Comparison

Solar Coaster vs CloudLabs celestial body path

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

Head to head
About

Solar Coaster

Visualize the precise movements of the Sun and Moon with 3D graphs, eclipse details, and rise/set times. This app offers offline calculations for celestial positions and moon phases, making it ideal for astronomy enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • 3D movement graphs
  • Eclipse information and circumstances
  • Rise and set times
  • Moon phase and illumination
  • Offline astronomical data
  • Local horizontal coordinate system
Features
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Solar Coaster provides accurate position, time, motion and eclipse information for Earth's nearest star, Sol, our Sun, and nearest celestial body, Luna, our Moon. Information includes 3D movement graphs, upcoming eclipses and their circumstances, rise and set times, positions, distances and velocities, moon phase, illumination and crescent rotation. Solar Coaster automatically updates its state every minute, or you can examine minutes randomly. The simulation uses a local horizontal coordinate system when displaying information, which essentially means that your current position is the center of the Universe and all calculated values are relative to you. Sun and Moon positions are also available in equatorial coordinates. Solar Coaster stores enough onboard astronomical data to keep it running through the year 2100 AD, which means that all calculations can be performed locally without the need of a network connection — useful while in the wild chasing an eclipse. Algorithms are accurate at all longitudes, and latitudes between -61° south and +60° north (roughly speaking, locations outside the Polar regions). Of course, you must have Location Services enabled and allow Solar Coaster to access your position for accurate simulation results, and to properly detect eclipses visible at your location. You can also allow Notification Center to keep you informed when those eclipses will occur. Solar Coaster comes in various flavors: for iOS a native App; and for macOS a native App, Screen Saver and Web App.

About

CloudLabs celestial body path

Features
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In this situation, you will see the matrix form of the trajectory of a celestial body. It is necessary to find the determinant and the angle of rotation in order to determine whether the trajectory is an ellipse or a hyperbola. You must also find the equation of the trajectory. The simulation provides a computer and a holoprojector where you can carry out the mathematical analysis.

Screenshots

Solar Coaster4 screens
CloudLabs celestial body path1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CloudLabs celestial body path at 9.0 against Solar Coaster's 14.0. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Solar Coaster versus CloudLabs celestial body path: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolar CoasterCloudLabs celestial body path
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteve LidieJiovany Orozco

In-app purchases

None

Solar Coaster

No in-app purchases

None

CloudLabs celestial body path

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solar Coaster free?
Solar Coaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CloudLabs celestial body path free?
CloudLabs celestial body path is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Solar Coaster or CloudLabs celestial body path have ads?
Neither Solar Coaster nor CloudLabs celestial body path shows ads.

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