Exoplanets vs Earth vs Pocket Planets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Exoplanets vs Earth
Explore and compare known exoplanets to Earth. Visualize their characteristics and potential appearances. This educational app offers a unique perspective on planetary science.
- Browse known exoplanets
- Search exoplanet database
- Visualize exoplanet data
- Compare exoplanets to Earth
- View potential exoplanet appearances
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Browse, search, and visualize all of the known Exoplanets. See how they stack up against Earth and what they might look like.
Pocket Planets
Explore our solar system with detailed information on planets, moons, and astronauts. Track who is currently in space and receive notifications for new launches. Access NASA images and compare celestial body characteristics.
- Detailed planet and moon data
- Astronaut information and missions
- Real-time space occupancy
- Launch notifications
- NASA image gallery
- Celestial body comparisons
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Pocket Planets gives you all the information you need about our solar system and human activity in space. Learn more about all 565 astronauts who been to space. What was their mission? How long had they been up there? See who is in space now! Get notified when somebody goes into space. Get up to date information about every planet and moon in the solar system. Including: - Physical characteristics: mass, radius, density, gravity, escape velocity - Orbital characteristics: real-time distance from the Sun and Earth, orbital period, orbital speed, eccentricity, apsis, periapsis, visualise orbit - Atmosphere: pressure, atmospheric composition - Images from Nasa - Moons: compare their size and distance
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Planets at 4.6 against Exoplanets vs Earth's 3.9. Exoplanets vs Earth's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Pocket Planets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Exoplanets vs Earth's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pocket Planets's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Exoplanets vs Earth | Pocket Planets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (8 ratings) | 4.6 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | zakk hoyt | Ad Lunam Kereskedelmi es Szolgaltato Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag |
Customer experience
Exoplanets vs Earth
Pocket Planets
In-app purchases
Exoplanets vs Earth
No in-app purchases
Pocket Planets
No in-app purchases
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