Comparison

SunRiseSet vs Journey Clock

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

Head to head
About

SunRiseSet

Features
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Map location marking, real-time day/night status, and a precise countdown to the next daylight transition. Track the upcoming shifts of your marked locations to perfectly sync with every sunrise and sunsetβ€”never miss the perfect twilight or golden hour again. Visualize annual sunrise/sunset times and daylight duration trend charts for your specified locations. All data automatically adapts to local timezones and Daylight Saving Time (DST) habits, allowing you to view a full year of seasonal shifts seamlessly in local time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Journey Clock

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Put somewhere else's "right now" on your Home Screen. A widget clock that shows scenery from real towns, coasts, grasslands and alpine regions β€” matched to the hour on your phone. The picture doesn't just change. Time and place move together. From the patchwork hills at dawn, to a birch-lined road at noon, to golden wheat at sunset, to a hill full of stars. Over a day, you wander through one region slowly. FOURTEEN REGIONS, FOURTEEN DAYS JAPAN - Biei, Hokkaido β€” free Rolling hills and a lone tree, where northern light drifts across the day. - Higashiyama, Kyoto From the pagoda slope to willow-lined water and lantern alleys. - Shirakawa-go Steep thatched roofs along a valley, from morning fog to light on snow. EUROPE - Colmar, France β€” half-timbered houses and a canal - The Cotswolds, England β€” honey-coloured stone, where even rain belongs - Val d'Orcia, Italy β€” rolling hills ruled by cypress lines - Santorini, Greece β€” white walls and blue domes - Amalfi Coast, Italy β€” a town stacked on cliffs above a blue sea - Zermatt, Switzerland β€” the peak that catches the first light - South Coast, Iceland β€” black sand, a glacier lagoon, green light after dark ASIA - Hoi An, Vietnam β€” after dark, the whole river fills with lanterns - Ha Long Bay, Vietnam β€” limestone islands surfacing from mist - Ubud, Bali β€” rice terraces climbing the slope AFRICA - Marrakech, Morocco β€” a red-earth city, and past the walls, stars over sand SOMETHING TO LOOK FOR Each region has its own resident. A rabbit in Biei, a cat in Kyoto, a marmot in Zermatt. They move to a different spot every hour β€” see if you can find them. WIDGETS - Small, Medium and Large (Large unlocks with any purchase) - Show or hide the date and the region name; 12- or 24-hour time - Or turn the clock overlay off and keep only the artwork IN THE APP - Timeline β€” all 24 hours at a glance; tap any hour to see it large - Favorites β€” keep the views you love - Gallery β€” compare a whole day from each region ABOUT THIS APP - No network. It works exactly the same in airplane mode or with no signal. - No permissions at all β€” no location, photos, camera or notifications. - No account needed. - No ads. No analytics SDK. - One-time purchases only. There is no subscription. Buy regions one at a time, take a regional pack, or unlock everything at once. Either way you pay once and are never billed again. Note: the scenery is an artistic interpretation inspired by real places. These are paintings, not photographs β€” made to keep the feeling of each place rather than to reproduce it exactly.

Screenshots

SunRiseSet4 screens
Journey Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SunRiseSet at every 3 days against Journey Clock's every 10 days. SunRiseSet also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.8.8 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. SunRiseSet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Journey Clock sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SunRiseSet ships an update every 3 days, Journey Clock every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
SunRiseSet versus Journey Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunRiseSetJourney Clock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.8.8 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size44 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer敬南 ι»„kazunari aoki

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SunRiseSet

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99
4 purchases

Journey Clock

One-time4
  • A Day on the Amalfi Coast$2.99
  • A Day in Zermatt$2.99
  • A Day in Colmar$2.99
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  • Unlock All Regions$14.99

Questions

Is SunRiseSet free?
SunRiseSet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Journey Clock free?
Journey Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SunRiseSet or Journey Clock have ads?
Neither SunRiseSet nor Journey Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SunRiseSet or Journey Clock?
SunRiseSet ships an update every 3 days, and Journey Clock every 10 days. Most recently, SunRiseSet was updated on October 5, 2026 and Journey Clock on October 11, 2026.

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