Comparison

Lunar Eclipse vs Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times

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

Head to head
About

Lunar Eclipse

Track upcoming lunar eclipses with this app. Choose to view total, partial, or both types of events. Easily add eclipse dates to your calendar and share them with others.

Highlights
  • Countdown to lunar eclipses
  • Filter by total or partial eclipses
  • Add events to calendar
  • Share event dates
  • iPad multitasking support
Features
Currently charting
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Countdown to the next total and partial eclipses of the moon. Features: - show only total eclipses, only partial eclipses or both events - add eclipse events to your calendar - share event dates via e-mail, Twitter or Facebook - displays the last eclipse for 6 hours after - support for iPad Pro and the iPad multitasking

About

Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times

Precisely track sunrise, sunset, golden hour, and solar noon with stunning visualizations and real-time accuracy. Plan outdoor activities, photography shoots, or travel around natural light with customizable widgets and smart notifications.

Highlights
  • Real-time sunrise and sunset tracking
  • Golden hour and blue hour timing
  • Animated sun path visualization
  • Daylight progress ring and timeline
  • Customizable home and lock screen widgets
  • Smart notifications for light changes
  • Offline solar calculations
Features
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Track sunrise, sunset, golden hour, blue hour, and solar noon with precision, beauty, and real-time accuracy. Sunrise & Sunset Tracker combines stunning visualizations with accurate solar calculations for photographers, outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, and anyone who enjoys planning around natural light. Watch the sun travel across the sky with an animated sun path that shows exactly where sunlight will be throughout the day. Follow a live daylight progress ring, explore a detailed solar timeline, and discover year-round daylight trends with beautiful charts and analytics. Stay informed with real-time countdowns to the next sunrise and sunset, complete with live progress and daylight status. Track both morning and evening golden hour, as well as blue hour, so you never miss the perfect lighting conditions. Customize your Home Screen with widgets in multiple sizes showing sunrise, sunset, daylight, and live countdowns. Lock Screen widgets provide quick access to solar information, while Dynamic Island Live Activities keep your next sunrise or sunset visible throughout the day. Receive smart notifications before sunrise, sunset, or golden hour. Choose your preferred reminder times so you're always prepared for changing light conditions. Built using precise NOAA solar calculations, the app delivers highly accurate results directly on your device, even without an internet connection. Weather information is available through WeatherKit, and favorite locations can be saved for quick access. GPS updates solar times automatically as you travel, while timezone support ensures every location displays the correct local time. Explore detailed analytics that reveal how daylight changes throughout the year. View sunrise and sunset trends, monitor daylight duration, identify the longest and shortest days, and examine the sun's elevation throughout the day with interactive charts. Privacy comes first. The app contains no ads, no tracking, no analytics, and collects no personal data. Solar calculations run locally on your device for fast performance and minimal battery usage. Even without internet access, all solar calculations and countdowns continue to work. Accessibility is built into every feature with full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type compatibility, Reduce Motion support, and colorblind-friendly design to ensure everyone can enjoy the experience. Photographers can precisely plan shoots around golden hour and blue hour with accurate timing and photography-focused guidance. Save favorite locations such as studios, parks, or event venues to instantly view local sunrise, sunset, and daylight information whenever you arrive. Outdoor enthusiasts can plan hikes, camping trips, kayaking adventures, and other activities around available daylight while tracking seasonal changes throughout the year. Travelers can save destinations and automatically receive accurate sunrise and sunset information based on local GPS coordinates and time zones, making it easy to plan anywhere in the world. The app includes real-time tracking for sunrise, sunset, golden hour, blue hour, and solar noon, interactive sun path visualizations, year-long daylight analytics, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Dynamic Island Live Activities, configurable notifications, unlimited favorite locations, Light and Dark themes, full accessibility support, offline solar calculations, WeatherKit integration, Siri Shortcuts, deep linking, and all features completely free with no subscriptions or advertisements.

Screenshots

Lunar Eclipse4 screens
Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times at Free against Lunar Eclipse's $0.99. Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). Lunar Eclipse's advantage is chart position (#177 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times is free to download; Lunar Eclipse costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lunar Eclipse ships an update every 9 months, Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Lunar Eclipse versus Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLunar EclipseSunrise Sunset Tracker Times
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (5 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#177 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiet JonasFarouk Nasser

Customer experience

Lunar Eclipse

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral75.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Lunar Eclipse

No in-app purchases

None

Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lunar Eclipse free?
Lunar Eclipse costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times free?
Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lunar Eclipse or Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times?
Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times is rated higher. Lunar Eclipse averages 3.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Lunar Eclipse or Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times have ads?
Neither Lunar Eclipse nor Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lunar Eclipse or Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times?
Lunar Eclipse ships an update every 9 months, and Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lunar Eclipse was updated on November 1, 2026 and Sunrise Sunset Tracker Times on October 31, 2026.

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