Moon Face vs ECHOcommunity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Moon Face sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ECHOcommunity asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Moon Face | ECHOcommunity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pilot X | Divine Digital Agency |
Customer experience
Moon Face
ECHOcommunity
In-app purchases
Moon Face
- Remove Ads$0.99
ECHOcommunity
No in-app purchases
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