solAR System Augmented Reality vs Planet Fun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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! ;)
Planet Fun
Explore a 4D solar system simulation with accurate astronomical calculations for planets, moons, and stars. Interact with the celestial bodies using touch gestures, set any date and time, and even view your GPS position in augmented reality.
- 4D solar system simulation
- Configurable animation speed
- Augmented reality mode
- Almanac module with ephemeris calculators
- Touch gesture controls
- Star and constellation visualization
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PlanetFun is a 4D solar system simulation (3D + time) Sun, planets, Moon and star positions are calculated using various astronomical methods. App source code (Delphi Firemonkey) is available at: https://github.com/omarreis/vsop2013 PlanetFun features: * Solar system animation with configurable speed * Set any local date and time * Choose camera target (Sun, planets, etc) * Configurable camera distance-to-target * Touch gestures: one finger pan, two finger zoom, two finger rotation * show planet orbits. Each orbit is represented by 52 dots (for Earth it is one dot per week) * Heliocentric axis (x and z) * VSOP2013 and VSOP87 planet position calculations * Moon positions calculations ELP2000 * Star background image with 42455 stars of the Hipparcos Input Catalogue * Star and constellation lines and names ( a celestial sphere image ) * Constellation drawings ( 31 constellations ) * actual 3D spheres for the 150 brightest stars * Lighthouse on Earth on your GPS position * phone in the scene is positioned according to phone sensors (Azimuth,Elevation,Roll) * click the phone button to enter augmented reality mode. * Almanac module allows exploring the ephemeris calculators (stars, planets, Sun, Moon, Earth) controls: * camera distance and angle of view. * planet scales * local time, time animation speed * control visibility of various interface elements * app uses sensors compass, gyro and GPS - requires permission This app collects no user data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Planet Fun at Free against solAR System Augmented Reality's $0.99. solAR System Augmented Reality's advantage is ratings volume (412 vs 8). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Planet Fun 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for solAR System Augmented Reality against 4.8 for Planet Fun. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: solAR System Augmented Reality has 412 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
solAR System Augmented Reality ships an update every 3 weeks, Planet Fun every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | solAR System Augmented Reality | Planet Fun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (412 ratings) | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 412 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 161 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ubicolor Ltd | Omar reis |
Customer experience
solAR System Augmented Reality
Planet Fun
In-app purchases
solAR System Augmented Reality
No in-app purchases
Planet Fun
No in-app purchases
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