Comparison

My Eclipse vs Connected Waterways

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

Head to head
About

My Eclipse

This app offers an interactive guide to eclipses, providing personalized visibility data and optimal viewing times for upcoming solar events. It features a simulation tool to visualize eclipse trajectories and phases, alongside educational content on different eclipse types and their significance.

Highlights
  • Personalized eclipse visibility data
  • Optimal viewing time calculation
  • Solar eclipse trajectory simulation
  • Interactive eclipse phases visualization
  • Educational content on eclipse types
  • Historical eclipse significance
Features
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Explore the cosmos like never before with our three-step interactive guide to the world of eclipses. Discover Your Eclipse Achieve pinpoint accuracy for the trajectory of upcoming solar eclipses, personalized visibility data, and optimal viewing times specific to your geographic location. Eclipse Guide is more than an app; it's your personal guide to navigating and experiencing these celestial spectacles. Prepare with Simulation Use our sophisticated simulation feature to visualize and understand the trajectory, phases, and magnitude of an upcoming solar eclipse before it happens. Immerse yourself in this virtual celestial landscape from your device, thus preparing you for the actual event. Dive into the World of Eclipses Navigate through our organized content to explore various types of eclipses, their occurrence, historical significance, and the unique phenomena associated with them. Designed to appeal to astronomy enthusiasts as well as casual observers, Eclipse Guide enhances your eclipse-watching experience, transforming it into a journey of discovery and learning. Whether you are planning for an upcoming eclipse, looking to explore past or future events, or simply want to immerse yourself in the science behind these majestic astronomical events, Eclipse Guide: Discovery & Simulation has got you covered. Experience the dance of celestial bodies in an enlightening, engaging, and exciting way.

About

Connected Waterways

Features
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Connected waterways allows citizens, using virtual monitoring stations, to learn more about waterways, get involved in their monitoring and contribute to science. The data collected will make it possible to better document the state of health of waterways and their ecosystems in a context of climate change. Using simple steps, including taking a photo, several items are assessed at each station: • Ice cover • The water level • The state of the riparian strips • The stability of the banks • The biodiversity • Degradation caused by humans • Abnormal observations The data is then compiled into an open database that scientists can search, helping them in their research. It is possible to create your own monitoring station, near your home or in a place you frequent often. You can also document an already existing station. Is your watercourse important to you? Us too! Download the app now and explore your favorite rivers! Education and Water Monitoring Action Group (EWAG) By pioneering a visionary and innovative philosophy of participation and citizen engagement for the health and monitoring of waterways, the Education and Water Monitoring Action Group (EWAG) has created a community-based movement that has operated in the field of water for over 30 years. With a network of more than 80 committed partners with roots in Quebec, the EWAG focuses on current socio-environmental issues, including adaptation to climate change and environmental education in order to create programs that are making a difference, one river at a time. Financial partners The Connected Waterways application is part of Monitoring rivers: adapting for the future, which receives financial assistance from the Government of Quebec under the Action-Climat Quebec program and meets the objectives of the Plan for a green 2030. The RBC Foundation has also financially supported the development of this application. Credits Photo credits are inserted in the Settings / About section. Badge Image Credits: Climate change expert : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/temperature Biodiversity : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/pollen Summer : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/sun Fall : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/autumn Winter : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/snowfall Water treatment : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/waste-plastic Water expert : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/water Great connoisseur : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/education Citizen science : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/researcher Watercourses : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/landscape Vigilance : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/security-guard Spring : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/sprouts Beginner : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/zoom Confirmed : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/student Sentinel : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/look Insider : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/university Habitat : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/river Environment : https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/eco

Screenshots

My Eclipse3 screens
Connected Waterways4 screens

Verdict

The call

My Eclipse and Connected Waterways are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Eclipse ships an update every 4 weeks, Connected Waterways every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
My Eclipse versus Connected Waterways: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy EclipseConnected Waterways
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size288 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFederation des Astronomes Amateurs du QuebecCentre en imagerie numerique et medias interactifs

Bugs and requests

My Eclipse

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Screen format not adapted for iPhone SE
  • Nothing worked during eclipse on iPhone SE
  • Not intuitive on iPhone SE
  • Voice not heard when iPhone goes to sleep

Requested features

9 requests
  • Display current percentage of eclipse
  • Add past eclipses for memory/collection
  • Allow tagging witnessed eclipses
  • Track user position and create time capsule
  • Add option to save photos
Show 4 more
  • Filter eclipses by date range (past/future)
  • Filter eclipses by proximity to a chosen location
  • Make past eclipse data available
  • Provide eclipse trajectory and timing data for past events

Connected Waterways

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

My Eclipse

No in-app purchases

None

Connected Waterways

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Eclipse free?
My Eclipse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Connected Waterways free?
Connected Waterways is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Eclipse or Connected Waterways have ads?
Neither My Eclipse nor Connected Waterways shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Eclipse or Connected Waterways?
My Eclipse ships an update every 4 weeks, and Connected Waterways every 3 weeks. Most recently, My Eclipse was updated on October 24, 2026 and Connected Waterways on October 24, 2026.

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