Comparison

BlackHolesHD vs Celestia

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BlackHolesHD

Experience a realistic simulation of a black hole with smooth, high-fidelity animation. This educational tool brings the fascinating physics of celestial bodies directly to your device.

Highlights
  • Realistic black hole simulation
  • Smooth animation
  • High-fidelity rendering
  • Educational tool
  • Pocket-sized celestial physics
Features
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Real simulated Blackhole, simple and efficient ... smooth animation rendered in 24 bits.

About

Celestia

Explore the universe in real-time 3D. Visit planets, moons, star clusters, and galaxies, viewing them from any point in space and time. Customize your experience with expandable content and detailed simulations.

Highlights
  • Real-time 3D space visualization
  • Explore planets, moons, stars, galaxies
  • Accurate solar system object positions
  • Interactive planetarium mode
  • Expandable content with add-ons
  • Customizable celestial databases
Features
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Celestia — real-time 3D visualization of space 3D Space Simulator | Celestia lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. Celestia simulates many different types of celestial objects. From planets and moons to star clusters and galaxies, you can visit every object in the expandable database and view it from any point in space and time. The position and movement of solar system objects is calculated accurately in real time at any rate desired. Interactive Planetarium | Celestia serves as a planetarium – for an observer on any celestial object. You can easily navigate to any world and land on its surface. When used as a planetarium, Celestia shows accurate positions of solar system objects in the sky. You can switch labels and other supporting features on and off with hotkeys, or zoom in and out on an object of interest, for example Jupiter’s system of moons. Expandable Content | Customize Celestia according to your needs. Celestia’s catalogues can be easily expanded. There are many different add-ons available containing new objects like comets or stars, high-resolution textures of Earth and other well mapped solar system bodies, as well as 3D models for asteroids and spacecraft on precise trajectories. Even fictional objects from well-known sci-fi franchises can be found. EULA(End User License Agreement): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BlackHolesHD1 screens
Celestia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Celestia at 78% against BlackHolesHD's 27%. Celestia also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (324 vs 38). BlackHolesHD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Celestia sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. BlackHolesHD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Celestia holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Celestia has 324 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of BlackHolesHD's written reviews are positive against 78% of Celestia's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BlackHolesHD versus Celestia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackHolesHDCelestia
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (38 ratings)4.4 (324 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews78.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38324 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB545 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancois PIEDNOEL林峰 李

Customer experience

BlackHolesHD

All ratings38 ratings
Positive52.6%
Neutral15.8%
Negative31.6%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral45.5%
Negative27.3%

Celestia

All ratings324 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews249 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.1%

Bugs and requests

BlackHolesHD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Celestia

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Milky Way and other galaxy textures not loading properly
  • Crashes when using certain add-ons
  • Issues with planet and moon orbits not being accurate

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more exoplanets and distant star systems
  • Implement terrain generation for planets
  • Expand to include more galaxies and the overall universe structure
  • Add support for black holes, pulsars, and other exotic objects
  • Improve controls and camera movement

In-app purchases

None

BlackHolesHD

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Celestia

Subscriptions3
  • Celestia PLUS (Weekly)7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Celestia PLUS (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Celestia PLUS (Yearly)$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Celestia PLUS (Lifetime)$79.99

Questions

Is BlackHolesHD free?
BlackHolesHD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Celestia free?
Celestia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BlackHolesHD or Celestia?
Celestia is rated higher. BlackHolesHD averages 3.4 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Celestia averages 4.4 from 324 ratings.
Do BlackHolesHD or Celestia have ads?
Neither BlackHolesHD nor Celestia shows ads.

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