Comparison

Moon Face vs ECHOcommunity

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

Head to head
About

Moon Face

Track the current phase of the Moon, including illumination, position, and distance from Earth. Get notified about New and Full Moons for any year.

Highlights
  • Real-time Moon phase data
  • Current illumination percentage
  • Moon's position and distance from Earth
  • Zodiacal constellation information
  • New and Full Moon notifications
  • Lunar event information for any year
Features
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Moon Face provides detailed real-time data on the current phase of the Moon, including it's current illumination, position, distance from Earth and zodiacal constellation. Additionally, you can get information for, or be notified of, all the New and Full moons of any year.

About

ECHOcommunity

Access a vast library of agricultural and community development resources, with a focus on small-scale farming in tropical and subtropical regions. Download materials for offline access and use the Plant Records feature to track crop lifecycle events and trial progress.

Highlights
  • Thousands of print and video resources
  • Offline storage and sharing
  • Plant Records for crop lifecycle tracking
  • Record planting, weather, and interventions
  • Ask questions of the global community
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Through ECHOcommunity you can discover ideas, research, and training on a wide variety of subject matter pertaining to agriculture and community development. ECHO's resources focus on small-scale agriculture in the tropics and sub-tropics and come from ECHO staff, network members, and development partners around the globe. Navigation within the app is available in English, Spanish, French, Swahili, Thai, Haitian Creole, Khmer, Burmese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Chinese. This app is designed to allow you to efficiently discover relevant resources and download them on your mobile device. Resources added to your library remain available when there is no internet connection and can be shared with others. The app Plant Records feature records crop lifecycle events from receipt through harvest. Plant Records can be used for any type of planting, whether a trial or production planting, whether an annual or perennial. Users who acquire seeds from the ECHO seed banks can track and report the progress of seed trials seamlessly using this app. The app allows you to record relevant data such as what and when you plant, weather events, interventions such as mulching, cultivation, pruning, and harvest. Along with each entry pictures and notes can be stored for future reference. The data is retained in the cloud, so you will be able to look back at the seeds you have tried and how the trials worked for you. Features - Access to thousands of print and video resources - Offline storage and sharing of downloaded materials - The ability to ask questions of the global ECHO community

Screenshots

Moon Face1 screens
ECHOcommunity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ECHOcommunity at 5.0 against Moon Face's 4.3. ECHOcommunity also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 17 months). Moon Face's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.4). 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. Moon Face sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ECHOcommunity asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ECHOcommunity holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Moon Face's written reviews are positive against 100% of ECHOcommunity's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moon Face ships an update every 17 months, ECHOcommunity every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Moon Face versus ECHOcommunity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoon FaceECHOcommunity
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (16 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPilot XDivine Digital Agency

Customer experience

Moon Face

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral25.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

ECHOcommunity

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Moon Face

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

ECHOcommunity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moon Face free?
Moon Face is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ECHOcommunity free?
ECHOcommunity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Moon Face or ECHOcommunity?
ECHOcommunity is rated higher. Moon Face averages 4.3 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while ECHOcommunity averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Moon Face or ECHOcommunity have ads?
Neither Moon Face nor ECHOcommunity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moon Face or ECHOcommunity?
Moon Face ships an update every 17 months, and ECHOcommunity every 4 weeks. Most recently, Moon Face was updated on November 1, 2026 and ECHOcommunity on November 3, 2026.

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