Comparison

AR vs Solary

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

Head to head
About

AR

Explore a realistic solar system in augmented reality. View planets and their movements up close in your environment, from your bedroom to the outdoors. A simple and immersive way to learn about space.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality solar system
  • Planet movement visualization
  • Detailed planet information
  • Immersive educational experience
  • Classroom and outdoor use
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Imagine yourself immersed in a solar system and watch closely every movement of planets as you want them to be. A cool and simple way of viewing the solar system! With AR - Solar System, you can explore science in whole new dimension. And look up for the details of every planet. This uses apple's new ARkit, through which you can delve into solar system wherever you want, whether it is your bedroom, classroom and outdoor garden.

About

Solary

Explore our solar system in augmented reality. View individual planets or the entire system in orbit. Interact with celestial bodies by rotating, scaling, and repositioning them. Enhance your experience with a galaxy background.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality solar system exploration
  • View individual planets or the full system
  • Interactive planet controls (rotate, scale, move)
  • Adjustable rotation animations
  • Galaxy background option
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Solary is an AR app which lets you inspect each planet of our solar system. You can choose each planet one by one to check them out closely, or you can choose the whole solar system to experience all the planets orbiting around the sun. During the AR experience you can start and pause rotation animations, move the planets up and down, scale them or rotate them by yourself. If you really want to feel like you're in space, then tap on the galaxy button to enable it as a background.

Screenshots

AR4 screens
Solary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AR at none against Solary's 3. AR also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 30 months) and iOS requirement (11.1 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Solary sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. AR asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AR ships an update every 5 months, Solary every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AR versus Solary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARSolary
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 30 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.1 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkshat GoelGyorgy Borz

Customer experience

AR

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Solary

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AR

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Solary

One-time3
  • Tip$0.99
  • Big tip$1.99
  • Giant tip$2.99

Questions

Is AR free?
AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solary free?
Solary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AR or Solary have ads?
Neither AR nor Solary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AR or Solary?
AR ships an update every 5 months, and Solary every 30 months. Most recently, AR was updated on September 10, 2026 and Solary on June 1, 2026.

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