Solar System Scope VR vs Pocket Planets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solar System Scope VR
Explore breathtaking destinations within our solar system in virtual reality. Experience the sensation of walking on the Moon or Mars, visit the ISS, and view the night sky from your exact location. Works with or without VR glasses.
- Virtual solar system exploration
- Visit Moon and Mars landing sites
- Explore the International Space Station (ISS)
- View night sky from current location
- Works with VR glasses and phone screen
- In development with new features planned
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SolarVR is a new experimental virtual reality (VR) app from the creators of popular Solar System Scope application. SolarVR allows you to literally visit and explore several stunning destinations in our solar system. - Be blown off by the Solar System Virtual Reality Have you ever been curious about the place where the Apollo 11 landed? What about the Curiosity rover? Does your mind often play with the thoughts of how the walking on the Moon or on the Mars feels like? Well, now nothing stands in the way of your thirst to explore. - Not enough? There is also a possibility to visit ISS on its actual position. And furthermore you can scout the virtual night sky exactly as it looks like from your actual position. Pretty cool, right? - It works with and without VR glasses SolarVR operates best with the VR glasses, as it will provide the sensation of being directly in the space. If using VR glasses is not an option for you, this app will turn your phone into a direct window into the space and you can still enjoy similarly great views. - Note SolarVR is still in development, so you can look forward for new features and destinations to visit. - Please give us your feedback If you like our app, or you have some ideas what would you like us to improve, please give our App a rating and a review. We would appreciate it :)
Pocket Planets
Explore our solar system with detailed information on planets, moons, and astronauts. Track who is currently in space and receive notifications for new launches. Access NASA images and compare celestial body characteristics.
- Detailed planet and moon data
- Astronaut information and missions
- Real-time space occupancy
- Launch notifications
- NASA image gallery
- Celestial body comparisons
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Pocket Planets gives you all the information you need about our solar system and human activity in space. Learn more about all 565 astronauts who been to space. What was their mission? How long had they been up there? See who is in space now! Get notified when somebody goes into space. Get up to date information about every planet and moon in the solar system. Including: - Physical characteristics: mass, radius, density, gravity, escape velocity - Orbital characteristics: real-time distance from the Sun and Earth, orbital period, orbital speed, eccentricity, apsis, periapsis, visualise orbit - Atmosphere: pressure, atmospheric composition - Images from Nasa - Moons: compare their size and distance
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Verdict
Solar System Scope VR and Pocket Planets both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Pocket Planets's written reviews are positive against 14% of Solar System Scope VR's. Pocket Planets also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 39 months). Solar System Scope VR's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 Scope VR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pocket Planets asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pocket Planets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Solar System Scope VR's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pocket Planets's.
Solar System Scope VR ships an update every 39 months, Pocket Planets every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solar System Scope VR | Pocket Planets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (28 ratings) | 4.6 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 154 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | INOVE, s.r.o. | Ad Lunam Kereskedelmi es Szolgaltato Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag |
Customer experience
Solar System Scope VR
Pocket Planets
In-app purchases
Solar System Scope VR
- Additional VR views / HQ Maps$5.99
Pocket Planets
No in-app purchases
Questions
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