RiscBal vs Total Solar Eclipse 2027
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RiscBal
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RiscBal-App is an application developed by the Natural Risks and Emergencies Observatory of the Balearic Islands - RiscBal with real-time information on floods, forest fires, mass movements, droughts and destructive storms in the Balearic Islands. This RiscBal-App version is under testing phase; it mainly uses the RiscBal-Control environmental monitoring network. It currently provides information on rainfall, soil wetness, and air temperature every 10 minutes at stations RiscBal-Control stations and rainfall and air temperature every hour from 42 AEMET stations. It also provides information every 5 minutes on water level at 55 RiscBal-Control hydrometric stations located in rivers with a significant flood risk, as well as a 2-hour forecast at these same stations and dangerous places on the road network. Therefore, during risky events, yellow, orange or red alert warnings are issued.
Total Solar Eclipse 2027
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On 2 August 2027 the Moon's shadow sweeps from southern Spain across North Africa to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the Horn of Africa — up to ~6 minutes of totality, the longest on easily accessible land until 2114. Total Solar Eclipse 2027 gives you NASA-grade predictions for any spot on the path: • Live countdown to first contact, totality and last contact at your exact location • Interactive path map — the band of totality across ten countries, with curated viewing sites from Cadiz to Luxor to Mecca • Contact times computed from NASA/GSFC Besselian elements, shown in each place's own local timezone • Clear TOTALITY vs PARTIAL distinction — know before you travel whether your spot sees the corona • Compass and sky visualiser pointing you at the Sun at every phase • Eye-safety guide: naked-eye viewing is safe only during totality; at all other times use ISO 12312-2 certified solar filters PRO (one-time unlock): • Multi-City Trip Planner — compare totality length, local timing and Sun height across the whole path, side by side • Sky Conditions & Cloud Forecast — historical clear-sky odds and live forecasts for your spot • Eclipse-Day Alerts — glasses ON/OFF tones and voice guide, fully offline • Photography Assistant, Perseid planner, personalised Eclipse Record Works fully offline on eclipse day. Madrid, Casablanca, Cairo and the Gulf see a deep partial eclipse — the app shows exactly how deep, and where to go for totality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RiscBal at none against Total Solar Eclipse 2027's 1. Total Solar Eclipse 2027's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Total Solar Eclipse 2027 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RiscBal asks for nothing beyond the download.
RiscBal ships an update every 6 weeks, Total Solar Eclipse 2027 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RiscBal | Total Solar Eclipse 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fundacio Universitat-Empresa de les Illes Balears | Syntherma |
In-app purchases
RiscBal
No in-app purchases
Total Solar Eclipse 2027
- Eclipse Viewer Pro$5.99
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