# A Solar System Journey — user reviews > 35 indexed App Store user reviews of A Solar System Journey by John Rouda, rated 4.50/5 from 305 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/a-solar-system-journey/id444804070/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/a-solar-system-journey/id444804070.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 235 · 4★ 34 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 13 ## What do users think of A Solar System Journey? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - ✨ Nice graphics - ✨ Kool presentation - ✨ Interesting solar system facts - ✨ Helpful for astronomy **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes frequently - 🐛 App freezes - 🐛 App won't download - 🐛 Planets rotate backwards - 🐛 Incorrect astronomical facts - 🐛 Limited information - 🐛 Small text, hard to read - 🐛 Ads in updates - 🐛 Not interactive - 🐛 Slow web browser feel - 🐛 Unresponsive - 🐛 Missing graphics - 🐛 Poor controls - 🐛 Buggy - 🐛 Not worth keeping **Commonly reported bugs** - App doesn't work after download - Cannot exit planet view - App crashes on opening - Planets rotate and orbit backwards - Mercury and Earth both listed as densest - Earth listed as fifth largest planet (should be fourth) - Bug with dragging finger across bottom of screen shows messed up text/pictures - App is a slow web browser, doesn't work offline - Irritating rolling ads in updates **Most requested features** - Add dwarf plants and other stuff - Add more moons - Add more photos - Add more data about planets - Add Pluto - Improve accuracy of facts - Make text zoomable - Update app for current solar system facts ## Newest reviews (10 of 35) ### 3/5 — Ok, I got this two years ago...finally deleted it *2017-11-14, version 2.1* So dis app is amazing!....for the first few minutes, until I read everything...then I realized many mistakes. It portrays planets rotating and orbiting backwards, and says that Mercury and Earth are both the densest planets...Mercury is actually the most densest....so I think it is okay...mabye read it for some facts, views, then just trash it...it's really not worth keeping it to take up space...u know, just read it, look at it, and go.... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)...good luck ;) ### 2/5 — Small and buggy *2015-09-20, version 2.1* Kind of a small app, doesn't have too much in the way of information. Also it froze on me a few times and was buggy. ### 3/5 — Data source? *2013-10-27, version 1.5* Both earth and mercury are described as the densest planet in the solar system. It's such an obvious error, making it clear nobody checked the accuracy of the information in this app. Now I have to wonder about the accuracy of all of it. Why is it that software is always released with so many defects these days. Nobody cares about quality anymore. ### 2/5 — Not worth downloading *2012-11-22, version 1.5* This was interesting but I stopped after 5 mins because there was very little data about the planets. ### 3/5 — Accurate? *2012-09-22, version 1.5* It says both mercury and earth are the densest planets - which one is it? ### 3/5 — Kind of cool *2012-08-11, version 1.5* This was cool for about 5 minutes until I read everything. ### 3/5 — Good *2012-07-06, version 1.5* Great graphics, but even on an iPad the writing is very small and hard to read, with still a lot of unused space which could be used. ### 3/5 — Almost awesome *2012-01-20, version 1.1* Being able to zoom in on the information would have made this much better. The print is just way too small! I think maybe more photos would be good too. ### 2/5 — A Solar system journey *2011-12-01, version 1.0* Great images of the planets, but not enough of them.very limited information. Nothing on their moons ### 1/5 — This is not a journey *2011-11-26, version 1.0* Feel more like reading out of a 1st grade book. App has potential, but it needs a ton more of work .. I like the solar walk app. Way much more interactive ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Why😭😭😭😭 *2021-03-24, version 3.0* Why does it not let me out once I go to any of the planets😭😭😭 ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2018-03-19, version 3.0* I love space so I got this app. I was expecting it to be a great app but as soon as I opened it I was disappointed to see it crash. I do not recommend this app to anyone unless you like disappointment. Would rate zero stars if I could. ### 1/5 — um *2016-11-08, version 2.1* Lame. ### 1/5 — Incorrect facts *2014-01-05, version 1.5* Nice looking app, however the first thing I clicked on was Earth, and the info says we are the fifth largest planet of the eight in the solar system. Er, we were fifth before poor old Pluto got demoted, but we are now FOURTH largest of the remaining eight!? We are larger than three (Mercury, Venus, Mars), and smaller than the other four (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)... Sorry to be picky, but it was the very first fact I read on an app dedicated to astronomical facts. No idea about the other facts because my trust has been lost (in space)... ### 1/5 — Crash crash *2013-08-30, version 1.5* it crashes all the time !!! ### 1/5 — What a let down *2013-03-16, version 1.5* Saw that it had a page looking down on solar system showing planets in their orbits which is what I was looking for. BUT, the planets are shown in an animation, not in their present location, and are shown orbiting the sun in the WRONG DIRECTION. Not much of an education tool there. ### 1/5 — Mmmm *2013-01-13, version 1.5* Not quite in the "solar walk" class ### 1/5 — I HAIT DIS APP *2012-05-29, version 1.1* Y U NO HAZ PLUTO OR ENEE UHTHERZ ### 1/5 — Ads in Update *2012-04-02, version 1.1* I remove apps that contain these irritating rolling adds in updates. ### 1/5 — Not well done *2011-12-01, version 1.0* I though hey this will be great for my kids but it isn't done very well: unresponsive, missing graphics, and poor controls. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Yay *2025-07-04, version 4.5* Yay wveeor e uxhxv sups Skibisi gaming fr ### 5/5 — Space *2024-05-11, version 4.5* Red as x ### 5/5 — I love this *2024-04-07, version 4.5* I am happy with this thank you for adding this on the app store! 😁🫶🏻 ### 5/5 — Nice *2017-01-01, version 2.1* Nice game ### 5/5 — Love it *2013-10-14, version 1.5* This app rocks! I love it, it could use some updates but it is really, really helpful when I do Astronomy! ### 5/5 — Elkin *2012-07-07, version 1.5* This app is so kool it's worth the space . And u can also a lot of interesting things about our solarsystem ### 4/5 — The sun *2025-03-17, version 4.5* I like viewing the solar system but I couldn’t view the sun ### 4/5 — Add more stuff *2021-12-11, version 3.0* Can you add dwarf plants and other stuff please? ### 4/5 — Where's Pluto? *2011-12-05, version 1.0* There are 9 planets... Where is Pluto??? ### 3/5 — Um 😭😭😭 *2021-09-04, version 3.0* When I download the app it doesn’t work ☹️🪐… help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it Won’t download😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😭😭😭😤😤😭😭😤😭😭😭😭😭😭😤😤😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞 I think it will be very good anyways I know It has very bad ratings maybe someone’s canceling everyone’s d --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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