pxSat3D vs Pocket Planets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
pxSat3D
Visualize real-time satellite orbits around Earth. Explore the density of specific satellite types in orbit. Performance may vary on older devices.
- Real-time satellite tracking
- Visualize satellite orbits
- Quantify satellite types
- Space traffic visualization
- Educational space data
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This application will show the space traffic with the satellites currently orbiting . You can visualise the quantity of satellite for one type. Note : on older devices, displaying of numerous objects can be slow.
Pocket Planets
Explore our solar system with detailed information on planets, moons, and astronauts. Track who is currently in space and receive notifications for new launches. Access NASA images and compare celestial body characteristics.
- Detailed planet and moon data
- Astronaut information and missions
- Real-time space occupancy
- Launch notifications
- NASA image gallery
- Celestial body comparisons
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Pocket Planets gives you all the information you need about our solar system and human activity in space. Learn more about all 565 astronauts who been to space. What was their mission? How long had they been up there? See who is in space now! Get notified when somebody goes into space. Get up to date information about every planet and moon in the solar system. Including: - Physical characteristics: mass, radius, density, gravity, escape velocity - Orbital characteristics: real-time distance from the Sun and Earth, orbital period, orbital speed, eccentricity, apsis, periapsis, visualise orbit - Atmosphere: pressure, atmospheric composition - Images from Nasa - Moons: compare their size and distance
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket Planets at none against pxSat3D's 2. Pocket Planets also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 2). pxSat3D's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. pxSat3D sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pocket Planets asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for pxSat3D against 4.6 for Pocket Planets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Planets has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of pxSat3D's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pocket Planets's.
pxSat3D ships an update every 3 months, Pocket Planets every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | pxSat3D | Pocket Planets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | P'tit Xav | Ad Lunam Kereskedelmi es Szolgaltato Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag |
Customer experience
pxSat3D
Pocket Planets
In-app purchases
pxSat3D
- Tip$0.99
- Tip$2.99
Pocket Planets
No in-app purchases
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