# Day & Night Map vs SunLocation

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Day & Night Map at 78% against SunLocation's 12%. Day & Night Map also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). SunLocation's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. SunLocation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Day & Night Map asks for nothing beyond the download.

Day & Night Map holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Day & Night Map has 1.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Day & Night Map's written reviews are positive against 12% of SunLocation's.

Day & Night Map ships an update every 8 months, SunLocation every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Day & Night Map | SunLocation |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (1.4K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/day-and-night-map/id741375889/reviews)** | [3.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sunlocation/id861850891/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1.4K** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | **78.0% of reviews** | 12.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 48 MB | 17 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **11.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Volker Voecking Software Engineering](https://appshunter.io/developer/390175341) | [Yoshitaka Watanabe](https://appshunter.io/developer/599401659) |

## 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


### SunLocation

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sunlocation/id861850891)

This app displays the current sun's position and altitude, synchronizing with your device's compass. It also offers an optional add-on to hide ads and view moon positions, phases, and altitude graphs.

**Highlights:** Current sun position and altitude, Compass synchronization, Moon position and phases display, Altitude graphs for sun and moon, Distance graph for the moon, Ad-free option with add-on

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Moon position and age, etc. | $0.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Day & Night Map free?

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

### Is SunLocation free?

SunLocation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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

Day & Night Map is rated higher. Day & Night Map averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while SunLocation averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.

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

Neither Day & Night Map nor SunLocation shows ads.

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

Day & Night Map ships an update every 8 months, and SunLocation every 6 weeks. Most recently, Day & Night Map was updated on September 23, 2026 and SunLocation on September 13, 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.*