pxSat3D vs Solary
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.
Solary
Explore our solar system in augmented reality. View individual planets or the entire system in orbit. Interact with celestial bodies by rotating, scaling, and repositioning them. Enhance your experience with a galaxy background.
- Augmented reality solar system exploration
- View individual planets or the full system
- Interactive planet controls (rotate, scale, move)
- Adjustable rotation animations
- Galaxy background option
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Solary is an AR app which lets you inspect each planet of our solar system. You can choose each planet one by one to check them out closely, or you can choose the whole solar system to experience all the planets orbiting around the sun. During the AR experience you can start and pause rotation animations, move the planets up and down, scale them or rotate them by yourself. If you really want to feel like you're in space, then tap on the galaxy button to enable it as a background.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: pxSat3D at every 3 months against Solary's every 30 months. pxSat3D also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Solary sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
pxSat3D ships an update every 3 months, Solary every 30 months. Both last shipped on June 1, 2026.
| Parameter | pxSat3D | Solary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 30 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | P'tit Xav | Gyorgy Borz |
Customer experience
pxSat3D
Solary
In-app purchases
pxSat3D
- Tip$0.99
- Tip$2.99
Solary
- Tip$0.99
- Big tip$1.99
- Giant tip$2.99
