# Day & Night Map vs Daylight

The clearest difference is update cadence: Daylight at every 2 days against Day & Night Map's every 7 months. Daylight also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). Day & Night Map's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 19). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 — 4.8 for Day & Night Map against 4.9 for Daylight. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Day & Night Map has 1.4K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Day & Night Map's written reviews are positive against 80% of Daylight's.

Day & Night Map ships an update every 7 months, Daylight every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Day & Night Map | Daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.8 (1.4K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/day-and-night-map/id741375889/reviews) | **[4.9 (19 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daylight-solar-clock/id1566455690/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **1.4K** | 19 |
| Positive reviews | 76.3% of reviews | **80.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 48 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **14.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Volker Voecking Software Engineering](https://appshunter.io/developer/390175341) | [Ben Farmer](https://appshunter.io/developer/1566455692) |

## 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


### Daylight

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daylight-solar-clock/id1566455690)

This app helps you monitor the amount of daylight remaining in your day. It provides sunrise and sunset times, along with the total duration of daylight for any given day.

**Highlights:** Track remaining daylight, View sunrise times, View sunset times, See total daily daylight

**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 Daylight free?

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

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

Daylight is rated higher. Day & Night Map averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Daylight averages 4.9 from 19 ratings.

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

Neither Day & Night Map nor Daylight shows ads.

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

Day & Night Map ships an update every 7 months, and Daylight every 2 days. Most recently, Day & Night Map was updated on October 19, 2026 and Daylight on October 8, 2026.

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