PLANETS vs The Big Sky Above Us
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PLANETS
Explore the solar system in an interactive way. Navigate a spaceship to dock with planets and discover detailed information about each celestial body. An engaging educational experience for young learners.
- Interactive space exploration
- Learn about planets
- Navigate a spaceship
- Dock on planets
- Detailed planet information
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PLANETS: Learn Mode is an interactive app that lets you learn about the planets! Move the spaceship around to dock on a planet and learn more!
The Big Sky Above Us
Explore a musical solar system in augmented reality. Walk through space and discover planets, moons, and asteroids, each with its own unique sound. This app offers a comprehensive AR experience of our solar system.
- Augmented reality space exploration
- Interactive musical planets and moons
- Discover real celestial bodies
- Comprehensive solar system model
- Educational and entertaining experience
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The Big Sky Above Us is a unique AR experience that allows you to walk around space and listen to any planet or moon you touch! Discover real moons, dwarf planets, and asteroids you've never heard of as they float through your living room. In addition to being the first augmented reality album, this is the most complete solar system app available!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PLANETS at 5.0 against The Big Sky Above Us's 4.5. PLANETS also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 14.0). The Big Sky Above Us's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PLANETS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Big Sky Above Us has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PLANETS ships an update fortnightly, The Big Sky Above Us every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PLANETS | The Big Sky Above Us |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Advaith Jagathesan | Casey Pollock |
In-app purchases
PLANETS
No in-app purchases
The Big Sky Above Us
No in-app purchases
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