Phazr vs Planetary Remastered
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phazr
Transform your music into a multisensory experience with dynamic visualizers and real-time haptic feedback. This app plays locally downloaded DRM-free music and can capture environmental sound via the microphone. It offers immersive visual effects that react to audio, touch, and device tilt.
- Real-time haptic feedback
- 9 unique visualizers
- Visualizers react to audio and touch
- Plays local DRM-free music
- Uses microphone for environmental sound
- Supports game controller lighting
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Turn your music into a multisensory experience. Phazr is a music player that enhances your music with visualizers and haptic effects. Streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify are not supported because they do not provide third party developers with raw audio access. Music - play locally downloaded DRM-free content from your music library or the Files app. - use the microphone to capture environmental sound Haptics - Phazr generates vibration effects in real time based on the music that is playing - haptics play on devices supporting Core Haptics - haptics will also play on any supported game controllers paired to your device - game controllers with configurable lighting will adjust their light colors to the music Visualizers - 9 unique visualizers are included - visualizers react to audio, Multi-Touch, and device tilt - visualizers take full advantage of ProMotion and HDR displays Photosensitivity Warning A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights. Exposure to certain patterns or backgrounds on a screen may induce an epileptic seizure in these individuals. Certain conditions may induce previously undetected epileptic symptoms even in persons who have no history of prior seizures or epilepsy. If you, or anyone in your family, have an epileptic condition, consult your physician prior to using this app. If you experience any of the following symptoms while using this app - dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness, disorientation, any involuntary movement, or convulsions - immediately discontinue use and consult your physician before resuming.
Planetary Remastered
Explore your music library in a stunning 3D universe. This app generates a unique solar system based on your artists and albums, allowing interactive playback and discovery. It's a visually spectacular way to experience your personal music collection.
- Interactive 3D music universe
- Generates solar systems from music library
- Shuffle songs
- Listen to albums on repeat
- Create unique solar systems
- Visual music discovery
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Planetary is a visually spectacular, interactive way to explore your music collection. Soar through a stunning 3D-universe randomly generated using information based on the artists and albums in your personal Apple Music collection. Planetary has been digitally remastered from the original creation by Bloom Studio, Inc and now allows you to shuffle songs, listen to albums on repeat, and create unique solar systems from your Apple Music Library. It's the Planetary some of you might have known and loved—but reimagined to function seamlessly on your updated tech. Are you ready to embark on your own interplanetary musical journey? **Please note that this updated version requires an Apple Music subscription and/or iTunes music library collection.** --- Original description from 2012 Planetary is an all-new, stunningly beautiful way to explore your music collection, available only on iPad. Fly through a 3D universe dynamically created by information about the recording artists you love. Visit planets that represent your favorite albums and control the playback of your music on iPad by browsing and selecting astronomical objects. Planetary is just the sort of science fiction experience you expect when using an object from the future like iPad. You'll want to show your friends this beautiful app. We've made it even easier to share Planetary at home; it looks incredible when you hook your iPad 2 up to a big HDTV or projector using the HDMI accessory. Planetary is the first of a new type of visual discovery app produced by Bloom Studio. In the coming months, we'll be releasing an ongoing stream of apps that let you explore and participate in social networks, video streaming services, and location-based applications in a whole new way! We're building new ways to see and communicate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Planetary Remastered at Free against Phazr's $3.99. Planetary Remastered also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 26.0). Phazr's advantage is chart position (#165 vs unranked). On rating, 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
Planetary Remastered is free to download; Phazr costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Phazr against 4.6 for Planetary Remastered. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 137 and 95 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Phazr's written reviews are positive against 85% of Planetary Remastered's.
Phazr ships an update every 2 months, Planetary Remastered every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phazr | Planetary Remastered |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (137 ratings) | 4.6 (95 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | 85.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 137 — better | 95 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #165 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Resnick | Kemal Enver |
Customer experience
Phazr
Planetary Remastered
User reviews
Phazr
From 137 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Beautiful visuals
- 🎛️ Great haptic feedback
- 🎧 Immersive experience
- 🆓 Free to use
- 🎨 Nice design
Room to improve
- ❌ Doesn't work with Apple Music
- ❌ Doesn't work with Spotify
- ❌ Doesn't work with streaming services
- 🤔 Limited visuals
- 🎛️ Haptics can be muddy
Planetary Remastered
From 95 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Visually stunning
- 🌟 Revived classic app
- 🎶 Great music visualizer
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 💖 Nostalgic experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 💥 Frequent crashes
- 📱 Difficult to use on smaller screens
- 🚫 Lacks search functionality
- 🔄 Orientation issues
Bugs and requests
Phazr
Reported bugs
4 issues- Files deleted after playing
- Songs end early
- Visualizers not working after first use
- Laggy menu loading
Requested features
20 requests- Add haptic feedback when screen is locked
- Add shuffle mode for tracks and visuals
- More visuals
- Support for background playback with vibrations
- Ability to disable AR and move camera with fingers
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- Control zoom and other visualizer settings
- Color schemes for visuals
- Add repeat function
- Add support for Spotify
- Add support for YouTube Music
- Add support for SoundCloud
- Add loop option
- Change background color or visual colors
- Optional mode to turn off visual imagery for pocket use
- Settings to reduce or alter motion and brightness
- Ability to adjust vibration strength
- Ability to favorite playlists
- Tailor haptic feedback by frequency
- Recording feature
- More music visualizing features
Planetary Remastered
Reported bugs
8 issues- HUD disappeared
- App crashes on startup
- App won't stay open on iPad
- App crashes when accessing iTunes
- App crashes when accessing music library
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- App freezes during music library analysis
- Controls are difficult to access on smaller screens
- App does not register all music albums as planets
Requested features
18 requests- Add Spotify integration
- Add Apple Music integration
- Add Mac version
- Add iPad version
- Add iPhone version
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- Add Apple Home Sharing library access
- Add playlist and library playback options
- Add response to orientation changes
- Add option to hide controls
- Add controls to fit any orientation
- Add educational app features
- Add portrait support
- Add album vs. artist filter
- Add search function
- Add equalizer
- Add perspective correction for spheres
- Add star flares following music rhythm
- Add Spotify API integration
In-app purchases
Phazr
No in-app purchases
Planetary Remastered
No in-app purchases








