Comparison

Noeul ON vs Asterfold

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

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About

Noeul ON

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Will tonight's sunset be worth it? Noeul ON reads cloud cover, humidity, air quality and the western sky path to score tonight's sunset from 0 to 100 — and pings you an hour before golden hour when it looks good. Then, the next day, it tells you whether that forecast held. ■ A sunset app that shows its work After the sun goes down, it asks once: "Compared with the forecast, how was tonight?" Tap one of Better · About right · Not as good, and you're done. Didn't see the sky? Tap "I missed it." Open the app the next day and a result card is waiting — "Yesterday's forecast held · forecast 82, actual 78." The actual figure comes from that day's observations at that spot. When the forecast missed, it names which of the five factors diverged most. ■ A sunset score with reasons See the score and its grade at a glance (Legendary to Low odds). Five factors — cloud canvas, cloud type, humidity, air clarity and the light path — explain exactly why tonight scored what it did. ■ Never miss the timing A live timeline shows golden hour, sunset, and the peak-colour window, with a countdown to the moment the sky turns. ■ An alert when it's time to go out On days that clear your own threshold, you get a notification one hour before golden hour. It also shows how often that threshold will actually fire — "about once a week" — so you aren't guessing where to set it. ■ 673 sunset spots across Korea From the Han River and Gwangalli Beach to Kkotji, Ganwolam, Suncheonman Bay and Jeju's oreum — mapped and described by the terrain they sit on: whether the west is open water or a ridge, and how far and how high that ridge stands. ■ The sky you saw, and that day's score Keep a photo of the sky you watched and it comes back with the next day's result card. That photo stays on your device and is never uploaded. Share one to the gallery only if you want to. Posted photos carry the sunset score of that day. ■ Available in English, 한국어 and 日本語 Weather data by Open-Meteo. Forecasts are estimates based on weather models and may differ from the actual sky.

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Asterfold

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Asterfold is a sunset planner for the places you actually watch from. See where the Sun will set, aim your viewpoint, plan the evening, then record what the sky really did. LIGHT PATH STUDIO • A sky dome draws the Sun's real path for any place and date, coloured by golden hour, blue hour and twilight • Scrub through the day for the Sun's altitude, bearing and shadow length • The year's range of sunset and sunrise directions on the rim, plus shortcuts to the year's key dates • Calculated on your iPhone, so it works offline AIM YOUR VIEW • Save the exact spot you shoot from, then turn toward your shot on a first-person horizon, like turning your head • Pick your lens (14 mm to 200 mm, or your phone's camera) and the frame widens or narrows to match • Jump straight to today's sunset or the year's most northerly or southerly sunset, or point your phone at the view • See the dates this year when the Sun sets or rises inside your frame, and the next seven sunsets against it PLAN THE SESSION • Choose the light window: golden hour, sunset or blue hour • Add composition notes, gear, a reminder and a short checklist • Open the spot in Maps when it's time to go FIELD JOURNAL • After sunset, rate what you saw in two taps, then add colours, clouds, a note and, if you like, a photo kept privately on your device • Each check-in is compared with the forecast Asterfold saved before the sunset, never a later one • After three check-ins, your colour ratings adjust to your own sky, in small, capped steps • Filter your history by viewpoint, season, rating or cloud type; patterns show how many entries are behind them TONIGHT • Sunset, Stars and Sunrise ratings with plain-English reasons • Hour-by-hour low, mid and high cloud from MET Norway • For tonight, point forecasts 60 km and 180 km toward the setting Sun, where low cloud can cut off the light • Golden hour, blue hour, Moon and planets HONEST BY DESIGN • Calculated, forecast, estimated and observed data are labelled differently • Ratings are a rule-of-thumb estimate, not a probability or a guarantee • Sun positions assume a flat horizon; hills, buildings and trees are not modelled PRIVATE • No account and no analytics • Viewpoints, journal entries and photos stay on your iPhone • Only a position rounded to about 1 km is sent to MET Norway for the forecast ASTERFOLD PLUS Free includes the Studio, aiming and plans for 2 viewpoints, the journal, check-ins and tuning, tonight's ratings, the next 3 evenings and 45 days of events. Plus adds unlimited viewpoints, smart sky alerts, the full 10-day outlook and a year of sky events. Choose Yearly (with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers), Monthly, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://asterfold.rork.app/privacy.html Weather data: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Astronomy: Astronomy Engine (MIT).

Screenshots

Noeul ON4 screens
Asterfold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Noeul ON at none against Asterfold's 3. Noeul ON also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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. Asterfold sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Noeul ON asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Noeul ON versus Asterfold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoeul ONAsterfold
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWoosoo KimJames Gray

In-app purchases

None

Noeul ON

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Asterfold

Subscriptions2
  • Asterfold Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Asterfold Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Asterfold Plus Lifetime$79.99

Questions

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

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