Ambient Almanac vs Solis Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ambient Almanac
Experience atmospheric moodscapes that dynamically shift with real-time weather, time, and location. Discover seasonal gardening tips, local foraging information, and historical weather proverbs. Enjoy gentle nature sounds and a human-crafted design with no ads or tracking.
- Live weather visualization
- Seasonal gardening guidance
- Location-based foraging
- Historical weather proverbs
- Real-time forecast dashboard
- Moon phases and calendar
- Nature soundscapes
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Gentle sounds drift through ambient moodscapes that change with the time, location, and meteorological conditions. • Live weather visualized as drifting light, clouds, rain, and snow • Seasonal gardening guidance • Foraging and market produce by location • Daily entries from Weather Proverbs, a 19th century collection of folk meteorology • Realtime meteorological conditions and forecast dashboard • Moon phases, times, and calendar • Season and Microseason tracking • Daily atmospheric vibes and seasonal observations • Land, terrain, & soil profile • Gentle nature sounds from field recordings • In-app postcard mailing • Widget support (phase 1, more to come) • Human-crafted design • No generative AI content • No ads • No tracking • Buy once, free updates ∞ Feedback welcome — new features added regularly. Please leave a review if you are enjoying the app!
Solis Weather
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Solis Weather is a straightforward weather app for iPhone. • Live weather with feels-like, humidity, and wind • Hourly forecast for the next 24 hours • 7-day outlook • Location-based weather or search any city • Recent cities saved on your device • Optional location—use manual city search anytime No sign-up required. Open the app, choose a city or enable location, and you’re set. Questions or feedback: contact us via the email in our Privacy Policy (in the app).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Solis Weather at Free against Ambient Almanac's $3.99. Solis Weather also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Solis Weather is free to download; Ambient Almanac costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ambient Almanac ships an update every 3 weeks, Solis Weather every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ambient Almanac | Solis Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomato Laboratories | Adem Nelson |
In-app purchases
Ambient Almanac
No in-app purchases
Solis Weather
No in-app purchases
Questions
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