Mars Climate vs Planetaria
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mars Climate
Explore the daily weather patterns and climate conditions on the planet Mars. This educational application provides insights into Martian atmospheric data.
- Daily Martian climate information
- Educational content about Mars
- Planet exploration insights
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Learn about the daily climate on planet Mars!
Planetaria
Explore a dynamic 3D model of the Solar System, synchronizing with real-time data to show celestial bodies in orbit. Discover planets, dwarf planets, and moons with detailed surface models. Manipulate time to view past and future solar system configurations.
- Interactive 3D Solar System model
- Real-time celestial body positions
- Detailed 3D surface models
- Explore planets, dwarf planets, and moons
- Time manipulation (past/future)
- AR integration
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Explore the celestial worlds of the Solar System with Planetaria, an interactive 3D simulator experience for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro. This dynamic scale model of the Solar System synchronizes with real-time data to display the live positions of celestial bodies in their orbits, along with beautiful and detailed 3D models of their surfaces. On your journey through outer space, you can visit the Sun, the 8 planets, 5 dwarf planets, and over 20 major moons. Entire worlds await your discovery, each with their own individual features and environments. You can also fast-forward or rewind time, and see what the Solar System looks like at any time in the past or future. Photos and 3D models provided by NASA/JPL.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mars Climate at Free against Planetaria's $4.99. Mars Climate also leads on iOS requirement (13.2 vs 16.4). Planetaria's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 12 months). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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
Mars Climate is free to download; Planetaria costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Planetaria holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planetaria has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Mars Climate ships an update every 12 months, Planetaria every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Mars Climate | Planetaria |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.2 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 510 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DJ Brunk | Joseph Rupertus |
Customer experience
Mars Climate
Planetaria
In-app purchases
Mars Climate
No in-app purchases
Planetaria
No in-app purchases
Questions
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