# Orrery: A Solar System — user reviews

> 3 indexed App Store user reviews of Orrery by Thu Van Ngo, rated 4.80/5 from 20 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orrery-a-solar-system/id6788141567/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orrery-a-solar-system/id6788141567.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 16 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0

## Most critical reviews (3 lowest-rated)

### 3/5 — Moon direction wrong

*2026-08-16*

This is a great concept, but the moon direction seems wrong. It shows the northern hemisphere at the top, so the moon should be orbiting counterclockwise. Also, it would be nice to show the earth rotation based on the current time of day.

**Developer response:** Thank you for this constructive feedback. You were right on both counts, and we should have caught it ourselves. The orbits were being drawn clockwise as seen from above the north pole, when the real solar system runs counterclockwise. Everything was in the correct position relative to the Sun, so it slipped past our checks, but the direction of travel was mirrored. That is fixed in the upcoming 1.4 version.
Regarding the second suggestion, Earth now rotates to the real time of day on Today in Time travel mode: the daylight side is where daylight actually is. We will have more dedicated features for Earth soon, please stay tuned.
If you spot anything else, or have other ideas, please feel free to contact us anytime. Feedback this precise makes the app better!

### 4/5 — Such a beautiful educational game!

*2026-08-08*

this app really emphasizes and bridges the educational and pure wonder of learning about space :)

**Developer response:** Hi Brianna, 
Thank you for the encouragement! We're glad you have been enjoying Orrery so far. Please do not hesitate to let us know what else we can do to improve your experience further.

### 5/5 — GET THIS APP!!

*2026-08-07*

Its SO GOOD AND ALSO WHEN YOU GET THE APP THERE IS NO SUBSCRIPTIONS UNLIKE SOME APPS I REALLY RECOMMEND GETING THE PASS TO VIEW ALL PLANETS ITS SO GOOD AND ALSO I VIEWED THE WHOLE THING…AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AT ALLLLL there were only one glitch and it hardly lets you click the plants but guess what THEY JUST MADE IT SO THERES A TOUR BUTTON AND ITS WAYYY BETTER AND FIXED THE GLITCH I RECOMMEND THIS APP A LOT as someone who loves space if you love space too you will love this app

**Developer response:** Thank you so much space traveler! Please feel free to contact us anytime if there is anything you would like to add or fix to make your experience even more enjoyable

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