Worldshade - day & night map

Name: Worldshade - day & night map
Rating: 4.151515 (271 reviews)
Author: Anders Möller

By: Anders Möller

Beautiful real-time day & night world map widget with sunrise and sunset data.

Features & Capabilities

Worldshade is a convenient home screen widget that displays a real-time image of the Earth, marking the sun's shaded areas to visually represent day and night across the globe. It offers detailed sunrise and sunset information for your current location or any place you select by simply tapping the globe within the widget.

The widget supports customizable projections that can follow your position, marked by a red dot, while selected locations appear with a violet dot. Designed for flexibility, Worldshade occupies a 2x2 grid space on your home screen by default but can be resized quickly by long-pressing the widget. Its intuitive interface allows easy switching between current and selected locations, making it a useful tool for travelers, meteorology enthusiasts, or anyone curious about global daylight cycles.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

7.1.2 Last updated: 2026-05-27

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Creation date:

2016-08-13

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Permissions:

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED Low risk
com.android.vending.BILLING Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe
android.permission.BILLING
softrox.android.widget.worldshade.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Size:

6.29MB

Email:

am*****@gmail.com

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Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

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# 389,158 ▼ 1,016

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Developed by:

Anders Möller

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=softrox.android.widget.worldshade

Email:

am*****@gmail.com

User Reviews

Users appreciate Worldshade for its clean interface, simplicity, and informative day/night visualization, praising the developer's responsiveness. However, multiple reviews highlight problems with widget functionality, limited globe interaction options, and some bugs in premium access and app stability. Suggestions include improving globe rotation, widget customization, and enhancing visual realism. Overall, the app is valued but can benefit from increased features and widget reliability.

Pros

Clean, visually pleasing and uncluttered design.
Simple and does what it is supposed to do effectively.
Informative for tracking day, night, seasons, times, and twilight periods.
Lightweight and not battery-intensive.
Quick and responsive developer support for bug fixes.

Cons

Issues with widgets including inability to fully update automatically or display properly on some devices.
Limited globe interaction: inability to spin globe fully in all directions and lack of manual location setting.
Lack of detailed customization features such as city lights at night, more vivid colors, and additional graphical options.
Bugs related to premium purchase recognition and glitches causing app crashes or forced closures.
Some users find the shade or day/night indicator orientation confusing or inaccurate.

Recent reviews

well that's 1.50 i'll never get back. i hit map and it says to buy premium that i already paid for and then if i hit buy it says you already own this. it also kicks me off if i go in through the widget and tells me it has a bug the developer needs to fix. this app is trash.

kr*****, 2024-12-19

This app is irritating. It turns how it wants and not how you want it to turn. It's really annoying. The shade is tilted instead of the earth. Half star.