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24 alternatives to Solis

Know when it gets dark in any city around the world 🌅 🌎

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Solis launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Sol▲83

   Become more mindful of your time

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Rizon▲148

   Find the best time to take photos outside in natural light

   2015 · reiseversicherung.de.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sun▲120

   Beautiful weather forecast powered by Dark Sky

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Solace▲171

   macOS gives you three appearance options: Light, Dark, or Auto. Auto follows sunset, which is a surprisingly blunt heuristic. It doesn't account for season (dark mode at 3:50pm in December, light mode at 9pm in June), and it has zero awareness of actual conditions outside. Overcast and dark at 2pm? Your Mac doesn't care. The deeper problem is that macOS treats appearance, wallpaper, and colour temperature as unrelated settings. You end up stitching together separate tools that don't know about each other, or you just live with the defaults and accept the friction. Solace tries to solve this…

   Feb 2026 · theodorehq.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Light App▲83

   Change the lighting for your photos from day/night

   2014 · hoarelea.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Tinyclouds▲217

   An adorable new weather app for iPhone and iPad

   2018 · tinyclouds.co · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Solaris Sky Calendar▲119

   An astronomy calendar right in your pocket

   2016 · solarisapp.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   oneminute▲178

   See the world at the same one minute, once a day

   2015 · oneminute.me · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Dark Sky▲128

   Weather app that predicts when it will rain or snow

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    GoodLight.One▲76

    The first weather forecast app for outdoor photographers

    2019 · blackbird.one · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Solis Watch Face For Wear OS▲88

    Solis brings the wonders of the solar system to your wrist

    2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Weather Underground ▲193

    Hyper local weather from a network of weather stations

    2016 · wunderground.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sunshine▲152

    A simpler, personal, more accurate mobile weather experience

    2015 · thesunshine.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Dark Sky for Apple Watch▲86

    Weather Radar, Hyperlocal Forecasts, and Storm Alerts

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ...▲88

    ...

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Fluxo▲197

    The world’s first truly smart lamp

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Skylight Forecast▲89

    Never miss a great sunset with evening light forecasts

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    oneminute 2.0▲122

    Once a day, see around the world at the same minute.

    2015 · oneminute.me · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Alpenglow▲95

    Sunrise & sunset reminders & crowdsourced alerts

    2016 · alpenglowapp.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Sunday▲100

    All your photos in one app

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    FlexBright▲81

    Change brightness by time of day

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Lumu▲75

    A light meter for your smartphone

    2014 · lu.mu · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Rain Parrot▲93

    Know exactly when it's going to rain

    2016 · rainparrot.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Fresh Air▲117

    A beautiful weather app for iOS w/ calendar integration

    2015 · time.now · its alternatives →

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