# Day & Night Map vs Golden Hour!

The clearest difference is price: Day & Night Map at Free against Golden Hour!'s $3.99. Day & Night Map also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 4). Golden Hour!'s advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Day & Night Map is free to download; Golden Hour! costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Day & Night Map holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Day & Night Map has 1.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Day & Night Map's written reviews are positive against 60% of Golden Hour!'s.

Day & Night Map ships an update every 7 months, Golden Hour! every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Day & Night Map | Golden Hour! |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $3.99 |
| Rating | **[4.8 (1.4K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/day-and-night-map/id741375889/reviews)** | [4.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/golden-hour/id1180333135/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1.4K** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | **76.3% of reviews** | 60.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Size | 48 MB | 4 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **16.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Volker Voecking Software Engineering](https://appshunter.io/developer/390175341) | [Kinetic Stars](https://appshunter.io/developer/940015194) |

## What reviewers say

### Day & Night Map

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/day-and-night-map/id741375889)

Visualize the Earth's day and night cycles on an interactive world map. Select any date and time to see current illumination, or create animated GIFs of changing light patterns.

**Highlights:** Real-time day/night map, Selectable date and time, Animated GIF creation, Minute-by-minute updates, Global illumination visualization

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great app
- 🚀 Useful for radio hams
- 👍 Interesting to see sun/moon movement
- 👍 Excellent for travelers

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Widget issues (doesn't update, resizing)
- 🐛 Crashes on some devices

**Reported bugs**

- Moon position not displayed on iPad
- Daylight savings time not working properly

**Requested features**

- Option to keep noon at center and have map move
- Show analemma and sun position on it
- 24-hour clock setting for widget
- Improve moon position display on iPad


### Golden Hour!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/golden-hour/id1180333135)

This app helps you find the perfect lighting for photography by providing precise golden hour times for any location worldwide. It also includes a five-day weather forecast and allows you to track the sun's position during these optimal periods.

**Highlights:** Golden hour time calculation, Five-day weather forecast, Location search, Sun position during golden hour, Multiple location notifications, Today tab widget

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Day & Night Map free?

Day & Night Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Golden Hour! free?

Golden Hour! costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Day & Night Map or Golden Hour!?

Day & Night Map is rated higher. Day & Night Map averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Golden Hour! averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.

### Do Day & Night Map or Golden Hour! have ads?

Neither Day & Night Map nor Golden Hour! shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Day & Night Map or Golden Hour!?

Day & Night Map ships an update every 7 months, and Golden Hour! every 6 weeks. Most recently, Day & Night Map was updated on November 6, 2026 and Golden Hour! on November 6, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*