Solar System Scope VR vs Bill Nye's VR Space Lab
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 :)
Bill Nye's VR Space Lab
Explore the cosmos and conduct fun experiments in virtual and augmented reality. This interactive activity set brings space exploration to life with step-by-step instructions.
- Virtual reality space exploration
- Augmented reality experiments
- Step-by-step instructions
- Interactive activity set
- Cosmos exploration
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Step inside Bill Nye’s Space Lab and explore the cosmos with Bill Nye in this 85 piece activity set! Get ready to discover space in virtual reality and enjoy fun experiments with step-by-step instructions that come alive in augmented reality!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Solar System Scope VR at 4.4 against Bill Nye's VR Space Lab's 3.0. Bill Nye's VR Space Lab's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 39 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Bill Nye's VR Space Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solar System Scope VR holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 73 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 14% and 14% positive.
Solar System Scope VR ships an update every 39 months, Bill Nye's VR Space Lab every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Solar System Scope VR | Bill Nye's VR Space Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (29 ratings) — better | 3.0 (73 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better | 13.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 73 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 154 MB | 1.3 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | INOVE, s.r.o. | Abacus |
Customer experience
Solar System Scope VR
Bill Nye's VR Space Lab
In-app purchases
Solar System Scope VR
- Additional VR views / HQ Maps$5.99
Bill Nye's VR Space Lab
No in-app purchases
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