Solstice vs Schmuddelwetter
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.
Schmuddelwetter
Get detailed weather forecasts, animated radar, and severe weather alerts for Germany. Customize rain predictions, view storm and wind maps, and receive personalized warnings. Includes a daily weather report and augmented reality sun finder.
- 60-minute precipitation forecast in 5-minute steps
- Animated rain radar with timeline
- Severe weather warnings (DWD)
- Customizable rain alerts
- Storm, wind, and cloud maps
- Daily weather report
- AR sun finder
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This version mainly brings improvements and fixes: • Switch off the seagull: Under Settings, Appearance, you can turn the seagull off. It then disappears from the whole app, and the app icon becomes a cloud • Lock Screen: The rain graph no longer gets stuck on an old reading • Widgets, the Lock Screen and Apple Watch now follow the rain radar. When the radar shows no rain, they show dry weather too • Thunderstorms show up more reliably in widgets and on Apple Watch • The rain card now tells you how long the rain will last • Day and night follow the position of the sun at the chosen place • Apple Watch: Complications are no longer cut off, in English and on smaller watches too. Corner complications show their scale again
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Schmuddelwetter at free against Solstice's free with in-app purchases. Schmuddelwetter also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Solstice's advantage is device support (5 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 and Schmuddelwetter sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Solstice ships an update every 2 months, Schmuddelwetter every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Solstice | Schmuddelwetter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (81 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dan Eden | Dennis Schweitzer |
Customer experience
Solstice
Schmuddelwetter
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)
Schmuddelwetter
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
Schmuddelwetter
- Small Fries$1.99
- Large Special Fries$3.99
- Lifetime Fries Supply$8.99
Questions
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