Comparison

My Solar System vs Solar System

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

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About

My Solar System

Become the creator of the universe by placing planets in their correct orbits. Experience the forces of gravity as planets interact with each other and the sun. Test your knowledge of planetary order and aim for a high score in this educational simulation.

Highlights
  • Create and place planets
  • Simulate gravity between celestial bodies
  • Observe planetary orbits
  • Test knowledge of planet order
  • Score-based progression
Features
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Try yourself as the Great Creator and the Owner of the Universe! Put your just created planets in their right place and watch gravity do its part. Gravity formula considers not only Sun's gravity but also gravity between the planets. Be careful speeding up the planets. If speed is too high a planet may leave its orbit and fly away, whereas the law speed will draw a planet to the Sun. Be observer of a unique world creation and try to level up your score by putting planets in the correct order. Know planets' order? With this app you'll never forget it! Music by Anton Delorosa

About

Solar System

Explore planets, dwarf planets, and moons in your own space using augmented reality. Walk around the solar system, view celestial bodies in scale, and access detailed information about each planet and its moons.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality solar system view
  • Explore planets, dwarf planets, and moons
  • Scale mode for size and distance comparison
  • Detailed planet and moon information
  • Interactive exploration
Features
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Place the Sun on your table or on the floor and walk among the planets in augmented reality. Get close to Saturn's rings, look at Jupiter's moons from below, or find out how far away Pluto really is when the Sun is one metre wide. THREE WAYS TO SEE IT • Learn: everything fits in one room, so you can see every planet at once. • To scale: the planets' sizes are true to each other. Earth is 4 cm, Jupiter 45 cm, and Neptune is 30 metres from the Sun. • Real scale: everything to the same scale. Earth is a 9 mm marble 107 m away; Pluto is more than 4 km from you. Follow the labels to find them. WHERE THE PLANETS ARE TODAY Every planet starts at its real position in its orbit. Speed up time to watch the years pass, or tap Today to come back. REAL PHYSICS • Orbits with their true tilt: Pluto 17°, Eris 44° • Axes that always point the same way, which is what makes the seasons • Moons that always show the same face to their planet • Triton orbiting backwards, and Io, Europa and Ganymede in their 1:2:4 dance • Haumea, the dwarf planet shaped like a rugby ball 21 WORLDS The Sun, the eight planets, five dwarf planets and seven moons. Each one has a fact sheet with NASA figures — diameter, distance, length of the day and the year, temperature, gravity, moons, who discovered it — a size comparison with Earth and a surprising fact. Great for school, for curious minds of every age, and for anyone who has wondered how big space really is. Augmented reality needs an iPhone or iPad with ARKit. On other devices the app opens in 3D mode.

Screenshots

My Solar System1 screens
Solar System4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Solar System at 3.8 against My Solar System's 2.4. Solar System also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 42%). My Solar System's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Solar System holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of My Solar System's written reviews are positive against 67% of Solar System's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
My Solar System versus Solar System: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Solar SystemSolar System
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (24 ratings)3.8 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2432 — better
Update frequency—Every 107 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALEXANDER SKALOVLuis Carvajal Hoyos

Customer experience

My Solar System

All ratings22 ratings
Positive31.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative59.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%

Solar System

All ratings29 ratings
Positive62.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative31.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

My Solar System

No in-app purchases

None

Solar System

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Solar System free?
My Solar System is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solar System free?
Solar System is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Solar System or Solar System?
Solar System is rated higher. My Solar System averages 2.4 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Solar System averages 3.8 from 32 ratings.
Do My Solar System or Solar System have ads?
Neither My Solar System nor Solar System shows ads.

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