Comparison

solAR System Augmented Reality vs Planets

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

Head to head
About

solAR System Augmented Reality

Explore the solar system in augmented reality. View planets, observe their size and rotation, and learn about their distances. Walk around the celestial bodies for an immersive educational experience.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality solar system
  • Observe planet size and distance
  • Adjust zoom for experience
  • View planet rotation speed
  • Walk around planets
  • Learn planet distances in meters
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Discover the solar system in its immensity! Make the whole solar system appear in front of you! Pinch and zoom to make the experience bigger, or smaller. Observe the difference in planet size, distance and rotation speed. Aim at a planet to see how far it is from you in meters, and get closer to see it in BIG! New : Stop all the rotations and walk around the solar system. This is a magical new experience thanks to augmented reality, you won't regret it! Have fun as you learn! ;)

About

Planets

Explore the solar system from your home with this augmented reality app. Place planets anywhere, walk around them, and examine their real surfaces up close. Experience the vastness of space without leaving your house.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality planet placement
  • Explore real planet surfaces
  • Walk through the solar system
  • Interactive planet exploration
  • Place planets anywhere
Features
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Have you ever dreamt of walking through the planets? Have you ever dreamt of touching Jupiter? Mars? maybe Venus or Saturn? now you can do it! Just open the app, touch the screen and put the solar system planets everywhere in your living room, bed room yard or anywhere else you want! look on top of them, stroll through them, you will see their real live surface, look closely at the moon creators touch Saturn rings and much more... This app is designed to give you live experience of all the solar system planets using it real surface view. You can plant the planets anywhere you want, you can walk through them, you can jump over them and most important you can explore them all without having to leave your house!!

Screenshots

solAR System Augmented Reality4 screens
Planets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Planets at Free against solAR System Augmented Reality's $0.99. solAR System Augmented Reality's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 72 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Planets is free to download; solAR System Augmented Reality costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

solAR System Augmented Reality holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: solAR System Augmented Reality has 415 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

solAR System Augmented Reality ships an update every 3 weeks, Planets every 72 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
solAR System Augmented Reality versus Planets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametersolAR System Augmented RealityPlanets
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (415 ratings) — better4.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings415 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 72 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUbicolor LtdEran Katsav

Customer experience

solAR System Augmented Reality

All ratings415 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Planets

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

solAR System Augmented Reality

No in-app purchases

None

Planets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is solAR System Augmented Reality free?
solAR System Augmented Reality costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Planets free?
Planets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, solAR System Augmented Reality or Planets?
solAR System Augmented Reality is rated higher. solAR System Augmented Reality averages 4.7 out of 5 from 415 ratings, while Planets averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do solAR System Augmented Reality or Planets have ads?
Neither solAR System Augmented Reality nor Planets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, solAR System Augmented Reality or Planets?
solAR System Augmented Reality ships an update every 3 weeks, and Planets every 72 months. Most recently, solAR System Augmented Reality was updated on November 6, 2026 and Planets on November 3, 2026.

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