Comparison

Lunvarg vs WikiMoon

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

Head to head
About

Lunvarg

Features
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Lunvarg is a professional Engineering-Grade Moon planning, observation, photography, and lunar engineering toolkit built for users who want to go far beyond a basic Moon phase app. Designed for Moon photographers, telescope users, advanced observers, educators, science-minded users, and lunar enthusiasts, Lunvarg brings together immersive 3D visualization, local visibility planning, advanced lunar geometry, observation scoring, telescope support, sky-brightness estimation, and engineering-style Moon analysis in one focused interface. Most Moon apps show you the phase. Lunvarg helps you understand what the Moon is doing, where it is, how it moves, how it affects your sky, how it fits your equipment, and when conditions are better for observation or photography. To LUNA and beyond. Lunvarg Premium unlocks the advanced lunar planning, photography, observation, and engineering suite. Premium is available as a yearly auto-renewable subscription. Purchase, renewal, restoration, and cancellation are managed through the App Store.

About

WikiMoon

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Poetic Atlas of the Moon is your daily companion for discovering the Moon. A small poetic atlas, designed for those who gaze at the sky with curiosity—and for those who would like to start. — THE MOON EVERY DAY — Open the app and find the current phase, lunar age, percentage of illumination, and the times of rising and setting. A clear overview of what's happening in the sky, here and now. — LUNAR CALENDAR — A month of the Moon in a single screen. Navigate forward and backward in time, locate the next full Moon, the next new Moon, and the squares. Plan a night of observation or a moonlit walk. — OFFLINE LUNAR WIKI — A pocket encyclopedia in Italian, divided into five topics: • Origin of the Moon — the giant impact theory • Lunar phases — geometry, synodic cycle, illumination • Eclipses — solar and lunar, Saros and blood moon • Missions — Apollo, Soviet Moon program, Chang'e, Chandrayaan, Artemis • Geology — seas, craters, regolith, volcanism Each article includes sections, trivia, and a direct link to Wikipedia for those who want to learn more. — OVER 300 CURIOSITIES — A different lunar trivia every day for almost an entire year. From the speed at which the Moon is moving away from Earth to the Apollo retroreflectors, from the Earthrise flight of Apollo 8 to the discovery of ice in polar craters. — WORKS OFFLINE — No account, no ads, no connection required. All content is already on the device, ready to use even under a starry sky away from the internet. — DESIGNED FOR THE NIGHT — Native dark theme, night sky-inspired palette, full support for Liquid Glass on iOS 26. Lunario was created to bring the wonder of everyday discovery to just a tap away. Not an astronomer? Better yet: it's just for you.

Screenshots

Lunvarg3 screens
WikiMoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WikiMoon at none against Lunvarg's 1. WikiMoon also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Lunvarg sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. WikiMoon asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Lunvarg versus WikiMoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLunvargWikiMoon
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB16 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAli YigitAngelo Sasso

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lunvarg

Subscriptions1
  • Lunvarg Premium$1.991 Year
None

WikiMoon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lunvarg free?
Lunvarg is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WikiMoon free?
WikiMoon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lunvarg or WikiMoon have ads?
Neither Lunvarg nor WikiMoon shows ads.

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