# SunLocation vs Daylights

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Daylights at 67% against SunLocation's 12%. Daylights 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 6 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

Daylights holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daylights has 55 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 67% of Daylights's.

SunLocation ships an update every 6 weeks, Daylights every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | SunLocation | Daylights |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sunlocation/id861850891/reviews) | **[4.7 (55 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daylights/id1344857062/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 2 | **55** |
| Positive reviews | 12.0% of reviews | **66.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 weeks** | Every 6 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 17 MB | 10 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 12.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Yoshitaka Watanabe](https://appshunter.io/developer/599401659) | [Janne Käki](https://appshunter.io/developer/390157382) |

## What reviewers say

### 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 |


### 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 SunLocation free?

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

### Is Daylights free?

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

### Which has better reviews, SunLocation or Daylights?

Daylights is rated higher. SunLocation averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Daylights averages 4.7 from 55 ratings.

### Do SunLocation or Daylights have ads?

Neither SunLocation nor Daylights shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, SunLocation or Daylights?

SunLocation ships an update every 6 weeks, and Daylights every 6 months. Most recently, SunLocation was updated on September 13, 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.*