Comparison

TyphoonWish vs Orbiting Sky

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

Head to head
About

TyphoonWish

Features
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A typhoon is coming — what would you wish for? TyphoonWish is a creative app that blends real-time typhoon tracking with a unique wishing ritual. Track active typhoons across the Western Pacific, choose a storm, pick a mystical artifact, and send your wish — the Typhoon God is listening. Real-Time Typhoon Tracking • Track all active Western Pacific typhoons in real time • View detailed data: category, wind speed, pressure, movement • Visualize storm tracks and forecast paths on the map Make a Wish Upon the Typhoon • Choose your wish: shift the typhoon, strengthen or weaken it • Five mystical artifacts to empower your wish: Wind Chime, Dragon Pearl, Mazu Charm, Paper Cranes, Thunder Drum • Stunning Typhoon God animation — feel the storm answer your prayer Summon Your Own Typhoon • Create a virtual typhoon anywhere on the map • Customize its name, power, direction, and write a personal message • Watch it drift across the ocean, carving its own path Share Your Wish • Generate a beautiful social media card after each wish • Dark-themed design featuring Typhoon God artwork • Share from wish history or virtual typhoons anytime Bilingual Support • Full Chinese and English language support • Follows system language automatically The storm is relentless, but your wish carries weight. Download TyphoonWish and make a wish in the eye of the storm.

About

Orbiting Sky

Visualize celestial movements and shadows on an interactive map. Explore daylight, moonlight, twilight, and eclipses by moving through time and location. Understand solar and lunar positions, shadow lengths, and lunar phases.

Highlights
  • Interactive sky map
  • Daylight and twilight visualization
  • Sun and Moon elevation/azimuth
  • Shadow projection and length
  • Lunar phase and illumination
  • Eclipse browser and visualization
  • Time travel control
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See the sky’s rhythm on the map. Orbiting Sky turns any place and time into a clear, interactive view of daylight, moonlight, shadows, twilight, and eclipses. Move across the map, travel through time, and watch the geometry of the Sun and Moon change instantly. EXPLORE DAYLIGHT • See the moving day-and-night boundary • Distinguish civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight • Follow the subsolar point around Earth • Show sunlight and moonlight direction vectors UNDERSTAND YOUR SKY • View Sun and Moon elevation and true-north azimuth • Trace projected daily arcs above the local horizon • Estimate the direction and length of a vertical object’s shadow • Inspect lunar phase and illumination DISCOVER ECLIPSES • Browse solar and lunar eclipses visible from the selected location • Filter partial, annular, total, penumbral, and lunar events • Jump directly to each event’s local maximum • Visualize eclipse shadows on the world map CONTROL TIME • Choose any date and time • Play time forward or backward at multiple speeds • Use the selected location’s civil time zone • Search all IANA time zones or switch to UTC Orbiting Sky works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, supports eight languages, and requires no account. Optional rewarded ads unlock 30 minutes of Pro access; a Pro purchase removes ads. Astronomical and shadow results are educational estimates. Do not use Orbiting Sky for navigation, eye-safety decisions, or professional eclipse-contact timing.

Screenshots

TyphoonWish4 screens
Orbiting Sky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TyphoonWish at none against Orbiting Sky's 1. TyphoonWish also leads on ads (none vs shown). Orbiting Sky's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Orbiting Sky sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TyphoonWish asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TyphoonWish ships an update every 2 weeks, Orbiting Sky every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
TyphoonWish versus Orbiting Sky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTyphoonWishOrbiting Sky
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer浩 林PrairieSoft LLC

In-app purchases

None

TyphoonWish

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Orbiting Sky

One-time1
  • DayArc Pro Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is TyphoonWish free?
TyphoonWish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orbiting Sky free?
Orbiting Sky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TyphoonWish or Orbiting Sky have ads?
Orbiting Sky shows ads; TyphoonWish does not.
Which is updated more often, TyphoonWish or Orbiting Sky?
TyphoonWish ships an update every 2 weeks, and Orbiting Sky every 5 days. Most recently, TyphoonWish was updated on October 7, 2026 and Orbiting Sky on October 9, 2026.

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