Comparison

Sleep Clock vs Apphemeride Precise Astronomy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Animated backgrounds
  • Bedside clock functionality
  • Desk clock functionality
  • Simple interface
Features
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A simple clock with stunning animated background. Great for your bed side. Even better in the office on your desk.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Sleep Clock2 screens
Apphemeride Precise Astronomy4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Apphemeride Precise Astronomy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Sleep Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sleep Clock versus Apphemeride Precise Astronomy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleep ClockApphemeride Precise Astronomy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB442 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris GuylerCsaba Lengyel

Customer experience

Sleep Clock

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Apphemeride Precise Astronomy

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sleep Clock

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Apphemeride Precise Astronomy

One-time2
  • 3-day TrialFree
  • Apphemeride Full Unlock$49.99

Questions

Is Sleep Clock free?
Sleep Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apphemeride Precise Astronomy free?
Apphemeride Precise Astronomy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sleep Clock or Apphemeride Precise Astronomy have ads?
Sleep Clock shows ads; Apphemeride Precise Astronomy does not.
Which is updated more often, Sleep Clock or Apphemeride Precise Astronomy?
Sleep Clock ships an update every 2 weeks, and Apphemeride Precise Astronomy every 4 weeks. Most recently, Sleep Clock was updated on October 3, 2026 and Apphemeride Precise Astronomy on September 30, 2026.

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