Comparison

Solstice vs Skyward

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily daylight change comparison
  • Monthly daylight projections
  • Time Travel feature
  • Multi-location comparison
  • Daily notifications
  • Widgets
Features
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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.

About

Skyward

This app provides detailed weather forecasts for up to 30 days, with longer-range outlooks up to 6 months. It offers clear charts, radar, historical comparisons, and tide information to help users understand weather patterns.

Highlights
  • 30-day detailed forecasts
  • 6-month long-range outlooks
  • Rain radar and weather maps
  • Tide information
  • Historical weather comparisons
  • Customizable weather tiles
  • Smart weather alerts
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Skyward is a powerful weather app for people who want more than just today’s forecast. See detailed weather forecasts for the next 30 days, explore longer-range outlooks up to 6 months ahead, and understand what the weather is doing with clear charts, radar, historical comparisons, tides and useful insights. Skyward goes beyond temperature and rain chance. Follow air pressure, sea temperatures, precipitation, wind, sunshine, air quality, tides and climate trends in a clear and easy-to-read way. Key features include: • Detailed weather forecasts up to 30 days ahead • Long-range weather outlooks up to 6 months • Rain radar and weather maps • Save favourite places and switch between them quickly • High and low tide information • Air pressure graphs and trends • Sea temperature charts • Temperature, precipitation, wind and climate charts • Weather widgets for quick information • Smart weather alerts • Forecast confidence and uncertainty information • See how accurate previous Skyward forecasts were • Compare expected weather with normal conditions • Historical weather comparisons and records • Daily weather highlights and visual summaries • Sunrise, sunset and daylight information • Air quality information • Search weather anywhere in the world • Choose which weather tiles you want to see • Hide weather tiles you don’t need • Arrange Skyward around the information that matters to you • Customise units, language and appearance Understand the forecast Skyward doesn’t just show you numbers. It helps explain what stands out, how reliable a forecast is and how expected conditions compare with what is normal for that time of year. Look further ahead Explore weather trends weeks and even months into the future. Longer-range forecasts naturally become less certain, so Skyward also shows forecast confidence to help you understand how much weight to give them. Follow the tides Check high and low tide information alongside weather, wind and sea conditions. Useful for coastal trips, fishing, boating, beach days and anyone who wants to understand what is happening around the coast. Check past predictions Look back at previous forecasts and see how closely Skyward predicted the weather that actually occurred. Make Skyward your own Skyward can be adapted to the way you use a weather app. Save your favourite places, choose which weather tiles you want to see and hide the information you don’t need. Whether you mainly care about rain, wind, air pressure, sea conditions, tides or long-range forecasts, you can keep the information that matters to you and remove the rest. Your preferences stay remembered, keeping Skyward clean, personal and easy to use. Skyward is available in English, German, Dutch, French, Spanish and Portuguese, with more languages planned. No subscription. No monthly payments. Just one small price for a complete weather app.

Screenshots

Solstice4 screens
Skyward4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Solstice at Free against Skyward's $1.99. Solstice also leads on ratings volume (80 vs 1) and device support (5 vs 2). Skyward's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Solstice is free to download; Skyward costs $1.99 up front. Solstice sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Skyward asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skyward holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solstice has 80 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solstice ships an update every 2 months, Skyward every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Solstice versus Skyward: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolsticeSkyward
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (80 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings80 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDan EdenAhmed Khelifi

Customer experience

Solstice

All ratings80 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral8.1%
Negative6.8%

Skyward

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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)

Skyward

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Solstice

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$5.99
  • Large Tip$11.99
None

Skyward

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solstice free?
Solstice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skyward free?
Skyward costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Solstice or Skyward?
Skyward is rated higher. Solstice averages 4.8 out of 5 from 80 ratings, while Skyward averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Solstice or Skyward have ads?
Neither Solstice nor Skyward shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solstice or Skyward?
Solstice ships an update every 2 months, and Skyward every 5 days. Most recently, Solstice was updated on October 10, 2026 and Skyward on October 12, 2026.

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