Comparison

Solis vs ChronoSync

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

Head to head
About

Solis

Track sunrise, sunset, and twilight times globally with visually appealing gradient displays. Receive notifications for key solar events and access golden and blue hour times for photography. A simple widget provides at-a-glance information.

Highlights
  • Sunrise and sunset time tracking
  • Twilight time display (golden/blue hour)
  • Global city support
  • Event notifications
  • Today widget
  • Twilight type explanations
Features
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Sunrise, sunset, and twilight time time-tracker - Solis shows you when it gets dark or light in any city around the world with its beautiful gradient. - Setup notifications for all the important sun events so you never get caught out in the dark again. - See the times of golden and blue hour for photography with the perfect light. - Simple today widget to know at a glance when the next sunrise, sunset, first light, or last light occurs. - Learn about the three different types of twilight and find out how they affect the light in the sky.

About

ChronoSync

Features
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Set your mechanical watch to the second. Pull the crown. Watch the countdown. The phone taps in your hand at zero, so your eyes never have to leave the dial. No mental arithmetic, no settling for close enough. Then there are the other four faces. A GMT that tracks a second timezone, a dive bezel you can actually rotate, a chronograph that runs, a moonphase that knows what tonight looks like. Each one comes with a short guide to what the complication does and how to use it — the parts a watch manual assumes you already know. What's inside A countdown to the exact second, with a tap in your hand at zero Five faces: Day-Date, GMT, Moonphase, Dive, Chronograph Controls that behave like the real thing — pick a second timezone, turn the bezel, run the chronograph Plain-language guides to every complication, including how to set a date without hurting the movement A Home Screen widget in the same style, that opens straight to the face you tapped No account, no analytics, nothing to sign up for. Go set your watch. Then stop thinking about it.

Screenshots

Solis4 screens
ChronoSync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Solis at 18.0 against ChronoSync's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solis ships an update every 2 months, ChronoSync every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Solis versus ChronoSync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolisChronoSync
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJake RunzerDominic McPhee

In-app purchases

None

Solis

No in-app purchases

None

ChronoSync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solis free?
Solis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChronoSync free?
ChronoSync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Solis or ChronoSync have ads?
Neither Solis nor ChronoSync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solis or ChronoSync?
Solis ships an update every 2 months, and ChronoSync every 3 months. Most recently, Solis was updated on October 3, 2026 and ChronoSync on October 4, 2026.

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