Solar System Scope VR vs VR Atlas
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 :)
VR Atlas
Explore countries, continents, and world wonders through an interactive virtual reality atlas. This app offers a 140-page experience with physical games and activities, complete with step-by-step instructions to learn about landmarks and cultures.
- Interactive VR atlas
- Explore countries and continents
- 140-page interactive content
- Physical games and activities
- Step-by-step instructions
- Discover landmarks and cultures
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Travel the world in virtual reality! Discover countries and continents, with this 140 page interactive atlas, including physical games and activities with step-by-step instructions! Explore landmarks, cultures, cities & world wonders in this 30 piece activity set!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VR Atlas at 63% against Solar System Scope VR's 14%. VR Atlas also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 39 months). Solar System Scope VR's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.4). On price, ratings volume, 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 Scope VR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. VR Atlas asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solar System Scope VR holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 50 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of Solar System Scope VR's written reviews are positive against 63% of VR Atlas's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Solar System Scope VR ships an update every 39 months, VR Atlas every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solar System Scope VR | VR Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (28 ratings) — better | 3.4 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| 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 | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 154 MB | 2.3 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | INOVE, s.r.o. | Abacus |
Customer experience
Solar System Scope VR
VR Atlas
In-app purchases
Solar System Scope VR
- Additional VR views / HQ Maps$5.99
VR Atlas
No in-app purchases
Questions
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