Epoch Core vs mySolar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Epoch Core
Explore procedurally generated, earth-like planets with ambient music. Designed for relaxation, this app offers a unique visual and auditory experience. Requires newer iOS devices for full graphical features.
- Procedural planet generation
- Earth-like planet exploration
- Ambient music
- Relaxing experience
- Full graphic features on newer devices
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Epoch Core, formerly known as "Lonely Planet Tech Demo" generates planets with its procedural algorithm. You can explore every planet that is earth-like with ambient music and relax. -------- To fully enable graphic features in Epoch Core, please use iPhone 6 / iPad Air 2 or newer generation of iOS devices. Old devices may not be supported.
mySolar
Become a celestial architect and shape your own solar system. Collect cosmic resources to expand your universe, conquer rival systems, and freely design your dream planets. Experience the power of creation and domination.
- Build your own solar system
- Collect God points (GP) and Mass points (MP)
- Defeat rival solars
- Absorb enemy resources
- Freely build planets
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Play as a God, build your own solar. Roaming the universe to collect GP (God point) and MP (Mass point) to grow your solar. Defeat all emery solars, absorb their resources. Freely build your dream planets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Epoch Core at Free against mySolar's $14.99. Epoch Core also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). mySolar's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 18 months). On 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
Epoch Core is free to download; mySolar costs $14.99 up front. mySolar sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Epoch Core asks for nothing beyond the download.
mySolar holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mySolar has 408 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Epoch Core's written reviews are positive against 41% of mySolar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Epoch Core ships an update every 18 months, mySolar every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Epoch Core | mySolar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) | 4.2 (408 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 41.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 408 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 昊天 郑 | Oscar Tsang |
Customer experience
Epoch Core
mySolar
Bugs and requests
Epoch Core
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
mySolar
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not progressing properly after completing objectives
- Planets and upgrades disappearing after watching ads
- Inability to create binary or multi-star systems
Requested features
3 requests- Sandbox mode with more customization options
- Multiplayer or co-op gameplay
- Improved tutorial and onboarding
In-app purchases
Epoch Core
No in-app purchases
mySolar
- 30000 GP$2.99
- 80000 GP$5.99
- 150000 GP$9.99
Questions
Is Epoch Core free?
Is mySolar free?
Which has better reviews, Epoch Core or mySolar?
Do Epoch Core or mySolar have ads?
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