Epoch Core vs Evolution Planet
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.
Evolution Planet
Create and customize your own solar systems with detailed control over planetary orbits, sizes, and rotation. Save up to 100 unique celestial configurations. Explore the vastness of space you design.
- Solar system simulation
- Customizable planet orbits
- Adjust planet size and rotation
- Add rings and satellites
- Save up to 100 solar systems
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We develop to simulate a solar system, you can freely to configure and customise the solar system behaviour, change planet orbit size, shape, and speed. Also, you are change to planet size, rotational speed, rotational axis, and add ring, satellite and etc. Current it can store up to 100 different solar system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Epoch Core at Free against Evolution Planet's $14.99. Epoch Core also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). Evolution Planet's advantage is rating (4.6 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; Evolution Planet costs $14.99 up front. Evolution Planet sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Epoch Core asks for nothing beyond the download.
Evolution Planet holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evolution Planet has 78 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 58% of Evolution Planet'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, Evolution Planet every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Epoch Core | Evolution Planet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (78 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 58.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 78 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 昊天 郑 | Oscar Tsang |
Customer experience
Epoch Core
Evolution Planet
In-app purchases
Epoch Core
No in-app purchases
Evolution Planet
- 5000 Energy$1.99
- Remove Ad$2.99
- 30000 Energy$5.99
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- 90000 Energy$9.99
- 250000 Energy$19.99
- 500000 Energy$29.99
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