Comparison

Solar System vs TrueSize

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

Head to head
About

Solar System

Explore planets, dwarf planets, and moons in your own space using augmented reality. Walk around the solar system, view celestial bodies in scale, and access detailed information about each planet and its moons.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality solar system view
  • Explore planets, dwarf planets, and moons
  • Scale mode for size and distance comparison
  • Detailed planet and moon information
  • Interactive exploration
Features
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Place the Sun on your table or on the floor and walk among the planets in augmented reality. Get close to Saturn's rings, look at Jupiter's moons from below, or find out how far away Pluto really is when the Sun is one metre wide. THREE WAYS TO SEE IT • Learn: everything fits in one room, so you can see every planet at once. • To scale: the planets' sizes are true to each other. Earth is 4 cm, Jupiter 45 cm, and Neptune is 30 metres from the Sun. • Real scale: everything to the same scale. Earth is a 9 mm marble 107 m away; Pluto is more than 4 km from you. Follow the labels to find them. WHERE THE PLANETS ARE TODAY Every planet starts at its real position in its orbit. Speed up time to watch the years pass, or tap Today to come back. REAL PHYSICS • Orbits with their true tilt: Pluto 17°, Eris 44° • Axes that always point the same way, which is what makes the seasons • Moons that always show the same face to their planet • Triton orbiting backwards, and Io, Europa and Ganymede in their 1:2:4 dance • Haumea, the dwarf planet shaped like a rugby ball 21 WORLDS The Sun, the eight planets, five dwarf planets and seven moons. Each one has a fact sheet with NASA figures — diameter, distance, length of the day and the year, temperature, gravity, moons, who discovered it — a size comparison with Earth and a surprising fact. Great for school, for curious minds of every age, and for anyone who has wondered how big space really is. Augmented reality needs an iPhone or iPad with ARKit. On other devices the app opens in 3D mode.

About

TrueSize

Explore the accurate sizes of countries and regions on an interactive map, overcoming the distortions of traditional flat maps. Compare territories, explore historical borders, and learn about populations and languages.

Highlights
  • True-size country comparisons
  • Interactive map with 750,000+ regions
  • Historical timeline of borders
  • Population and density tool
  • Language and natural feature exploration
  • Geography games and quizzes
  • Measurement and editing tools
Features
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Explore the true size of countries, continents, and regions with TrueSize app. Move territories around an interactive map and compare their real proportions without the size distortion of traditional flat maps. Key Features • True-size comparisons Compare countries and regions using spherical geometry, without the size distortion caused by flat map projections. • 750,000+ geographic regions Explore countries, territories, states, provinces, historical borders, islands, and more. • Historical timeline Play through history or jump to any year, BC or AD, and watch borders, names, and flags change on the map. • Population tool Draw a circle anywhere on the map and see roughly how many people live inside it, along with the population density. • Languages and language families See the approximate areas where languages and language families are spoken, then move and compare them like any other region. • Natural features Explore mountains, peaks, deserts, islands, peninsulas, archipelagos, seas, bays, lakes, rivers, and river basins. • Geography games Play the TrueSize Challenge to guess the larger territory, or test your knowledge with the Flag Quiz. • Measurement tools Measure true geodesic distances in kilometers or miles, check compass bearings, and draw custom shapes. • Edit any boundary shape Modify the vertices of countries, regions, and other map shapes directly on the map. Add, move, select, or delete points with Undo and Redo support. • Facts and geographic details View population, area, flags, and useful facts for regions you explore. • Import & edit GeoJSON / TopoJSON files Load your own map data, modify shapes, simplify or merge boundaries, and export your changes. Ideal for students, educators, and GIS enthusiasts. • Share your discoveries Create and share interactive map comparisons with others. Perfect For • Students learning geography and map accuracy • Teachers explaining map projection distortion and how borders changed through history • Travelers visualizing distances and regions • Geography enthusiasts exploring historical and modern borders • Language lovers discovering where the world's languages are spoken • Anyone curious about the real scale of our world Why TrueSize? Traditional flat maps can significantly distort the apparent size of countries and regions, especially near the poles. TrueSize uses spherical geometry to provide more realistic size comparisons while letting you freely move and explore territories around the globe. From the creators of TrueSize.net, the official TrueSize app brings interactive geography tools, hundreds of thousands of regions, a historical timeline, population and language maps, games, measurements, and custom geographic data to your device. Rediscover the world as it truly appears – clearly, accurately, and interactively.

Screenshots

Solar System4 screens
TrueSize4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TrueSize at 4.7 against Solar System's 3.8. TrueSize also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 107 months) and ratings volume (340 vs 32). Solar System's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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. TrueSize sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solar System asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TrueSize holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TrueSize has 340 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Solar System's written reviews are positive against 72% of TrueSize's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solar System ships an update every 107 months, TrueSize every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Solar System versus TrueSize: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolar SystemTrueSize
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (32 ratings)4.7 (340 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews72.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32340 — better
Update frequencyEvery 107 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB168 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLuis Carvajal HoyosBINARY BANANA LLC

Customer experience

Solar System

All ratings29 ratings
Positive62.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative31.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

TrueSize

All ratings323 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral4.6%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive72.3%
Neutral13.8%
Negative13.8%

In-app purchases

None

Solar System

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TrueSize

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Solar System free?
Solar System is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TrueSize free?
TrueSize is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Solar System or TrueSize?
TrueSize is rated higher. Solar System averages 3.8 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while TrueSize averages 4.7 from 340 ratings.
Do Solar System or TrueSize have ads?
TrueSize shows ads; Solar System does not.
Which is updated more often, Solar System or TrueSize?
Solar System ships an update every 107 months, and TrueSize every 10 days. Most recently, Solar System was updated on November 2, 2026 and TrueSize on November 5, 2026.

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