Solar System Journey vs ARPlanets 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solar System Journey
Explore our solar system with detailed facts and images for each planet. Features animated orbits and is specifically designed for educational use in schools.
- Detailed planet facts
- Close-up planet images
- Animated planet orbits
- School-focused version
- Covers all major planets
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A Journey through our Solar System. This includes all of the planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. A few comments and facts about each planet and close up image of the planet is also included. There is also an animated orbit for the planets. This version is made for schools.
ARPlanets 2
Explore the augmented reality Solar System with interactive 3D models and intuitive gestures. Learn basic and advanced astronomy concepts through engaging AR lessons.
- Augmented reality Solar System exploration
- Interactive 3D model manipulation
- Discover celestial body details
- AR-based astronomy lessons
- User-friendly interface
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Introducing ARPlanets 2! Completely rewritten from scratch to offer the ultimate user experience this app will bring the entire augmented reality Solar System into your pocket! The AR user experience is of the highest level with total control of the models thanks to intuitive gestures. The new great AR Lessons section will teach you with nice lessons in augmented reality basic astronomy concepts such as Kepler's Laws up to advanced notions such as differential photometry. Learning has never been so beautiful! -> Main features - User friendly user interface aimed at offering the maximum user experience - Completely manipulate 3D models thanks to very simple gestures. - Discover the names of the most interesting areas of the Moon, Mars and Jupiter simply by getting closer with your phone! - Learn notions of basic astronomy in augmented reality such as the Earth-Moon system and Kepler's Laws up to advanced topics such as differential photometry thanks to the AR Lessons section! Learning has never been so beautiful!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Solar System Journey at 4.3 against ARPlanets 2's 3.3. Solar System Journey also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (84 vs 15). ARPlanets 2's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 83 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. ARPlanets 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solar System Journey asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solar System Journey holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solar System Journey has 84 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Solar System Journey ships an update every 83 months, ARPlanets 2 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solar System Journey | ARPlanets 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (84 ratings) — better | 3.3 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 83 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 408 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Rouda | Daniele Citi |
Customer experience
Solar System Journey
ARPlanets 2
In-app purchases
Solar System Journey
No in-app purchases
ARPlanets 2
- Full Access AR$1.99
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