Comparison

Tot Mini vs Sol Clock

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

Head to head
About

Tot Mini

This app offers a streamlined way to capture, organize, and edit text across Apple devices. Its minimalist design uses color-coded dots for organization, and it supports Markdown for web use. Seamless iCloud sync ensures your notes are accessible anywhere.

Highlights
  • Color-coded note organization
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Markdown support
  • Dictation and Scribble input
  • Cross-device compatibility
Features
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Tot is an elegant, simple way to collect & edit text across your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. It’s your tiny text companion! ⁕ Less Is More Tot’s simple design mean no more hunting for that chunk of text. Seven color-coded dots let you organize your notes while keeping them from getting out of hand. ⁕ iCloud Sync Seamlessly syncs your text across watchOS, iOS and macOS using iCloud so you can capture thoughts wherever you are. ⁕ Markdown Support Full support for rich or plain text and even automatically translates text to Markdown for handy use on the web. Have an RTF file you need marked up? No problem! ⁕ Killer Input Tot supports dictation and Scribble on Apple Watch. Quick, easy, and waiting for additional editing on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Available for watchOS, iOS, and macOS.

About

Sol Clock

Features
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See where the sun and moon really are. Sol Clock is a solar time clock with sun and moon trackers. Sunrise, sunset, golden hour, twilight, moonrise, moon phase and more on a hand-crafted astronomical clock face inspired by the medieval clocks of Venice and Prague. The Clock The clock face renders a full 24-hour solar day. The hand tracks the sun's position through the light spectrum of the day. An orbital ring shows the sky color spectrum for the day. Computed dynamically based on your location and the day's sunrise and sunset times. Sky Map The Sky Map shows an equidistant northern projection centered on the North Pole with a live shading to show the boundary between day and night. Solar Compass The Solar Compass tracks the sun and moon in real time and shows their position according to your orientation. Planisphere An interactive star and planet finder. Roll through and highlight one of 37 constellations by name, or browse the, each shown at its current position. Naked-eye stars and planets are set apart with brighter highlights. The North Star, Polaris, is always marked, so you always have a fixed point to reconnoiter with. Events & Alarms Enable notifications for any point in the solar day: Nautical Dawn, Civil Dawn, Sunrise, Golden Hour End, Morning Light, Solar Noon, Afternoon Light, Golden Dusk, Sunset, Civil Dusk, Nautical Dusk, and Night. Each alarm fires at its precise solar or lunar time for your location, rescheduling automatically every day. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sol Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sol Clock at Free against Tot Mini's $1.99. Sol Clock also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). Tot Mini's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On 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

Sol Clock is free to download; Tot Mini costs $1.99 up front. Sol Clock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Tot Mini asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tot Mini ships an update every 2 months, Sol Clock every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tot Mini versus Sol Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTot MiniSol Clock
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.9 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe IconfactoryMark Zigadlo

In-app purchases

None

Tot Mini

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sol Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$7.991 Year

Questions

Is Tot Mini free?
Tot Mini costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sol Clock free?
Sol Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tot Mini or Sol Clock have ads?
Neither Tot Mini nor Sol Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tot Mini or Sol Clock?
Tot Mini ships an update every 2 months, and Sol Clock every 11 days. Most recently, Tot Mini was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sol Clock on November 5, 2026.

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