SunLocation vs Sun Facts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SunLocation
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.
- 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
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SunLocation is an app that lets you know the current sun location and altitude. If there is a compass, the directions are synchronized. You might want to watch the Super Moon, take a photo, move, go out or look at the sky. If the position is different, the compass is interfering. Please adjust the position with the compass app and try again. The altitude is displayed in the center. Add-on (Add moon position and phases and hide ads) - The ad will be hidden. - You can display the month position and age. - Tap the center to switch between sun and moon altitudes at any time. - You can see the altitude graph of the sun and the moon. - You can see the distance graph of the moon. Enjoy !
Sun Facts
Get precise sunrise, sunset, solar noon, and twilight times for your location. Track celestial events like solstices and equinoxes, and view the sun's path. An optional pro version unlocks detailed moon phase and eclipse information.
- Sunrise and sunset times
- Solar noon calculation
- Twilight and golden hour tracking
- Sun path visualization
- Solstice and equinox dates
- Widget for home screen
- Eclipse event notifications
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Calculate times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise (pro), moonset (pro) and more for your location at any given date. * Provides the following information: - Sunrise - Sunset - Solar noon - Twilight times - Blue hour - Golden hour - Equation of time - Declination - Azimuth of sunrise and sunset - Altitude of sun at noon - Sun Path during the day - Solstice and Equinox dates - Widget for displaying sunrise and sunset times on the Today screen - Date and time of next solar eclipse Pro Version (In-app-purchase): - Moon rise - Moon transit - Moon set - Declination - Azimuth of moon rise and moon set - Altitude of moon during transit - Date of next new/full moon - Moon Path during the day - Date and time of next lunar eclipse * Location from : - GPS receiver - map - list of more than 30000 cities - WGS-84 coordinates
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sun Facts at 97% against SunLocation's 12%. Sun Facts also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (294 vs 2). SunLocation's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. SunLocation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sun Facts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sun Facts holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sun Facts has 294 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of SunLocation's written reviews are positive against 97% of Sun Facts's.
SunLocation ships an update every 6 weeks, Sun Facts every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SunLocation | Sun Facts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (294 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.0% of reviews | 97.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 294 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yoshitaka Watanabe | Volker Voecking Software Engineering |
Customer experience
SunLocation
Sun Facts
In-app purchases
SunLocation
- Moon position and age, etc.$0.99
Sun Facts
- Sun Facts Pro$4.99
