Comparison

Lunar calendar Dara vs Sun Based Time

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Lunar calendar Dara

This app provides a universal lunar calendar with daily recommendations for various aspects of life, including beauty, business, and gardening. It calculates moon phases, lunar days, and zodiac positions for any location, offering detailed daily, weekly, and monthly views. Fine-tune your location using GPS for personalized insights.

Highlights
  • Universal lunar calendar
  • Daily recommendations (beauty, business, gardening)
  • Moon phases and lunar day calculations
  • Moon position in zodiac signs
  • Detailed daily, weekly, and monthly views
  • GPS-based location tuning
Features
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Universal lunar calendar with recommendations for every day. For any location the program calculates the phases of the moon, the exact time of the lunar days and the position of the moon in the signs of the zodiac. Based on this data are made the recommendations for every day - beauty tips for women, business advices, gardening, working with dreams, featured meditation, etc. The program has three modes of display of the information - detailed for the current day, deployed for the week and in the form of the standard calendar for a month Also, there is a mode of viewing detailed information for each lunar aspect separately. Provides fine-tuning the location based on GPS data. The app is optimized for both iPhone and iPad.

About

Sun Based Time

This app uses the sun's position to help you schedule your day and set alarms. It offers features like countdowns to sunrise and sunset, and alarms based on solar events or desired sleep duration. Visualize the sun's path and integrate with your calendar for a natural approach to time management.

Highlights
  • Sun-based clock
  • Countdown to sunrise/sunset
  • Visualize sun's path
  • Alarms by sun position
  • Wake by sleep duration
  • Sleep window by sunset/sunrise
  • Calendar integration
Features
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A clock and alarm app based on the sun, using the position of the sun where you are, with sleep scheduling in relation to sunrise and sunset. Sun Based Time gives you a grounded way to align with natural light. FEATURES ◆ Sun Based Clock - Countdown to Sunrise & Sunset Always know how long until sunrise or sunset. ◆ Visualize the Sun's Path Easily get a feel for which part of the day you are in. ◆ Set Alarms by the Sun Schedule alarms relative to sunrise, sunset, or solar noon. ◆ Wake Alarm by Sleep Duration Choose how long you want to sleep and dynamically wake after that long. ◆ Sleep Window by Sunset or Sunrise Set your sleep window in relation to sunset or sunrise. ◆ Custom Alarm Tones Choose from a curated set of calming default tones, or pick your own. Wake the way you want to wake. ◆ Calendar View A calendar grounded in the cyclical energies that shape the earth. With calendar integrations like Google Calendar. ◆ Privacy-Respecting Your data stays on your phone. Solar position based time is in tune with the rhythms you experience. Sun Based Time gives you a reference so you can increase your awareness of the relationships between cycles. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From sunset, sunrise.

Screenshots

Lunar calendar Dara3 screens
Sun Based Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sun Based Time at Free against Lunar calendar Dara's $8.99. Sun Based Time also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Lunar calendar Dara's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (44 vs 2). On ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sun Based Time is free to download; Lunar calendar Dara costs $8.99 up front. Lunar calendar Dara sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Sun Based Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lunar calendar Dara holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lunar calendar Dara has 44 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Lunar calendar Dara versus Sun Based Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLunar calendar DaraSun Based Time
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (44 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews71.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#179 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.3 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYURIY ZDOROVEYUSHEVJAVED SHAH

Customer experience

Lunar calendar Dara

All ratings44 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive71.7%
Neutral7.5%
Negative20.8%

Sun Based Time

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Lunar calendar Dara

One-time4
  • Astrological overview$3.99
  • Lunar horoscope for 2025$3.99
  • Astrological overview$5.99
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  • Lunar horoscope for 2026$5.99
None

Sun Based Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lunar calendar Dara free?
Lunar calendar Dara costs $8.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Sun Based Time free?
Sun Based Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lunar calendar Dara or Sun Based Time?
Lunar calendar Dara is rated higher. Lunar calendar Dara averages 4.7 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Sun Based Time averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Lunar calendar Dara or Sun Based Time have ads?
Neither Lunar calendar Dara nor Sun Based Time shows ads.

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