Comparison

Share vs Solar

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

Head to head
About

Share

Easily create and share personalized QR codes for any link, including social profiles, websites, and contact information. Access your codes from your home screen or smartwatch, and enjoy offline display capabilities. Perfect for networking and quick sharing.

Highlights
  • Create QR codes for any link
  • Home screen widget support
  • WatchOS compatibility
  • One-tap sharing
  • Dark mode and custom designs
  • Offline code display
Features
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Share-QR – Your QR Code Generator for Instant Sharing Want to share your social profiles, websites, or contact info in seconds? Share-QR makes it effortless! Create personalized QR codes for any link—Instagram, LinkedIn, Spotify, WhatsApp, or even your personal portfolio. How it works: Add your favorite links in the app Instantly generate sleek QR codes Let friends scan your code or share it directly Why you’ll love Share-QR: - Home Widget – Access your codes right from your home screen - WatchOS supported – QR codes on your smartwatch - One-tap sharing – No more typing long URLs - Dark mode & custom designs – Match your style - Works offline – No internet needed to display codes Perfect for networking, business cards, or sharing Wi-Fi! Get Share-QR now – your links, one scan away! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Solar

Estimate your photovoltaic system's energy output with detailed solar radiation and weather forecasts. Input your system's specifications to receive personalized output calculations and historical data for any location.

Highlights
  • PV output calculation
  • Historical solar radiation
  • 7-day solar radiation forecast
  • System size, orientation, pitch input
  • Sunshine duration and cloud cover
  • Hourly solar radiation details
Features
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Solar-Check provides comprehensive information about solar radiation and the expected output of your photovoltaic system at any selected location. Choose the location of your PV system and enter the system size, orientation, roof pitch and system losses. Solar-Check uses these values to calculate the expected PV output and presents important solar and weather data in a clear overview. Features: • Historical solar radiation for the selected location • PV output calculation for your solar system • Consideration of system size, orientation, roof pitch and system losses • Comparison with previous periods • 7-day solar radiation forecast • Expected PV output for the next 7 days • Daily direct and diffuse solar radiation • Sunshine duration, cloud cover, temperature and precipitation • Hourly solar radiation details • Hourly expected PV output • Location selection by search or map Solar-Check helps you understand the solar conditions at your location and estimate the potential output of your photovoltaic system. Actual energy production may vary depending on weather conditions, system performance, shading and other local factors.

Screenshots

Share4 screens
Solar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solar at none against Share's 4. Solar also leads on ads (none vs shown). Share's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating and ratings volume 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. Share sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Solar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Share against 5.0 for Solar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Share ships an update weekly, Solar every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
Share versus Solar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShareSolar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel SeebachGerhard Lentschik

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Share

Subscriptions2
  • Cloud Synchronization (1 Month)$0.991 Month
  • Cloud Synchronization (1 Year)$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • Widget Premium$5.99
  • Watch Premium$5.99
None

Solar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Share free?
Share is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solar free?
Solar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Share or Solar?
Share and Solar are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Share or Solar have ads?
Share shows ads; Solar does not.
Which is updated more often, Share or Solar?
Share ships an update weekly, and Solar every 4 weeks. Most recently, Share was updated on October 30, 2026 and Solar on November 10, 2026.

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