Norway Lights vs Somewhere World
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Norway Lights
This travel guide provides a user-friendly forecast for experiencing the northern lights in Norway. It offers a 3-day extended forecast, hourly predictions, and recommendations on the best times and locations to see the aurora borealis. The app also includes tips for photography and travel planning.
- 3-day extended forecast
- Hourly forecast
- Northern light activity recommendations
- Aurora facts
- Interactive map
- Photography tips
Read full descriptionHide full description
Boost your chances of experiencing the northern lights phenomenon! Visit Norway, the official travel guide to Norway, gives you a user-friendly northern lights forecast app with an overview of places known as “northern light cities” in Norway. The interface of the app is slick, yet simple, which sought to provide nature-loving explorers guidelines in regards to when to go, where to go and how to get there. Our favorite features include: 3-day extended forecast Hourly forecast for today Recommendation on whether to anticipate northern light activities in a specific city in Norway or not Facts about the northern lights phenomenon Map which locate your position relative to the cities in Norway Photo tips and other tips & tricks Short-cuts to flight and tour options Download NorwayLights for free and start exploring the best northern lights forecast available!
Somewhere World
Read full descriptionHide full description
Somewhere World is a quiet world map that remembers the places you’ve touched. As your map slowly fills in, you can look back on the regions you’ve visited and watch how your world has expanded over time. ■ World A calm world map that slowly fills with the countries you’ve visited. ■ Regions See how your travels are spread across different parts of the world. ■ Year Map (Pro) Save the first year you touched each country and replay how your world unfolded over time. ■ Export Archive Share your personal world map as an image. Somewhere World Pro • No ads • Save first touched years • Year Map • PLAY YEARS *Pro is a one-time purchase.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Norway Lights at none against Somewhere World's 1. Norway Lights also leads on ads (none vs shown). Somewhere World's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 30 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Somewhere World sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Norway Lights asks for nothing beyond the download.
Norway Lights ships an update every 30 months, Somewhere World every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Norway Lights | Somewhere World |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Visit Norway | Yuhei Miyata |
In-app purchases
Norway Lights
No in-app purchases
Somewhere World
- Somewhere World Pro$1.99









