# Day & Night Map vs Daylights

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Day & Night Map at 1.4K against Daylights's 55. Day & Night Map also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 67%). Daylights's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Day & Night Map against 4.7 for Daylights. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Day & Night Map has 1.4K ratings behind it against 55, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Day & Night Map's written reviews are positive against 67% of Daylights's.

Day & Night Map ships an update every 8 months, Daylights every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Day & Night Map | Daylights |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (1.4K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/day-and-night-map/id741375889/reviews) | [4.7 (55 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daylights/id1344857062/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1.4K** | 55 |
| Positive reviews | **78.0% of reviews** | 66.7% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | **Every 6 months** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 48 MB | 10 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Volker Voecking Software Engineering](https://appshunter.io/developer/390175341) | [Janne Käki](https://appshunter.io/developer/390157382) |

## 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


### Daylights

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daylights/id1344857062)

Visualize daylight and night hours globally with three distinct styles. Explore how time zones and daylight saving changes affect your location's light cycles.

**Highlights:** Global daylight visualization, Three distinct visualization styles, Explore polar night and midnight sun, Daylight saving time impact simulation, Time zone shift simulation

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, 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 Daylights free?

Daylights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Day & Night Map or Daylights?

Day & Night Map and Daylights are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1.4K and 55 ratings respectively.

### Do Day & Night Map or Daylights have ads?

Neither Day & Night Map nor Daylights shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Day & Night Map or Daylights?

Day & Night Map ships an update every 8 months, and Daylights every 6 months. Most recently, Day & Night Map was updated on September 23, 2026 and Daylights on September 8, 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.*