Comparison

Sun Friend vs Clock Sprite

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

Head to head
About

Sun Friend

This app provides astronomically accurate sunrise and sunset times, along with daily sun messages and golden hour predictions. It features home screen widgets and allows you to explore past and future daylight hours.

Highlights
  • Astronomically accurate sunrise and sunset times
  • Daily sun messages with personality
  • Home screen widgets for sunrise, sunset, and daylight
  • Golden hour and blue hour timing
  • Time-travel through past and future dates
  • Calm starry night mode after sunset
Features
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The sun has something to say. Are you up yet? Sun Friend isn't your average sunrise app. It's astronomically accurate down to the minute, but it also has personality. Part solar almanac, part smug little star that knows the whole system revolves around it. What you get: Today's sun - See sunrise, sunset, solar noon, and exactly how long today's daylight lasts, all calculated for where you are. Home screen widgets - Sunrise, sunset, and the daylight you've got left. Small and medium sizes, in matching sunny-day and starry-night styles. Daily sun messages - A fresh message every day, written in the sun's own voice. Dramatic. A little smug. Fully convinced it's the main character (it kind of is). Golden hour & blue hour - The light photographers chase, on schedule: morning golden hour, evening blue hour, and twilight, timed to the minute every day. A sun that clocks out - After sunset the whole app winds down to a calm, starry night and counts down to tomorrow's sunrise. Even the sun needs its rest. Time-travel the calendar - Swipe through any date, past or future. Curious about the longest day of summer or the sunset on your birthday? The sun already knows. The sun's risen every day of your life. Might as well be friends. https://mintzi.xyz/sunfriend/terms

About

Clock Sprite

Features
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Clock Sprite brings together a full clock suite, animated watch faces, and charming desktop widgets — all in one beautifully designed app. Whether you need a reliable alarm, a quick world-time check, or a playful sprite on your home screen, Clock Sprite makes timekeeping personal and fun. CLOCK & REMINDERS • World Clock — view local time and major cities around the globe at a glance • Alarms — set repeating alarms with custom labels and local notifications • Stopwatch — precise timing with lap support • Timer — countdown with preset durations and optional custom ringtones ANIMATED WATCH FACES & SPRITES • Choose from a library of animated watch-face templates • Set your favorite sprite as the world-clock face inside the app • Preview sprites in-app and manage your cached resources in Mine • Browse watch-face and desktop-clock templates by style and category DESKTOP CLOCK WIDGETS • Try desktop clock card templates before adding them to your home screen • Sync your chosen design to the Clock Sprite home screen widget • Step-by-step guide to add and configure widgets on your iPhone and iPad CREATIVE IMAGE TOOLS • PNG to WebP conversion • GIF tools • Image cutout • Image compression • Color picker YOUR EXPERIENCE, YOUR WAY • Dark, polished interface designed for comfortable daily use • Multi-language support: English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Español, Português, Русский • Optional sign-in with Apple, or email to sync usage history and access cloud features • Most clock and widget features work without an account PRIVACY & CONTROL • Alarm and timer data are stored locally on your device • Manage permissions for notifications, photos, and more in system settings Clock Sprite is more than a clock — it's a creative companion for your phone's home screen and your daily routine. Questions or feedback? Contact us at freakycaty03@gmail.com

Screenshots

Sun Friend4 screens
Clock Sprite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clock Sprite at none against Sun Friend's 2. Clock Sprite also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). Sun Friend's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Sun Friend sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Clock Sprite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sun Friend ships an update every 5 weeks, Clock Sprite every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
Sun Friend versus Clock Sprite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSun FriendClock Sprite
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMintzi照军 贾

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sun Friend

Subscriptions1
  • Sun Friend Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Sun Friend Pro Lifetime$5.99
None

Clock Sprite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sun Friend free?
Sun Friend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clock Sprite free?
Clock Sprite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sun Friend or Clock Sprite have ads?
Clock Sprite shows ads; Sun Friend does not.
Which is updated more often, Sun Friend or Clock Sprite?
Sun Friend ships an update every 5 weeks, and Clock Sprite every 2 days. Most recently, Sun Friend was updated on November 5, 2026 and Clock Sprite on October 31, 2026.

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