Comparison

Solstix vs YAWA Canada

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

Head to head
About

Solstix

Visualize celestial bodies in stunning 3D with real-time astronomical data. Track space weather, follow NASA missions, and explore planets with live imagery. Perfect for photographers, stargazers, and anyone fascinated by the cosmos.

Highlights
  • 3D celestial bodies with NASA textures
  • Real-time sun, moon, and planet data
  • Dynamic horizon with real-time sky colors
  • Artemis II mission tracker
  • Space weather alerts
  • Live Mars rover and SDO imagery
  • 3D Moon phases with haptic feedback
Features
Read full description

The sky is doing something incredible right now. Solstix shows you what. STUNNING 3D VISUALS, REAL DATA Solstix isn't just another sunrise app. It's a beautifully designed astronomy app featuring stunning 3D celestial bodies with NASA textures, accurate sun, moon, and planet data, and a dynamic horizon that shifts through real-time sky colors from predawn to golden hour to night. NEW: 3D UNIVERSE Every celestial body is now a beautiful 3D model. Drag to rotate like a globe. Long-press for a glow burst. The Moon shows realistic phase lighting with the terminator shadow exactly where it should be. Saturn has its iconic 4-band ring system. Smooth 60fps rendering brings the solar system to life. NEW: ARTEMIS II MISSION CENTER Follow NASA's historic crewed lunar mission. Track the spacecraft from launch to lunar flyby to splashdown. Meet the crew. Browse photos from the Moon. Get live mission updates. Watch the countdown to Artemis III. NEW: SPACE WEATHER Know what the Sun is doing. Track solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and geomagnetic storms in real time. See activity levels from Quiet to Severe. Powered by NASA DONKI. LIVE FROM MARS See real images from the Curiosity rover. Pick from 6 cameras. You're looking at another planet. LIVE FROM SPACE See the Sun through NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Explore Earth from deep space with NASA EPIC imagery. THE MOON, PERFECTED 3D Moon with realistic phase lighting. Drag through 60 days of phases with haptic feedback. NASA Dial-A-Moon shows tonight's view. DAYLIGHT, VISUALIZED Follow the Sun's path. Watch the horizon change. Know exactly when golden hour begins. FEATURES • 3D Sun, Moon, and planets with NASA textures • Saturn's rings with realistic tilt • Artemis II tracker with crew and photos • Space weather alerts • 8 planets with visibility data • Live Mars rover images • Live NASA SDO imagery • Moon phase with haptic scrubbing • Dynamic horizon with stars • Twilight timeline and golden hour countdown • NOAA-powered calculations MADE FOR PEOPLE WHO LOOK UP Photographers. Stargazers. Hikers. Or anyone who has ever looked up and wondered. No ads. No subscriptions. No tracking. 100% free. Data: NASA SDO, GSFC, LRO, EPIC, JPL Mars, DONKI, Artemis, NOAA

About

YAWA Canada

Features
Read full description

YAWA Canada is a clean, fast, ad-free weather app built for Canadians — and for Canadians who travel. ENVIRONMENT CANADA ALERTS Be the first to know. Add Canadian cities to your favourites, then tap the notification bell to activate alerts. YAWA Canada monitors up to 3 favourite Canadian locations in the background and delivers Environment Canada weather alerts — snowfall warnings, fog advisories, special weather statements, and more — directly to your phone. Tap the notification and you're taken straight to that city's forecast. RADAR Watch the weather move. YAWA Canada includes animated radar playback powered by RainViewer, with pinch-to-zoom and pan support so you can focus on exactly what's coming your way. Smooth frame-by-frame playback shows you where precipitation is now and where it's been in the last 90 minutes. 7-DAY or 10-DAY FORECAST Open-Meteo powers the forecast — a high-quality, open weather service used by developers worldwide. You get daily high/low temperatures, precipitation probability, wind, and a plain-language condition summary for every day of the week. AIR QUALITY YAWA Canada shows you the current US Air Quality Index alongside a plain-English description — Good, Moderate, Elevated — so you know what you're breathing without having to decode a number. COMFORT & SUN See how the air actually feels with the Feels Like temperature, dew point comfort summary, and humidity. Track sunrise and sunset times with a visual sun arc so you always know how much daylight is left. WIDGETS YAWA Canada includes Home Screen widgets in two sizes. The large widget shows your current temperature, condition, and high/low alongside an hourly forecast — everything you need at a glance without opening the app. The compact widget keeps it simple with just the current temperature and condition for your selected location. TRAVELS WITH YOU Add locations anywhere in Canada, the United States, or Mexico. YAWA Canada uses the same clean interface and real-time data no matter where you are — perfect for Canadians heading south for the winter or crossing the border for a road trip. CLEAN BY DESIGN - No ads, ever - No subscriptions - No account required - Light and dark mode - Supports multiple saved locations - Background alert monitoring for up to 3 favourite Canadian cities YAWA Canada is free because weather information should be. Built for Canadians, using open data sources — Open-Meteo for forecasts, Environment Canada GeoMet for alerts, and RainViewer for radar. Simple. Honest. Canadian.

Screenshots

Solstix4 screens
YAWA Canada4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: YAWA Canada at none against Solstix's 1. Solstix's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). 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. Solstix sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. YAWA Canada asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solstix ships an update every 3 days, YAWA Canada every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Solstix versus YAWA Canada: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolstixYAWA Canada
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHashsecure Technologies LLCWidgetal Digital LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Solstix

One-time1
  • Support Solstix$2.99
None

YAWA Canada

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solstix free?
Solstix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is YAWA Canada free?
YAWA Canada is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Solstix or YAWA Canada have ads?
Neither Solstix nor YAWA Canada shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solstix or YAWA Canada?
Solstix ships an update every 3 days, and YAWA Canada every 2 weeks. Most recently, Solstix was updated on October 31, 2026 and YAWA Canada on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons