Solar System Builder AR vs Planets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solar System Builder AR
Create and explore your own solar systems in augmented reality. Learn about planets, stars, and gravity through interactive simulations and educational content. Perfect for curious minds of all ages.
- Create custom solar systems in AR
- Orbital physics simulation
- Explore 35+ celestial bodies
- Learn about gravity and orbits
- Place objects in real-world environments
- Detailed information on celestial bodies
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"Solar System Builder AR is a terrific app to have. Whether you truly want to learn about the stars and planets, read funny jokes about space or want to create your own dynamic solar system, this app provides the perfect augmented reality environment to do just that! You'll be able to explore and learn, and have fun at the same time, all through the magic of AR." • This is the first app of its kind in which you can create your own complete solar system with orbital physics in an augmented reality environment providing a fun experience and an educational opportunity alike. • With real world augmented reality tracking, you can now place stars/planets/moons/whole solar systems in orbit in your own bedroom/classroom/outside environment. You can move around and study your creation, send objects into orbit from far away or up close at different velocities and watch the magic happen. • There are lots of stars/planets/moons to play around with besides the ones in our solar system. Explore what other alien worlds might look like with special artist depictions of far away planets! • Solar System Builder AR brings a great opportunity for parents and educators alike to get kids interested in the inner workings of our grand universe. Visualize how gravity effects all things around us, learn how stellar objects orbit each other and learn useful information about all the different types of bodies available in the cosmos, all while providing a fun and engaging experience. Features: • Move objects around even after they are placed in orbit and study the effects. • Complete physics simulation of the motion of celestial objects as influenced by gravity. • Orbital trails(optional) to visualize the effects the gravitational pull has. • A total of 35 celestial bodies to choose from when you design your universe(the planets and moons in our solar system included). • Possibility to create a static solar system for up close studying of planets, moons and stars. • Select an object and learn more about it in the information tab available. • Great educational opportunity for teachers and parents alike to teach kids about the objects in cosmos, gravity and orbits, in a fun way. • No ads or annoying pop-ups for a smooth experience.
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 in-app purchases: Planets at none against Solar System Builder AR's 1. Solar System Builder AR's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (194 vs 4). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Solar System Builder AR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Planets asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solar System Builder AR holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solar System Builder AR has 194 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Solar System Builder AR | Planets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (194 ratings) — better | 4.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 194 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 72 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mihai Ghiserel | Eran Katsav |
Customer experience
Solar System Builder AR
Planets
Bugs and requests
Solar System Builder AR
Requested features
9 requests- Add more planets and celestial objects
- Include pre-built solar systems
- Add black holes
- Scale sun size
- Add tutorial for planet orbits
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- Add asteroid belts, nebulas, singularities, galaxies
- Implement a save feature for creations
- Allow planets to collide if too close
- Unlock all planets for free
Planets
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Solar System Builder AR
- PRO Pack - Stars and Planets$5.99
Planets
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Solar System Builder AR free?
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