# Solar Family by BubbleBud Kids — Solar System Learning Games

> Interactive solar system learning games and stories for children. (iPhone/iPad app by Dweek Studios.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solar-family-by-bubblebud-kids/id1153487851 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dweek Studios](https://appshunter.io/developer/1122405852)
- Category: Education, Games, Family
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 1,679 App Store ratings · 48 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 421 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-09-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solar-family-by-bubblebud-kids/id1153487851/reviews.md

## What is Solar Family by BubbleBud Kids?

**LEARN interesting facts about the PLANETS in the SOLAR SYSTEM with INTERACTIVE STORY and FUN GAMES**
 - Topic-Based learning approach for a more engaging learning experience
 - 30+ fun child development activities to engage kids while learning
 - Inspiring Sustainable Development through Early Childhood Education
 - Play cards to allow kids connect their digital experience with the real world
 - Challenges and rewards to encourage kids explore the EduGame
 - Kids-Friendly interface
 - Interesting facts about the planets in the solar system
 - Adapted from the popular storybook “Comet Meets the Solar Family”

THE STORY
The story encourages children to understand the functioning of the various planets, the star and the comets in the solar system in fun and unique ways. Elements in the kids story help them relate to something that can’t be seen in their daily lives. Interesting facts about all planets, a comet and the star in the solar system are illustrated such that the kids love to look at them, while maintaining the look captured through telescopes. The primary aim of the story is to explain the way planets revolve around the Sun in their orbits. Without telling the kids directly, the story also passes on multiple ways of life that are required to survive in the world we live in today. A very important moral of the story is encouraging kids to be open-hearted and ready to accept challenges.

Along with the story, there are plenty of mini-games to reinforce the learnings from the story and motivate them to come back and learn more.

PLAY
 - With the planets on various pages
 - Complete challenges in order to proceed
 - Fun mini-games during the story
 - Challenging word games with eight difficulty levels to learn spellings
 - Bring planets to life by helping them capture some light
 - Solve mysteries of space in a fun QnA game

LEARN
 - By interacting with the planets to know more about them
 - About the MilkyWay Galaxy we live in
 - By completing fun tasks and driving the story
 - About the kinds of people they meet in the world around them
 - By relating words with objects to learn the language
 - By challenging bubble pop word game to learn spellings

EXPLORE
 - The functioning of the solar system at a pace they wish to
 - Interesting facts about the planets, the Sun and Comets
 - The relation between the Solar System and how it affects our lives
 - The planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
 - Unlock Play Cards to connect the learnings with activities in life

**This App is not optimized for the older family of devices - the iPad and the iPad 2. The experience might not be the best on these devices.**

ABOUT BUBBLEBUD KIDS
BubbleBud Kids is the Early Childhood Education initiative by Dweek Studios to provide the children today an alternate approach to education. BubbbleBud Kids creates educational content through its philosophy of “Play | Learn | Explore” giving children in kindergarten a parallel source of learning making the most of the technology available today. The organization believes in “Flexible Education - Education that adapts to the interests of the child pursuing it” and is committed to creating content for that delivers to this ideology.

## Key features

- Interactive solar system stories
- 30+ child development activities
- Topic-based learning approach
- Play cards for real-world connection
- Challenges and rewards
- Space-themed mini-games
- Word games with difficulty levels

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spelling the Planet Names | $1.99 | one-time |
| Capture The Light - Endless | $1.99 | one-time |
| Remove Ads | $0.99 | one-time |
| Solar System Quiz | $1.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Solar Family by BubbleBud Kids?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Educational and engaging
- 👍 Fun for kids
- 💡 Informative about the solar system
- 🚀 Keeps kids busy and interested

**Cons**

- 🔒 Locked content behind paywall
- 🐛 Lack of sound/narration
- 💰 Expensive for some users

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Frequent pop-ups for in-app purchases
- Purchased content not loading properly

**Most requested features**

- Add Pluto as a planet
- Improve free content and unlock more for free

## Recent user reviews (10 of 48)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solar-family-by-bubblebud-kids/id1153487851/reviews.md

### 5/5 — outer space

*2026-08-24, version 3.1*

solar system

### 5/5 — Put Pluto in the story

*2026-06-20, version 3.1*

Put Pluto in th
Ss

### 5/5 — A game how to teach my kids

*2025-12-10, version 3.1*

It’s really intelligence

### 5/5 — Awesome for kids interested in space!

*2025-10-06, version 3.1*

My child is totally in love with this!

### 5/5 — Educational game for kids

*2025-07-10, version 3.1*

My five year old is enjoying learning about the planets it’s this game.  Cherrypie999

### 5/5 — So good.  Angelo.valiontis

*2024-11-04, version 3.1*

This is so good because there are planets with activities that’s capture the light spell the word and space mystery

### 4/5 — Keeps my son busy!

*2024-04-06, version 3.1*

My boy likes this game. I’d prefer it if the letters were said as sounds rather than names but it doesn’t stop him from using the spelling function successfully.

### 5/5 — Amazing!!!

*2023-10-18, version 3.1*

My son developed an obsession with solar systems and this app is perfect for that!

### 5/5 — Brill

*2023-08-14, version 3.1*

Brill my son loves it

### 1/5 — No sound Horrible for toddler

*2023-06-16, version 3.1*

Don’t waste your money

## Frequently asked questions about Solar Family by BubbleBud Kids

### What does the Solar Family app do?

This app provides an interactive and engaging way for children to learn about the solar system. It combines stories, fun games, and educational activities to teach about planets, galaxies, and sustainable living.

### What are the key features of Solar Family?

Key features include interactive stories about planets, over 30 child development activities, a topic-based learning approach, play cards to connect digital learning with the real world, and various mini-games like word challenges and QnA.

### Is Solar Family free to download?

The app is free to download and offers in-app purchases. This allows users to access additional content or features beyond the free offerings.

### What age group is Solar Family suitable for?

The app is designed for children in kindergarten and early childhood education. Its content and interface are tailored to be engaging and educational for this age group.

### What devices are recommended for Solar Family?

The app is designed for modern devices. It is noted that the experience might not be optimal on older devices like the iPad and iPad 2.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.1 — 2018-09-03

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

We are continuously working to improve your little one's learning experience. This update includes bug fixes and minor user experience improvements.

### 3.0.2 — 2018-05-31

We are continuously working to improve your little one's learning experience. This update includes 
 - User Experience Improvements
 - Bug fixes

### 3.0.1 — 2018-03-29

We are constantly working to improve your little ones learning experience and always consider your feedback and suggestions with every update of the EduGame.

### 3.0 — 2017-10-24

We just made the best Solar System learning game even better. Download the update to see for yourself. 
 - A world of changes to improve your kids' learning experience
 - 3D Touch planets to find out more about them
 - Let the planets do the talking with some iMessage stickers

Do leave us a review, we are constantly working to improve the EduGame.

### 2.0.4 — 2017-07-10

- We are constantly working to improve your experience. Do leave us a review and tell us if the educational game helped your little ones better understand the Solar System.

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