Comparison

Spacedots vs Solar Planet Smash Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Spacedots

Create dynamic visual art by drawing shapes and manipulating particle systems. Customize colors, gravity, and fill modes for a unique experience. The full version unlocks image import and video recording.

Highlights
  • 65000+ particles
  • Draw lines, rects, circles, triangles
  • Customizable particle colors
  • Adjustable gravity field
  • 60fps performance
  • Import images (Full Version)
  • Record videos (Full Version)
Features
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Play with over 65000 particles in space. Draw lines, rects, circles or triangles and choose between different fill modes. You can change the particle colors and the gravity field behaviors and enjoy it all at 60fps. In the Full Version you can now also import images and record videos. Most enjoyable on an iPad :)

About

Solar Planet Smash Simulator

Engage in a realistic planet destruction simulator using various weapons like nuclear missiles and lasers. Explore a pocket universe with realistic gravity simulation and observe the consequences of your actions. Save and load your cosmic creations or destructions.

Highlights
  • Planet destruction simulation
  • Variety of weapons (missiles, lasers, asteroids)
  • Realistic gravity simulation
  • Pocket universe creation
  • Save and load games
  • Beautiful 3D graphics
Features
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Solar Planet destruction simulator is a very realistic use of comet meteorite simulation destruction of the planet to vent the pressure of the game. It allows the player to use a variety of different weapons to destroy the planet. These include nuclear missiles, lasers, and asteroids. -Destroy an entire Solar Smash System Become the ultimate planet destroyer or solar smasher, in the best galaxy destruction game! Tap in space to unleash a barrage of asteroids on an unsuspecting world. Use a variety of different weapons to destroy the planet -Realistic Gravity Simulation See how your pocket universe plays out over time with the in built realistic physics simulator. Observe as your creations flourish or collapse into destruction. Intervene like a god with physics tools to affect the orbit of planets, heat them up, cool them down or explode them! -Star Features Space game with beautiful 3d graphics, realistic gravity, and destruction simulation. Huge variety of particles, procedural planets, gas giants and stars. Save and load games.

Screenshots

Spacedots4 screens
Solar Planet Smash Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spacedots at 100% against Solar Planet Smash Simulator's 15%. Spacedots also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Solar Planet Smash Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (219 vs 14). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Spacedots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solar Planet Smash Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spacedots holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solar Planet Smash Simulator has 219 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Spacedots's written reviews are positive against 15% of Solar Planet Smash Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spacedots ships an update every 3 days, Solar Planet Smash Simulator every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Spacedots versus Solar Planet Smash Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpacedotsSolar Planet Smash Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (14 ratings) — better2.8 (219 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better15.5% of reviews
Number of ratings14219 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB214 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJohannes PfahlerDd Tech Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Spacedots

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Solar Planet Smash Simulator

All ratings202 ratings
Positive41.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative53.0%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive15.5%
Neutral8.5%
Negative76.1%

Bugs and requests

Spacedots

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Solar Planet Smash Simulator

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • Annoying ads
  • Ads appear frequently
  • Ads pop up every few minutes
  • Ads for everything
  • Ads for weapons and planets
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  • Ads for changing weapons
  • Ads for unlocking planets
  • Ads for new planets
  • Forced ads
  • Game crashes
  • Game kicks out to home screen
  • Screen looks different
  • Game is glitchy
  • Screen loads when clicking an item
  • Game freezes when changing weapons
  • Game lags on iPhone 13
  • Cannot change weapons
  • Cannot switch through weapons
  • Cannot unlock solar system planets
  • Laser not working
  • Cannot move onto the next planet
  • Create planet feature not accessible
  • Game glitches and kicks out a lot

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more spacecrafts
  • Add more planets
  • Combine with Melon Playground & PK XD
  • Make ads appear on a very low chance
  • Fix weapon change issues
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  • Fix language issues
  • Bring back the old version of the game
  • Allow access to create planet feature

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spacedots

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99
None

Solar Planet Smash Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spacedots free?
Spacedots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solar Planet Smash Simulator free?
Solar Planet Smash Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spacedots or Solar Planet Smash Simulator?
Spacedots is rated higher. Spacedots averages 4.5 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Solar Planet Smash Simulator averages 2.8 from 219 ratings.
Do Spacedots or Solar Planet Smash Simulator have ads?
Neither Spacedots nor Solar Planet Smash Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spacedots or Solar Planet Smash Simulator?
Spacedots ships an update every 3 days, and Solar Planet Smash Simulator every 2 weeks. Most recently, Spacedots was updated on October 24, 2026 and Solar Planet Smash Simulator on October 24, 2026.

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