Tot Mini vs Sol Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Color-coded note organization
- iCloud synchronization
- Markdown support
- Dictation and Scribble input
- Cross-device compatibility
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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.
Sol Clock
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Tot Mini | Sol Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.9 (19 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Iconfactory | Mark Zigadlo |
In-app purchases
Tot Mini
No in-app purchases
Sol Clock
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$7.991 Year









