Comparison

Sol vs Etesian Wind

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

Head to head
About

Sol

Forecast sunrise, sunset, and twilight times for any location and date. Set smart alarms that adjust with the seasons and receive detailed solar almanac information. Plan your day around natural light, perfect for photography, outdoor activities, or maintaining sleep cycles.

Highlights
  • Sunrise and sunset time forecasting
  • Twilight period calculation (astronomical, nautical, civil)
  • Location-aware alarms that adjust seasonally
  • Global location search and GPS support
  • Detailed solar almanac information
  • Golden hour and magic hour identification
Currently charting
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What time is sunset today? Or sunrise tomorrow? When is the "magic hour" next March 20 in Paris? With Sol, you can check times and get reminders of solar events, at home or while traveling! Great for everyone looking to plan activities based on sunlight. Use it to remind you to walk the dog before dark, get up with the sun, or find golden hour time for that perfect photo. Sol: Sun Clock is the Swiss-army knife of sunlight tools with a design inspired by the simplicity of the sundial. Use it to plan your day, guide natural sleep cycles, get the best light for outdoor photography, make sure animals or kids are safe inside before dark, or to map out the best times to go running or fishing. * Be in tune: Sol will tell you when the golden hour is, how much sunlight you have left in the day or what time the next sunrise occurs. * Look to the future, travel around the world: Sol lets you find sunlight information for any date, anywhere on earth. * Find solar midnight and solar noon, and all three twilight (dawn and dusk) periods: astronomical twilight, nautical twilight, and civil twilight. Keep tabs on the next solstice and equinox. * Reminders and Alarms: Use Sol as a natural alarm clock that you can set to any event (like sunset, golden hour or solar noon), and the alarm or reminder time will adjust gradually as the days change with the seasons. * Automatic Location: Sol not only calculates the amount of daylight and sunrise and sunset times, but does so for any location in the world (both Northern and Southern hemispheres) by using your device's GPS... no network connection required. * Other locations: Optionally, use the built-in map to choose any location in the world by moving the pin, or search using the name of any city. * Optional location-aware alarms. Sol knows when you change with your location; and as you travel it will adjust any alarms you set relative to sunrise and sunset times. Create alarms for multiple locations around the world. * Detailed almanac information: Useful information about the day's length, sun's azimuth and elevation, equinoxes and solstices, and a friendly glossary that explains all the terms. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. However, GPS runs in the background ONLY if you have set location-aware alarms.

About

Etesian Wind

This application connects to a wireless anemometer to display real-time wind speed and temperature data. Users can select preferred units of measurement for both temperature and wind speed, with options for Celsius/Fahrenheit and MPH, m/s, knots, or kph.

Highlights
  • Connects to Etesian Bluetooth LE anemometers
  • Displays real-time wind speed
  • Shows temperature readings
  • Supports multiple units of measure
  • Summary page for all detected sensors
Features
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The Etesian Wind app receives and displays the wind speed from any Etesian Bluetooth LE anemometer that is within transmission range from a self-powered wireless anemometer. The app searches for any broadcasting anemometer signal and provides the user with the option to select one of the sensors for display on the main page. All of the detected anemometers wind speed and temperature transmissions can be viewed on a separate summary page. The user can select different units of measure including Celsius or Fahrenheit for temperature. Wind speed can be miles per hour (MPH), meters per second (m/s), knots or kilometers per hour (kph). The wireless anemometer is wind-powered and transmits the wind speed when it is powered. A 2 m/s wind speed is necessary to power the sensor. When a sensor is not transmitting the display will show dashes in place of the wind speed.

Screenshots

Sol4 screens
Etesian Wind3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Etesian Wind at Free against Sol's $4.99. Etesian Wind also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Sol's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 20 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Etesian Wind is free to download; Sol costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sol holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sol has 898 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sol ships an update every 2 months, Etesian Wind every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Sol versus Etesian Wind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolEtesian Wind
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (898 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings898 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#98 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuggleware, LLCBridge Analyzers, Inc.

Customer experience

Sol

All ratings898 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.5%

Etesian Wind

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Sol

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Date selection issue where it shows a month ahead
  • Notifications stop working after a few days

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add moon phase information
  • Allow alarms to work even when device is muted
  • Expand alert options beyond sunrise/sunset (e.g. solar noon, golden hour)
  • Provide more customization options for alerts and alarms

Etesian Wind

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sol

No in-app purchases

None

Etesian Wind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sol free?
Sol costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Etesian Wind free?
Etesian Wind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sol or Etesian Wind?
Sol is rated higher. Sol averages 4.8 out of 5 from 898 ratings, while Etesian Wind averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Sol or Etesian Wind have ads?
Neither Sol nor Etesian Wind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sol or Etesian Wind?
Sol ships an update every 2 months, and Etesian Wind every 20 months. Most recently, Sol was updated on October 3, 2026 and Etesian Wind on September 17, 2026.

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