Comparison

Solar Activity Pro vs Astro Seeing

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

Head to head
About

Solar Activity Pro

Monitor solar activity and its potential effects on well-being and technology. Get aurora forecasts, real-time data, and customizable widgets. Stay informed about space weather events with detailed indicators and notifications.

Highlights
  • Widgets for solar activity
  • Push notifications
  • Aurora forecast and cameras
  • KP and AP index tracking
  • Solar wind and electron/proton flux data
  • Sunspot and electron content maps
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Solar Activity Pro — your space weather companion Geomagnetic and solar activity can affect how you feel — from headaches and fatigue to general malaise — and can also influence technical systems such as GPS, satellites, and radio communications. Solar Activity Pro helps you stay informed about what is happening on the Sun and around Earth, whether you are an aurora hunter, a space weather enthusiast, or simply curious about solar storms. NEW: Aurora Map Explore Northern Lights probability on an interactive world map powered by NOAA OVATION data. Tap anywhere to see aurora probability, coordinates, and place name. Customize the map with multiple styles, cloud overlay, aurora intensity, and your current location. Stay informed - Push notifications for NOAA space weather alerts - Alerts screen with solar activity warnings and impacts timeline - Live dashboard with key gauges (solar wind speed, density, Bz, Bt, Kp, Dst, magnetometer, electron flux) - Boulder Kp index with trend direction Forecasts - Kp and Ap index forecasts - Predicted solar wind - 24-hour and weekly outlooks - Solar activity reports - Sunspot number and F10.7 radio flux forecasts Observations (last 24 hours) - Solar wind speed, density, and temperature - Magnetometer data - Electron and proton flux Aurora - Interactive Aurora Map (NOAA OVATION) - Northern and Southern Lights models - Tonight and tomorrow aurora outlook - Live aurora cameras - aurora forecast for major cities around the world - you can select your city on the map to get an aurora forecast - aurora forecast powered by artificial intelligence Models & maps - Solar wind velocity, density, and pressure animations - Global and regional ionospheric perturbation maps - Total Electron Content (TEC) — global and North America - CTIPe, WAM-IPE, and GloTEC models Media - Aurora cameras from observation stations - Latest solar images (including DSCOVR) - Space weather videos Knowledge base - Phenomena — 16 illustrated topics: aurora, coronal holes, CMEs, geomagnetic storms, solar wind, flares, sunspots, ionosphere, radiation belts, cosmic rays, and more - Impacts — how space weather affects GPS, HF radio, satellites, power grids, and satellite drag Widgets Add live data to your Home Screen: - Planetary Kp index - Space weather conditions - DSCOVR solar view - Latest X-ray flare event - Observations - Aurora cameras - Solar images Access to the application is carried out through a subscription system. You can choose a subscription for one month or one year. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase App used standard EULA agreement - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ App privacy policy - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ksHp-nv_gkoOiqq6i8wENw9LJw-ey8NH/view?usp=sharing

About

Astro Seeing

Features
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Astro Seeing tells you when it's worth looking up. We aggregate weather forecasts from six leading sources — Open-Meteo, OpenWeatherMap, WeatherAPI, Tomorrow.io, AccuWeather, and Meteosource — plus atmospheric seeing data from 7Timer, and turn it all into one clear answer: how good are tonight's stargazing conditions? Tonight's verdict — plain-English recommendations from "excellent" to "poor" Multi-source consensus — see where forecasters agree, and where they disagree Seeing & transparency — real atmospheric stability data, not just cloud cover Field of View calculator — frame any target through your telescope and eyepiece or camera, with a live sky atlas and sampling advice Moon phase — tonight's phase, illumination, rise and set times ISS passes — know when to spot the International Space Station overhead Light pollution — Bortle scale estimate for your exact location Best viewing window — when the sky will be clearest tonight 7-day outlook — plan ahead with nighttime-specific weather averages Observing targets — deep-sky objects, planets, conjunctions and meteor showers visible from your area Hourly timeline — cloud cover, humidity, dew point and seeing, hour by hour Cloud cover chart — visual side-by-side comparison across every source No account required. No ads. Free. Made for backyard astronomers, astrophotographers, and anyone who's tired of generic weather apps that don't understand stargazing.

Screenshots

Solar Activity Pro4 screens
Astro Seeing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Astro Seeing at none against Solar Activity Pro's 3. Astro Seeing also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Solar Activity Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Astro Seeing asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solar Activity Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, Astro Seeing every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Solar Activity Pro versus Astro Seeing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolar Activity ProAstro Seeing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1715.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavel KoyushevJOSHUA LEE WILKINSON

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Solar Activity Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
  • 3 Months subscription$6.993 Months
  • Yearly subscription$17.991 Year
None

Astro Seeing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solar Activity Pro free?
Solar Activity Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Astro Seeing free?
Astro Seeing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Solar Activity Pro or Astro Seeing have ads?
Neither Solar Activity Pro nor Astro Seeing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solar Activity Pro or Astro Seeing?
Solar Activity Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and Astro Seeing every 3 weeks. Most recently, Solar Activity Pro was updated on October 24, 2026 and Astro Seeing on October 24, 2026.

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