Solstice vs Yesterday
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solstice
Track daily daylight changes in your location and see monthly projections. Explore daylight variations across different global locations and over time. Receive notifications and use widgets to stay informed about upcoming daylight.
- Daily daylight change comparison
- Monthly daylight projections
- Time Travel feature
- Multi-location comparison
- Daily notifications
- Widgets
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Solstice shows you how much more or less daylight there is in your location today compared to yesterday, as well as how much to expect each month as the year goes by. Use Time Travel to see how the daylight changes throughout the year, and compare it to multiple locations around the world. Enjoy daily notifications and widgets to look forward to brighter days.
Yesterday
This app compares today's weather to yesterday's, helping you decide what to wear. It offers a simple, glanceable description of current conditions and temperature changes.
- Today's weather vs yesterday's comparison
- Glanceable weather description
- Simple interface
- Temperature change highlights
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Weather! It's like yesterday but cooler... warmer... it's going to rain... that's all you need. So that's all Yesterday shows: how today's weather compares to yesterday, so you know when to grab a jacket. Plus a glanceable description too.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yesterday at none against Solstice's 3. Yesterday also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Solstice's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (80 vs 2). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Solstice sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Yesterday asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solstice holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solstice has 80 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Solstice's written reviews are positive against 100% of Yesterday's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Solstice ships an update every 2 months, Yesterday weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solstice | Yesterday |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (80 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dan Eden | Acts Not Facts Ltd |
Customer experience
Solstice
Yesterday
Bugs and requests
Solstice
Reported bugs
7 issues- App crashes when sliding bar
- App crashes when holding any location
- Square widget displays white square with grey bars only
- Widget options not showing
- Lock screen widget progress ring shows incorrect progress
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- Morning sunlight notification doesn't work
- Longest and shortest days are inverted
Requested features
10 requests- Add a month view
- Add equinox measurements and widgets
- Remember multiple locations
- Compare data for two places on the same screen
- Add automatic push notifications for sunset
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- Countdown of sunlight left in a day
- Track increases to sunset time and earliest/latest times
- Compare locations for sunlight differences
- Manually add and save locations
- Ability to use worldwide (if not already)
Yesterday
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Solstice
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$5.99
- Large Tip$11.99
Yesterday
No in-app purchases
