Skyfield vs Colourful Moon Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skyfield
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Skyfield answers the question every sky-watcher actually has: what's in the sky tonight, when should I look, and is it even worth going outside? Open it and get a straight answer for exactly where you are: IS IT WORTH LOOKING UP TONIGHT? • A live Stargazing forecast — an honest Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor verdict and 0–100 score, from tonight's real cloud cover and the moon's brightness • Your best dark-sky window tonight, with real times ("clear and moonless 11:30pm–1am") • Sky Conditions now — temperature, cloud cover, and what the sky is doing WHAT'S UP, AND WHEN • Sunset, golden hour and blue hour — to the minute • The moon's phase, how lit it is, and tonight's moonrise & moonset • The next meteor shower peak • Aurora chance for your latitude, from NOAA's live Kp forecast • "The Sun's Path" — a live arc of the sun across the day YOUR AI SKY GUIDE A new Guide tab reads tonight's real conditions for your location and gives 2–3 short, specific tips: what to look for, the best window to go out, and a sunset/photo tip. It always works — even offline, it falls back to clear, data-based guidance computed on your device. AI is optional and off until you turn it on. Sky conditions use the free Open-Meteo and NOAA space-weather services; sun, moon and the stargazing forecast are computed on your device and work offline. No account, no sign-up, no tracking. KEEP WHAT YOU SAW Log a sunset, the full moon, an aurora, or a passing bird in seconds — with a photo and a note. Your year rolls up into a "Year in the Sky" recap to look back on and share. BUILT FOR YOUR PHONE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with tonight's moon and golden hour • Ask Siri or use Shortcuts: "What's in the sky tonight?" • Full Dynamic Type, dark mode, and accessibility support Skyfield is free, has no ads, and asks for nothing. Just look up.
Colourful Moon Widget
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Your home screen has never looked this astronomical! Say goodbye to boring, generic widgets and design a stunning, fully personalized minimalistic Moon Widget that perfectly matches your iPhone’s aesthetic while tracking the real-time lunar cycle. Our app is built for people who love customizing their devices and want a beautiful, colorful, and highly accurate moon tracker living right on their home screen. Whether you want a neon cyan moon on a pitch-black background or a shimmering gold moon against a deep purple sky, you have the creative freedom to make it yours! KEY FEATURES: Design Your Own Colorful Widgets Unleash your creativity! Choose from a curated palette of vibrant moon colors (like Gold, Cyan, and Carbon) and pair them with gorgeous background gradients (like Midnight, Obsidian, or Deep Purple). Create a highly personalized widget that makes your home screen pop. Accurate Real-Time Tracking It’s not just a pretty widget—it’s driven by real orbital physics. Your widget tracks the exact lunar phase, illumination percentage, and cycle, keeping you perfectly in sync with the cosmos. Dynamic App Icons Take customization a step further! Turn on the Dynamic App Icon feature, and the app’s actual icon on your home screen will physically change every single day to mirror the real moon phase in the sky above you. 20-Day Lunar Forecast Look into the future with our sleek, elegantly designed 20-day scrolling forecast. Plan ahead to know exactly when the next glowing Full Moon or dark New Moon will arrive. True Hemisphere Accuracy Unlike generic widgets, our app uses your precise location to accurately calculate the visual tilt and orientation of the moon. Whether you live in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere, your customized moon widget will look exactly as the moon does from your own backyard! Make your home screen uniquely yours with a beautiful, colorful, and accurate lunar experience. Download now and start designing your perfect Moon Widget today!
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Verdict
Skyfield and Colourful Moon Widget are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Skyfield | Colourful Moon Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maksym Romanenko | Ornicus |
In-app purchases
Skyfield
No in-app purchases
Colourful Moon Widget
No in-app purchases
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