Sleep Clock vs Apphemeride Precise Astronomy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sleep Clock
This app provides a simple bedside clock with visually appealing animated backgrounds. It's designed to be a functional and attractive addition to your nightstand or office desk.
- Animated backgrounds
- Bedside clock functionality
- Desk clock functionality
- Simple interface
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A simple clock with stunning animated background. Great for your bed side. Even better in the office on your desk.
Apphemeride Precise Astronomy
This app provides precise astronomical data for sky analysis, including eclipses, Moon motion, and planetary positions. It offers location-based calculations and visual tools to understand celestial events and their visibility.
- Precise sky analysis
- Eclipse and Moon motion tracking
- Location-based celestial calculations
- Horizon Tracker for celestial body movement
- Detailed planetary and solar system data
- Solar and lunar eclipse simulations
- Configurable data display
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Your sky. Your perspective. Explore the Sun, Moon, planets and more than 2.5 million stars with Apphemeride. Plan observations, follow celestial events and understand the sky through detailed data, interactive maps and a 3D solar system. BUILD YOUR OWN DASHBOARDS Bring together personal lists, your favorite objects and the details that matter to you. Arrange cards with the new layout system and choose the values, units and formats you want to see. TRAVEL THROUGH THE SOLAR SYSTEM Explore our solar system in 3D. Move between celestial objects and connect their positions in space with what you see in the sky. MAP YOUR NEXT OBSERVATION Explore the sky with constellations and coordinate grids. Use observation and Earth visibility maps to study where an object is above the horizon. Choose which astronomical guides and values appear in your views. GET TO KNOW EACH OBJECT The redesigned object view brings visual exploration and detailed parameters together. Depending on the object, examine rise, transit and set times, altitude, azimuth, coordinates, phase, illumination, brightness, angular size and distance. Search the expanded star catalog by TYC, HIP or HD identifier. FOLLOW EVENTS AND ECLIPSES Study solar and lunar eclipse visibility with maps and simulations. Find upcoming celestial events for a selected location, open them on the sky map, and follow objects in personal watchlists. Set alerts for the astronomical values you want to track. UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL HORIZON Use the Horizon Tracker to compare the paths of the Sun, Moon and planets over a day, month or year. Explore different times and locations to plan observations, travel or astrophotography. AT HOME IN 17 LANGUAGES English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Hungarian, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Hindi, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Indonesian. Core astronomical calculations and bundled catalogs work offline. Online features such as address search, map imagery and current sunspot data require an internet connection. Explore the Sun and Moon for free. Try all features free for three days, then unlock the full version permanently with a one-time in-app purchase. Existing paid customers keep their permanent access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Apphemeride Precise Astronomy at 100% against Sleep Clock's 0%. Apphemeride Precise Astronomy also leads on ads (none vs shown). Sleep Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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. Apphemeride Precise Astronomy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Sleep Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sleep Clock ships an update every 2 weeks, Apphemeride Precise Astronomy every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sleep Clock | Apphemeride Precise Astronomy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 442 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Guyler | Csaba Lengyel |
Customer experience
Sleep Clock
Apphemeride Precise Astronomy
In-app purchases
Sleep Clock
No in-app purchases
Apphemeride Precise Astronomy
- 3-day TrialFree
- Apphemeride Full Unlock$49.99





