Comparison

Solar Eclipse Live vs Science Bee Coach

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

Head to head
About

Solar Eclipse Live

Explore all solar eclipses until the year 2200 for any location on Earth. Preview eclipses from your current or a selected location with highly accurate NASA ephemeris data. A countdown widget keeps you informed about the next celestial event.

Highlights
  • Explore solar eclipses until 2200
  • Location-based eclipse previews
  • Accurate NASA ephemeris data
  • Countdown to next solar eclipse
  • Home screen widget
Features
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This app lets you explore all solar eclipse until the year 2200 for any location on Earth. You can preview each eclipse from your current location (or select a location manually). The app uses the most accurate research-grade NASA ephemeris data (DE440) to calculate the most accurate eclipse timings possible. The predictions have an error of less than one second. A new home screen widget shows you a countdown to the next solar eclipse based on your current location.

About

Science Bee Coach

Features
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Science Bee Coach is the ultimate preparation tool for students competing in the Science Bee at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels. Built on a database of over 2,800 real archived Science Bee tossups spanning multiple competition years, the app gives students access to the same questions they'll face on competition day — not generic trivia. PYRAMIDAL BUZZER Practice like you compete. Questions are read aloud sentence by sentence using natural neural text-to-speech. Buzz in early on the first clue for maximum points, or wait for more context. The scoring mirrors the real competition: earlier buzzes earn more points. ORQE SIMULATOR (Elementary / Middle School) A timed 50-question multiple-choice exam drawn from real ORQE question banks across multiple years. Covers all major science topics with a 20-minute timer, just like the real qualifying exam. NQE SIMULATOR (High School / JV / Varsity) Practice the National Qualifying Exam format with 50 real NQE questions per session, randomly sampled from a bank of 448 questions spanning three competition years. Pause the timer, jump between questions, and review your answers before submitting. FLASHCARDS Study by topic — Chemistry, Cell Biology, Astronomy, Earth Science, Physics, Zoology, Mathematics, Disease & Medicine, and more. Cards are drawn from the real question archive and organized by your weak areas so you spend time where it counts most. POWER DRILL Rapid-fire multiple choice questions filtered by topic, difficulty, and school level. Perfect for short study sessions between classes. DAILY CHALLENGE A new set of questions every day combining a pyramidal tossup with a multiple choice round. Build a daily streak and track your improvement over time. ADAPTIVE STATS The app tracks your accuracy by topic and surfaces your weakest areas first. See exactly where you need to improve across Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and every other Science Bee category. FEATURES • 2,800+ real archived Science Bee tossups • Separate banks for Elementary/MS and HS/JV/Varsity • Haptic feedback with optional answer-selection vibration • No ads, no subscriptions, no account required Science Bee Coach is an independent study tool created by a Science Bee enthusiast. This product is not endorsed by IAC.

Screenshots

Solar Eclipse Live4 screens
Science Bee Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Science Bee Coach at none against Solar Eclipse Live's 1. Solar Eclipse Live's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Solar Eclipse Live sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Science Bee Coach asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solar Eclipse Live ships an update daily, Science Bee Coach every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Solar Eclipse Live versus Science Bee Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolar Eclipse LiveScience Bee Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB13 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperHanno ReinAcademic Beast LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Solar Eclipse Live

One-time1
  • Developer Appreciation Coffee$1.99
None

Science Bee Coach

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solar Eclipse Live free?
Solar Eclipse Live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Science Bee Coach free?
Science Bee Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Solar Eclipse Live or Science Bee Coach have ads?
Neither Solar Eclipse Live nor Science Bee Coach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solar Eclipse Live or Science Bee Coach?
Solar Eclipse Live ships an update daily, and Science Bee Coach every 2 days. Most recently, Solar Eclipse Live was updated on October 30, 2026 and Science Bee Coach on November 6, 2026.

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