Comparison

Solar vs Collectable

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

Head to head
About

Solar

Features
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Solar helps you live in harmony with the seasons, inspired by 2,000 years of Chinese wellness tradition. Discover the 24 solar terms — ancient milestones that divide the year into natural seasons — and get personalized recommendations for what to eat, how to live, and what to watch out for during each period.

About

Collectable

Features
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Collectable is an app for keeping track of what you collect. What can you collect? Well, not necessarily stamps or coins (that works too), but more like the parks you’ve visited, the films you’ve watched, the cheeses you’ve tasted, the top 10 most visited monuments, etc. You pick a collection and stamp what you’ve already done, with the date. You can also add a note and your own photo to remember it by. And when you put the last stamp on a collection, a little something happens on screen. It’s silly, but it feels good every time. To get started, there are official collections, like the 63 US national parks, the most beautiful hikes in the world, Pixar movies, etc. And then there are the ones other people have published. You can browse all the collections by category, or by looking at other people’s favorites. The list you’re looking for doesn’t exist? No problem, make it yourself. Type it in by hand, paste a list, or just give it a link to a web page and the app grabs the items by itself using Apple Intelligence. Then it’s up to you: keep it to yourself, or publish it so others can collect it too. A collection in progress or finished? You can share where you’re at in an Instagram story. You can also follow your friends and see what they stamp, send them a stamp or comment on their activity. Your memory photos stay on your iPhone, or in your iCloud. Nothing is shared, visible to others or stored on Collectable servers. You don’t need an account to look at collections. To start stamping, though, you’ll need one. Collectable is free and has no ads. It’s made in France, just by me. No dev team, no UI/UX team, no big company. I love national parks and collecting everyday things. I’ve always wanted an app like this, for everything else. If you have an idea or something doesn’t work, you can reach me at hi@collectable-app.com.

Screenshots

Solar3 screens
Collectable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Solar at 3 against Collectable's 1. Solar also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Solar versus Collectable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolarCollectable
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB29 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer超巍 叶laurent Waes

In-app purchases

None

Solar

No in-app purchases

None

Collectable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solar free?
Solar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Collectable free?
Collectable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Solar or Collectable have ads?
Neither Solar nor Collectable shows ads.

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