Comparison

Weather Calc vs Solar Time

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

Head to head
About

Weather Calc

This app provides pilots and weather enthusiasts with a comprehensive tool for performing various weather-related calculations. It offers conversions and computations for atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, wind speed, and more.

Highlights
  • Altimeter setting calculation
  • Heat index computation
  • Pressure unit conversion
  • Relative humidity calculation
  • Speed of sound display
  • Wind chill computation
  • Wind speed conversion
Features
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If you’re a pilot, you often need to make lots of weather related calculations. Now there’s an easy solution, as close as your iPhone. Weather Calc performs the following weather relation calculations: Altimeter Setting - compute the altimeter setting based on elevation and station pressure Cricket Temperature - just for fun! This lets you estimate the temperature based on the chirp rate of a cricket Heat Index - compute the heat index based on the temperature and relative humidity Pressure - convert between hPa, atmospheres, psi, and inches and mm of mercury (Hg) Relative Humidity - compute the wet bulb and dewpoint based on the temperature, pressure, and relative humidity Speed Of Sound - displays the speed of sound in various units, given the temperature Standard Atmosphere - compute the temperature, pressure, density, viscosity, speed of sound, and more Station Pressure - compute the station pressure based on the elevation and altimeter setting. Temperature - convert between degrees Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin, and Rankine Virtual Temperature - compute the virtual temperature based on the temperature, dewpoint, and pressure Vapor Pressure - com[ute the saturated and actual vapor pressure, as well as relative humidity Wet Bulb - compute the dewpoint and relative humidity based on the temperature, pressure, and wet bulb reading Wind Chill - compute the wind chill based on the temperature and wind speed Wind Speed - convert between knots, kilometers/hour, meters/second, miles/hour, feet/second Buy your copy now, and let Weather Calc take the drugery out of weather related calculations.

About

Solar Time

Displays the apparent solar time, reflecting what a sundial would show based on your location and the sun's position. It accounts for longitude, the solar equation, and daylight saving time, with a visually dynamic background.

Highlights
  • Apparent solar time display
  • Accounts for solar equation
  • Optional daylight saving toggle
  • Automatic location updates
  • Customizable seconds display
  • 12/24 hour format toggle
  • Dynamic background color
Features
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This application shows the apparent solar time, the time you would see on a sundial at your current location. It is the combination of the mean solar time (which depends on the longitude at your current position), the time difference from the solar equation which changes over the year because of the ecliptic path of the earth around the sun and optional daylight saving in the summer. That means the solar time at 12:00pm (noon) is the time of the highest sun position. Features: - see the time difference in detail - toggle the display of the seconds - toggle between 12 and 24 hours - the background color changes according to the time difference from the solar equation - the location is automatically updated when you move - supports all iPhones and all iPads - supports the iPad multitasking (split view, ...)

Screenshots

Weather Calc4 screens
Solar Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Weather Calc at 4.3 against Solar Time's 3.8. Weather Calc also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 73%). Solar Time's advantage is chart position (#24 vs #168) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Weather Calc costs $0.99 and Solar Time $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weather Calc holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Weather Calc's written reviews are positive against 73% of Solar Time's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Weather Calc versus Solar Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeather CalcSolar Time
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better3.8 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better
Update frequencyEvery 32 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#168#24 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.66.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlack Cat SystemsPiet Jonas

Customer experience

Weather Calc

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Solar Time

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%

In-app purchases

None

Weather Calc

No in-app purchases

None

Solar Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weather Calc free?
Weather Calc costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solar Time free?
Solar Time costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Weather Calc or Solar Time?
Weather Calc is rated higher. Weather Calc averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Solar Time averages 3.8 from 9 ratings.
Do Weather Calc or Solar Time have ads?
Neither Weather Calc nor Solar Time shows ads.
Which is more popular, Weather Calc or Solar Time?
Weather Calc currently peaks at #168 in the App Store charts, and Solar Time at #24. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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