ENEC 360 vs Celestia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ENEC 360
Explore the UAE's Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in an immersive VR experience. Learn about nuclear reactions and electricity generation through an exclusive virtual tour. Discover the future of clean energy in the Emirates.
- Immersive VR experience
- Exclusive plant tour
- Nuclear reaction simulation
- Electricity generation explanation
- Clean energy insights
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The ENEC 360º VR experience app will take you on an exclusive tour of the UAE's Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, place you in the middle of a nuclear reaction, explain how electricity is made, and lots more. The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) is leading the development of the United Arab Emirates’ Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program and building the country’s first nuclear energy plant. We are working to provide clean and efficient nuclear energy to the UAE – energy that is needed to support the country’s social and economic growth.
Celestia
Explore the universe in real-time 3D. Visit planets, moons, star clusters, and galaxies, viewing them from any point in space and time. Customize your experience with expandable content and detailed simulations.
- Real-time 3D space visualization
- Explore planets, moons, stars, galaxies
- Accurate solar system object positions
- Interactive planetarium mode
- Expandable content with add-ons
- Customizable celestial databases
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Celestia — real-time 3D visualization of space 3D Space Simulator | Celestia lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. Celestia simulates many different types of celestial objects. From planets and moons to star clusters and galaxies, you can visit every object in the expandable database and view it from any point in space and time. The position and movement of solar system objects is calculated accurately in real time at any rate desired. Interactive Planetarium | Celestia serves as a planetarium – for an observer on any celestial object. You can easily navigate to any world and land on its surface. When used as a planetarium, Celestia shows accurate positions of solar system objects in the sky. You can switch labels and other supporting features on and off with hotkeys, or zoom in and out on an object of interest, for example Jupiter’s system of moons. Expandable Content | Customize Celestia according to your needs. Celestia’s catalogues can be easily expanded. There are many different add-ons available containing new objects like comets or stars, high-resolution textures of Earth and other well mapped solar system bodies, as well as 3D models for asteroids and spacecraft on precise trajectories. Even fictional objects from well-known sci-fi franchises can be found. EULA(End User License Agreement): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ENEC 360 at 5.0 against Celestia's 4.4. ENEC 360 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Celestia's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (337 vs 2). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Celestia sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. ENEC 360 asks for nothing beyond the download.
ENEC 360 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Celestia has 337 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ENEC 360 ships an update every 20 months, Celestia fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ENEC 360 | Celestia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.4 (337 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 78.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 337 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 550 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation | 林峰 李 |
Customer experience
ENEC 360
Celestia
Bugs and requests
ENEC 360
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Celestia
Reported bugs
3 issues- Milky Way and other galaxy textures not loading properly
- Crashes when using certain add-ons
- Issues with planet and moon orbits not being accurate
Requested features
5 requests- Add more exoplanets and distant star systems
- Implement terrain generation for planets
- Expand to include more galaxies and the overall universe structure
- Add support for black holes, pulsars, and other exotic objects
- Improve controls and camera movement
In-app purchases
ENEC 360
No in-app purchases
Celestia
- Celestia PLUS (Weekly)7 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Celestia PLUS (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Celestia PLUS (Yearly)$19.991 Year
- Celestia PLUS (Lifetime)$79.99
Questions
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