Comparison

Encyclopedia vs Solary

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Encyclopedia

Explore the solar system with extensive articles and high-definition images. This app offers comprehensive information, engaging content, and a user-friendly interface, making it suitable for both children and adults interested in space.

Highlights
  • Thousands of articles and HD photos
  • Comprehensive solar system information
  • Engaging and easy-to-understand content
  • Offline availability
  • Badge collection for reading
  • Intuitive user interface
Features
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Explore 386 illustrated articles about planets, moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, astronomy, missions, discoveries, and the science of our solar system. Search article titles and full text, open clear article pages, and follow linked topics without losing your place. Reading progress and themed badges help you build a path through the collection. Explore the solar system from several angles: - Timeline view follows discoveries, missions, scientists, and changing ideas. - Graph view reveals relationships between worlds, spacecraft, people, and concepts. - Map view adds geographic context for observatories, discoveries, and missions where source material provides it. - References and image credits keep source attribution visible. Thirty articles are free to read. A one-time purchase unlocks the complete encyclopedia for offline reading, including maps, timelines, and graphs. Monthly or annual Premium includes the complete encyclopedia plus AI chat, with a seven-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. People who bought the original Full Version can restore permanent offline encyclopedia access; AI chat remains a separate Premium feature. AI chat answers grounded questions about the solar system and links back to relevant articles so you can continue reading and check the context. Article text is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Every article includes source, revision-history, and image-credit links. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Solary

Explore our solar system in augmented reality. View individual planets or the entire system in orbit. Interact with celestial bodies by rotating, scaling, and repositioning them. Enhance your experience with a galaxy background.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality solar system exploration
  • View individual planets or the full system
  • Interactive planet controls (rotate, scale, move)
  • Adjustable rotation animations
  • Galaxy background option
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Solary is an AR app which lets you inspect each planet of our solar system. You can choose each planet one by one to check them out closely, or you can choose the whole solar system to experience all the planets orbiting around the sun. During the AR experience you can start and pause rotation animations, move the planets up and down, scale them or rotate them by yourself. If you really want to feel like you're in space, then tap on the galaxy button to enable it as a background.

Screenshots

Encyclopedia4 screens
Solary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Solary at 100% against Encyclopedia's 83%. Solary also leads on update cadence (every 30 months vs every 62 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Encyclopedia sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Solary sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Encyclopedia ships an update every 62 months, Solary every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Encyclopedia versus Solary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEncyclopediaSolary
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 62 monthsEvery 30 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size322 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGood Spider, LLCGyorgy Borz

Customer experience

Encyclopedia

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Solary

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Encyclopedia

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99
3 purchases

Solary

One-time3
  • Tip$0.99
  • Big tip$1.99
  • Giant tip$2.99

Questions

Is Encyclopedia free?
Encyclopedia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solary free?
Solary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Encyclopedia or Solary have ads?
Neither Encyclopedia nor Solary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Encyclopedia or Solary?
Encyclopedia ships an update every 62 months, and Solary every 30 months. Most recently, Encyclopedia was updated on September 3, 2026 and Solary on June 1, 2026.

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