# Worldshade - day & night map

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

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/softrox.android.widget.worldshade](https://chrome-stats.com/d/softrox.android.widget.worldshade)

## Overview

- **ID:** `softrox.android.widget.worldshade`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Anders Möller
- **Category:** MAPS\_AND\_NAVIGATION
- **Downloads:** 25,126
- **Rating:** 4.09 / 5 (278 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.1.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-02
- **First published:** 2016-08-13
- **Publisher country:** SE
- **Size:** 6.31 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=softrox.android.widget.worldshade)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://softrox.ddns.net:8081/data-privacy.html](http://softrox.ddns.net:8081/data-privacy.html)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #395,723 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.BILLING`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `softrox.android.widget.worldshade.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/softrox.android.widget.worldshade)