AR Solar System vs ARPlanets 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AR Solar System
Explore the solar system with augmented reality. View planets, toggle labels and orbits, and manipulate time to observe celestial movements. This educational tool overlays celestial objects onto your real-world environment.
- Augmented Reality planets
- Toggle planet labels
- Toggle planet orbits
- Speed up and rewind time
- Overlay celestial objects
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Simple yet useful AR (Augmented Reality) Planets. You can show and hide planet labels. Time can be sped up and you can go back in time. Planets orbits can also be hidden and shown. If you like our app please rate & leave reviews. If there is a feature please state in the comments, we are constantly checking reviews. We will be happy to develop our app with the new features that you requested. Please note that this app uses the camera to create an augmented reality experience of the solar system, overlaying planets and other celestial objects onto the real world. Thank you very much for using our app & your support motivates us to work more :)
ARPlanets 2
Explore the augmented reality Solar System with interactive 3D models and intuitive gestures. Learn basic and advanced astronomy concepts through engaging AR lessons.
- Augmented reality Solar System exploration
- Interactive 3D model manipulation
- Discover celestial body details
- AR-based astronomy lessons
- User-friendly interface
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Introducing ARPlanets 2! Completely rewritten from scratch to offer the ultimate user experience this app will bring the entire augmented reality Solar System into your pocket! The AR user experience is of the highest level with total control of the models thanks to intuitive gestures. The new great AR Lessons section will teach you with nice lessons in augmented reality basic astronomy concepts such as Kepler's Laws up to advanced notions such as differential photometry. Learning has never been so beautiful! -> Main features - User friendly user interface aimed at offering the maximum user experience - Completely manipulate 3D models thanks to very simple gestures. - Discover the names of the most interesting areas of the Moon, Mars and Jupiter simply by getting closer with your phone! - Learn notions of basic astronomy in augmented reality such as the Earth-Moon system and Kepler's Laws up to advanced topics such as differential photometry thanks to the AR Lessons section! Learning has never been so beautiful!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ARPlanets 2 at 57% against AR Solar System's 0%. ARPlanets 2 also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (3.3 vs 1.0). AR Solar System's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
ARPlanets 2 is free to download; AR Solar System costs $0.99 up front. ARPlanets 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AR Solar System asks for nothing beyond the download.
ARPlanets 2 holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARPlanets 2 has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of AR Solar System's written reviews are positive against 57% of ARPlanets 2's.
AR Solar System ships an update every 83 months, ARPlanets 2 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AR Solar System | ARPlanets 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.3 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 83 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 423 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mustafa Alpay | Daniele Citi |
Customer experience
AR Solar System
ARPlanets 2
In-app purchases
AR Solar System
No in-app purchases
ARPlanets 2
- Full Access AR$1.99
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