Raylie vs Honjitsu Tokyo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Raylie
Enhance your flight experience by predicting and visualizing what you'll see outside your window. From sunrise and aurora to landmarks, this app provides a detailed timeline and side-of-plane guidance for every journey. It also allows you to track past flights and discover interesting routes.
- Predicts sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset
- Indicates left or right side views
- Shows aurora visibility
- Identifies landmarks and cities passed over
- Visualizes real-time cloud cover and day-night line
- Imports flights from boarding passes, calendar, or files
- Live Activity on Lock Screen
- Attaches photos to flight memories
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Every flight has a view. Raylie tells you what yours will be — and which side of the plane to sit on. Add a boarding pass and Raylie builds a timeline of the flight: sunrise over the Pacific, moonrise two hours in, the aurora belt off the left wing, a canyon passing below. Every event says when it happens and which window to look out of. WHAT IS WAITING OUTSIDE • Sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset, in the order you will see them • Left side or right side, so you know which seat to pick and where to look • Aurora, when your route crosses the belt • Landmarks and cities you pass over, with the time you reach them A REAL EARTH, NOT A MAP Raylie draws the planet as it is right now. Real cloud cover, the day-night line where it actually falls, city lights after dark, the aurora as it stands tonight. Your route arcs across it, and you can spin the globe to any point on your flight. YOUR FLIGHTS, KEPT • Add a flight from a boarding pass, Wallet, your calendar, a photo, a file, or a link • A Live Activity on the Lock Screen while you are in the air • Attach the photos you took, and every trip becomes a page worth coming back to DISCOVER Search for a place and find the flights that pass near it. See which airports are close to you, and what is flying overhead right now. No account needed. Open the app and try it with real demo flights and photos before you add one of your own. Raylie Elite Raylie Elite unlocks your full flight history and additional flight-information features. Choose a subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled and can be managed or canceled in the App Store at any time. Flight data provided by FlightAware. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://app.notion.com/p/Raylie-Terms-of-Service-3d590f535998801a8d99c843a867c1a6 Privacy Policy: https://app.notion.com/p/Raylie-Privacy-Policy-3d590f53599880de9078cc78fcc15c3d
Honjitsu Tokyo
Discover daily events in Tokyo and the Kanto region, from festivals and exhibitions to seasonal highlights like autumn leaves and fireworks. Plan your itinerary with a map, weather integration, and collaborative trip planning features. Save events, get reminders, and share your plans easily.
- Daily event listings for Tokyo & Kanto
- Seasonal specials (autumn leaves, fireworks)
- Interactive map with event pins
- Category filters and search
- Collaborative trip planning
- Event reminders and route planning
- Home screen widget
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Honjitsu Tokyo — what's on in Tokyo and the Kanto region, updated every day. Open the app and you see today: festivals, fireworks, exhibitions, markets, illuminations, anime collaborations, family events… sorted by date, with a map and today's weather, so you know where to go at a glance. [SEASONAL SPECIALS] • Big fireworks festivals, with the major events ranked first [BROWSE EVENTS] • Day-by-day list: swipe the calendar strip to switch days • Apple Maps: every event pinned on the map; the number in a circle shows how many events are in that area • Category filters: art, markets, festivals, anime, family and more • Search in English, Japanese, Chinese or romaji (typing "hanabi" finds fireworks) • Every event links to its official website; always check there for the latest times and prices [PLAN YOUR TRIP] • Tap "+" to add an event to your plan; each day is sorted by time automatically • Travel time between stops is based on real routes, including from your hotel • Invite friends to edit the same plan together • Share events and plans as beautiful images; after the trip, make a short route recap video • Reminders when an event is about to start or it's time to leave [EVENT CARD COLLECTION] • Every event you visit becomes a card; swipe through them to look back on your trip • When you were recorded at the venue, the card gets a "Visited" stamp — and now and then a gold or black-gold card • Turn on automatic visit recording and the venues you visit are noted even with the app closed • Rate the events you went to and help make recommendations better for everyone [HOME SCREEN WIDGET] • See today's popular events and a countdown to your trip without opening the app [SAVE AND DISCOVER] • Swipe right to save, swipe left to hide • Events ending soon, near you, or on for one day only are shown first • Weather hints for rain, heat and cold [FOUR LANGUAGES] • English, 日本語, Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong / Taiwan wording) and Simplified Chinese • Event details switch too, and the original Japanese name is always kept Browse, save and search without an account; sign in to sync your plans and saved events across devices. Event information comes from organisers' public websites; images belong to their respective organisers. Details may change, so please check the official website. Weather data: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Honjitsu Tokyo at free against Raylie's free with in-app purchases. Honjitsu Tokyo also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Raylie sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Honjitsu Tokyo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Raylie | Honjitsu Tokyo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 363 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ooo.engineering Inc. | Chun Ting Tse |
Customer experience
Raylie
Honjitsu Tokyo
In-app purchases
Raylie
- Raylie Elite Weekly$5.997 Days
- Raylie Elite Annual$59.991 Year
- Lifetime Raylie Elite$300.00
Honjitsu Tokyo
- A soft drink$0.99
- A coffee$3.99
- Lunch$6.99









