AR Reality vs DIY Solar System
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AR Reality
Explore the solar system in augmented reality while learning about planets and science. Defend the sun from alien invaders by answering educational questions to destroy their spaceships.
- Augmented reality solar system exploration
- Interactive planet information
- Alien invasion defense gameplay
- Science and technology quizzes
- Perception enhancement
- Educational game for secondary school curriculum
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AR Reality Game is aimed at Science and Technology courses in the secondary school curriculum with the game developed with AR Technology. By combining the solar system with the environment you are in, it increases the level of perception and at the same time makes it pleasant to acquire information through the questions of Science and Technology that are played. You are in the center of the Sun at the opening of the game. When you go forward or backward, you will notice that the entire solar system has taken over. If you click on an celestial body, information about the planets will appear on your screen. The main purpose of the game is to save the solar system from aliens. You will notice space ships arriving at certain intervals to shoot the sun through the depths of space. The sun resistance is decreasing when an space ship fire at. you have to destroy all space ships without falling into the solar resistance zero. When you click on space ships, you are asked about science and technology questions and you are expected to know the correct answer. If you know the right answer, the space ship is blowing up. This educational game work has no precedent in the field of Educational games. With this game developed using ARKIT module, children can learn while having a good time playing games. With its spectacular visuals, AR Reality is a unique example of perception about solar system and planets.
DIY Solar System
Explore the solar system with interactive activities and an augmented reality planet walk. Learn about space travel, design a moon base, and identify celestial objects. Developed by leading science institutions, this app makes learning about space engaging for families and educators.
- Interactive space activities
- Augmented reality planet walk
- Design a moon base
- Grow a space garden
- Control a Mars rover
- In or Out space game
- NASA imagery
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DIY Solar System makes it easy for families and educators to explore the solar system from anywhere, anytime! The app was developed by the Children’s Creativity Museum, Sciencenter, and Museum of Life and Science, in partnership with UC Berkeley’s The Lawrence Hall of Science. INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES DIY Solar System includes 11 easy-to-use activities to learn about space travel, living in space, and the unique objects that make up the planetary system we call home. Design a Moon base, grow your own space garden, or experience what it’s like to control a rover on Mars! Each activity includes step-by-step instructions that have been tested by educators, kids, and families. Activity materials are easily available and inexpensive—you may already have many of them in your home! AUGMENTED REALITY PLANET WALK Don’t have the time to travel several billion miles to reach Neptune? Try dropping a scale version of the solar system outside your home to start a walk that will show you planets, dwarf planets, and asteroids. At each stop, examine the space object up close using real images from NASA. Don’t forget to take a space selfie with your favorite planet! IN OR OUT GAME Quickly scan awe-inspiring images of space objects from NASA’s Earth and space observatories to decide if the objects are in or out of the solar system. While the solar system is vast, it only represents a tiny corner of the universe. After you have mastered your solar system knowledge, challenge yourself to a new round of objects in or out of our home galaxy, the Milky Way. Funding Source This work was supported by NASA under award number 80NSSC21M0082. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in these programs are those of the author and do not reflect the views of NASA. Compatibility Requires iOS 12.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone and iPad. Rated 4+.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DIY Solar System at 100% against AR Reality's 0%. DIY Solar System also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (17 vs 3). AR Reality's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DIY Solar System holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DIY Solar System has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of AR Reality's written reviews are positive against 100% of DIY Solar System's.
AR Reality ships an update every 2 days, DIY Solar System every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | AR Reality | DIY Solar System |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Turker GUNEY | The Lawrence Hall of Science |
Customer experience
AR Reality
DIY Solar System
In-app purchases
AR Reality
No in-app purchases
DIY Solar System
No in-app purchases
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