Paint with Planets! vs Solar System Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paint with Planets!
Explore and create with a variety of public domain graphic images. This app provides a platform for users to engage with different visual elements.
- Public domain graphic images
- Planet images from NASA
- Creative exploration
- Educational content
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Special thanks for the public domain graphic images from Pinterest, KissClipart, memegene.net, pinclipart.com, clipart-library.com and for the planet images from NASA.
Solar System Clock
Visualize the current or historical positions of planets in our solar system. Explore future or past planetary alignments and identify optimal times for observing planets in the night sky.
- Real-time planet positions
- Custom date selection
- Past and future alignments
- Optimal viewing time identification
- Solar System visualization
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See the positions of all planets in our Solar System based on the current date. Or, you can set your own custom date to see the alignment of our planets from a future date or a past date. You can use this app to find out the best time to watch a planet in the sky by finding out when it will be closest to Earth.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paint with Planets! at 4.0 against Solar System Clock's 3.0. Paint with Planets! also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). Solar System Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Paint with Planets! holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Paint with Planets! ships an update every 9 months, Solar System Clock every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paint with Planets! | Solar System Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert L Zimmelman | Mateusz Andrzejczuk |
In-app purchases
Paint with Planets!
No in-app purchases
Solar System Clock
No in-app purchases
Questions
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