sun. In a city you have never walked, you cannot. Sunny Pubs works the same wherever it covers, so the first table you sit down at is one that is actually lit. HONEST WHERE THE DATA IS THIN Sun answers are estimates. Building records are better in some cities than others, and where a sunset spot's horizon is estimated because a building's height isn't recorded, its details say so. Free, with no ads. The United States, Ireland, the UK, and a growing list of countries across Europe and beyond. Find the sun, whatever you're doing.

Screenshots

Zonnie4 screens
Sunny Pubs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sunny Pubs at none against Zonnie's 3. Sunny Pubs also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Zonnie sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Sunny Pubs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zonnie ships an update fortnightly, Sunny Pubs weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Zonnie versus Sunny Pubs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZonnieSunny Pubs
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB52 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAndy SpilsburyLuiz Felipe Garcia Soares

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Zonnie

Subscriptions2
  • Zonnie$0.991 Month
  • Zonnie Pro$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Zonnie$14.99
None

Sunny Pubs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zonnie free?
Zonnie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sunny Pubs free?
Sunny Pubs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Zonnie or Sunny Pubs have ads?
Neither Zonnie nor Sunny Pubs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zonnie or Sunny Pubs?
Zonnie ships an update fortnightly, and Sunny Pubs weekly. Most recently, Zonnie was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sunny Pubs on October 28, 2026.

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