mySolar vs Backyard Apollo AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Backyard Apollo AR
Experience a life-sized Apollo Saturn V rocket in augmented reality. Explore it from all angles, walk around it, and launch it with realistic sounds and visuals. Customize your rocket experience and share snapshots.
- Life-sized rocket model
- 360-degree viewing
- Augmented reality placement
- Realistic launch sequence
- Authentic mission sounds
- Customizable rocket experience
- Snapshot sharing
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Its the model rocket you’ve always wanted! See a life-sized Apollo Saturn V rocket up close from every angle walk under and around it, then blast it off! Authentic mission sounds using 3D positional audio — wear headphones for the coolest effect — combine with realistic high-detail graphics, physically-based rendering, and HDR audio recordings of real rocket launches to make the experience just like being there! You’ll be able to launch your rocket again and again, from anywhere you like. Just tap where you want your rocket to appear. It's that easy! Launch a tiny model on your desktop or a full-sized giant in a field! Backyard Apollo offers ways to customize your experience too, making it even more fun to launch your rockets and take snapshots for your friends. “3…2…1…Houston: we have liftoff”!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Backyard Apollo AR at Free against mySolar's $14.99. Backyard Apollo AR also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). mySolar's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Backyard Apollo AR is free to download; mySolar costs $14.99 up front. mySolar sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Backyard Apollo AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Backyard Apollo AR holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 408 and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of mySolar's written reviews are positive against 70% of Backyard Apollo AR's.
mySolar ships an update every 3 months, Backyard Apollo AR every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mySolar | Backyard Apollo AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (408 ratings) | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.1% of reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 408 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oscar Tsang | Wobbleworks LLC |
Customer experience
mySolar
Backyard Apollo AR
User reviews
mySolar
From 408 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Powerful star and planet creation
- 👍 Satisfying gameplay loop
- 🌌 Visually appealing space environment
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches causing progress loss
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🤔 Unclear progression and upgrade system
Backyard Apollo AR
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Realistic rocket simulation
- 👍 Engaging and educational experience
- 💡 Potential for more rocket models
- 👍 Free to download
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Camera authorization issues
- 🔋 High memory and storage usage
- 🐛 Compatibility problems on older devices
Bugs and 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
Backyard Apollo AR
Reported bugs
3 issues- Startup crashes and sensor reset loops
- Rocket launch sequence freezes
- Persistent audio issues after app closure
Requested features
3 requests- Add more rocket models and launch configurations
- Implement video recording capability
- Improve overall stability and performance
In-app purchases
mySolar
- 30000 GP$2.99
- 80000 GP$5.99
- 150000 GP$9.99
Backyard Apollo AR
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is mySolar free?
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