ARPlanets 2 vs Planets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Planets
Explore the solar system from your home with this augmented reality app. Place planets anywhere, walk around them, and examine their real surfaces up close. Experience the vastness of space without leaving your house.
- Augmented reality planet placement
- Explore real planet surfaces
- Walk through the solar system
- Interactive planet exploration
- Place planets anywhere
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Have you ever dreamt of walking through the planets? Have you ever dreamt of touching Jupiter? Mars? maybe Venus or Saturn? now you can do it! Just open the app, touch the screen and put the solar system planets everywhere in your living room, bed room yard or anywhere else you want! look on top of them, stroll through them, you will see their real live surface, look closely at the moon creators touch Saturn rings and much more... This app is designed to give you live experience of all the solar system planets using it real surface view. You can plant the planets anywhere you want, you can walk through them, you can jump over them and most important you can explore them all without having to leave your house!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Planets at 4.3 against ARPlanets 2's 3.3. Planets also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). ARPlanets 2's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 72 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 4). 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. ARPlanets 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Planets asks for nothing beyond the download.
Planets holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 4 respectively.
ARPlanets 2 ships an update every 6 weeks, Planets every 72 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARPlanets 2 | Planets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (15 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 72 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 408 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniele Citi | Eran Katsav |
Customer experience
ARPlanets 2
Planets
In-app purchases
ARPlanets 2
- Full Access AR$1.99
Planets
No in-app purchases






