Comparison

Flickr vs Solander

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

Head to head
About

Flickr

Connect with a global community of photographers to share and discover billions of images. Easily organize, edit, and upload your photos from any device. Find inspiration and connect with like-minded individuals.

Highlights
  • Photo uploading and sharing
  • Photo editing tools
  • Discover inspiration
  • Join photography groups
  • Organize photos easily
Features
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Join the largest, most influential community of photographers in the world. Upload, edit, and share your photos from any device, anytime. • Find your inspiration, find your people. Flickr is home to billions of photos and millions of groups of passionate photographers. • Organization and sharing made simple. Browse with ease, select and organize hundreds of photos with one gesture, and share in seconds. • Unleash your creativity. Edit your photos, add filters, crop images, and more! Flickr and SmugMug are Awesome. Learn more at www.awesome.co We’re committed to making Flickr a better place to grow, and we’d like to hear your feedback. Let us know your thoughts here: https://help.flickr.com/contact/contact-us-rkBc7roJQ Terms of Use: https://www.flickr.com/help/terms

About

Solander

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Solander is a sun and moon planner for photographers. It works out what the sun, the moon and the dark will do at your spot — hour by hour, days ahead — so you know the light before you go, and whether tonight is worth going out. Drag the wheel along the bottom of the screen and the whole app retunes to that moment. Every screen answers in the same currency: hours of light you can actually use. SIX TABS, ONE QUESTION SKY — what the light is doing now, and how long you have left of it. The day's whole run of light — blue hour, sunrise, golden hour, sunset, true dark — measured to the minute. ASTRO — one number: how much genuinely dark, cloud-free sky tonight gives you. The ring draws the dark, the cloud and the moon as separate lanes, so you can see what is costing you the night. MAP — the sun's and the moon's paths for the day, drawn around your pin. Scrub back through the afternoon and the sight lines swing around with you. LIVE — hold the phone up and the paths land on whatever you're pointing at, for whatever time you've scrubbed to. Choose a composition in the afternoon, hours before the stars arrive. SHOOTS — save a shoot and it becomes a run sheet for the night. Group shoots into trips. Home Screen widgets carry the run of light, tonight's arc and the week; a Live Activity counts you into the dark. KIT — put your camera and lenses in the bag and the tools answer for them: star exposure before trailing, gap-free star-trail stacking, ND filter exposure, depth of field, time-lapse frames and storage. IT WILL TELL YOU NOT TO BOTHER A flat "not tonight" is worth more than an optimistic maybe. When the moon is up until three and the cloud sits at sixty percent, Solander says so — and shows exactly what it judged on. THE MATH NEVER LEAVES THE PHONE The astronomy is computed on your iPhone. No account, no sign-in, no Mirentha server. Your location is used on the device and goes only to Apple: to Apple Weather for the forecast, and to Apple Maps for the map and place search. The aurora watch reads NOAA's public feed without sending your position at all. WHAT IT COSTS Solander is one subscription, monthly or yearly, and either one opens the whole app. New subscribers get the first seven days free, enough to plan a real night with it before paying anything. The App Store shows the price in your own currency before you confirm. Terms of use: https://mirentha.com/apps/solander/terms/ Privacy policy: https://mirentha.com/apps/solander/privacy/ SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Solander Monthly — 1 month — the whole app, renewing every month Solander Yearly — 1 year — the whole app, renewing every year Both start with a seven-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation; the trial becomes a paid subscription unless canceled at least 24 hours before it ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings › your name › Subscriptions. REQUIREMENTS Solander needs iOS 18 or later. The Live view needs a physical iPhone camera. Weather data provided by Apple Weather.

Screenshots

Flickr4 screens
Solander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Flickr at #137 against Solander's unranked. Flickr also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Flickr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.00 per month and Solander sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flickr ships an update fortnightly, Solander every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Flickr versus Solander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlickrSolander
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#137 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFlickr, Inc.Mirentha Ltd

Bugs and requests

Flickr

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Unreliable photo uploads
  • Inconsistent account management
  • Inaccurate photo metadata display
  • Glitches in group and album features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved mobile app functionality
  • Better photo editing and management tools
  • Easier sharing and collaboration options
  • Expanded free account capabilities
  • More responsive customer support

Solander

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flickr

Subscriptions2
  • MONTHLY PLAN$11.001 Month
  • ANNUAL PLAN$82.001 Year
2 purchases

Solander

Subscriptions2
  • Solander Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Solander Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Flickr free?
Flickr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solander free?
Solander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flickr or Solander have ads?
Neither Flickr nor Solander shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flickr or Solander?
Flickr ships an update fortnightly, and Solander every 9 days. Most recently, Flickr was updated on November 4, 2026 and Solander on October 31, 2026.

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