Solar Smash vs Solar System Sim
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solar Smash
Unleash your destructive power on planets with a vast arsenal of weapons. From nuclear missiles and lasers to monstrous creatures and asteroids, obliterate celestial bodies in this engaging simulator.
- Planet destruction simulator
- Variety of weapons
- Nuclear missiles
- Lasers
- Monsters
- Spaceships
- Asteroids
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Harness the power of space and embark on an epic journey of creative destruction with Solar Smash, the ultimate physics-based sandbox simulation game! Simulate the Universe: Control the forces of nature and become a cosmic architect as you explore the boundless expanse of space. Craft and customize your own planetary systems, from the tiniest asteroids to massive gas giants. Two Thrilling Game Modes: Planet Smash: Annihilate planets and moons with over 50 different weapons! Choose from lasers, meteors, nukes, antimatter missiles, UFOs, battleships, space fighters, railguns, black holes, space shibas, orbital ion cannons, supernovas, laser swords, giant monsters, celestial beings, and even defensive weapons like shields and defensive satellites. Destroy everything in your path in both familiar solar systems and exotic star systems with artificial megastructures like ring worlds and giant moons with planetary force fields. Solar System Smash: Dive deep into physics simulations and unleash your creativity in a mode that allows you to play with one of three star systems, including our very own Solar system. Or create your own star systems, complete with planets and set their orbits. Experiment with planetary collisions, create black holes to disrupt orbits, and engage in endless cosmic simulations. Realistic Physics: Experience the breathtaking beauty of scientifically accurate gravitational interactions and celestial mechanics. Witness the awe-inspiring consequences of your every action as you set celestial bodies on collision courses, triggering cataclysmic events that defy imagination. Unleash Your Creativity: It's your universe to shape and reshape! Build, experiment, and destroy to your heart's content. The power to craft worlds or obliterate them is in your hands. What will you create, and what will you obliterate in your quest for cosmic dominance? Destruction Like Never Before: Tear apart planets, cause supernovas, and create black holes that consume everything in their path. Embrace the chaos and experience the visceral satisfaction of witnessing your cosmic masterpieces crumble to dust. Intuitive Controls: Dive into the cosmos with easy-to-use controls designed for both beginners and experienced players. Explore the infinite reaches of the universe and let your imagination run wild. Solar Smash is the ultimate sandbox for those who crave both the creative and the destructive. Are you ready to make your mark on the cosmos? Download Solar Smash now! Indonesia (IGRS) Age Rating: 13+ This game contains flashing lights that may make it unsuitable for people with photosensitive epilepsy or other photosensitive conditions. Player discretion is advised. Space images credits: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Space Telescope Science Institute
Solar System Sim
Simulate and explore celestial bodies within our solar system and beyond. Create your own solar systems, experiment with gravity and physics, and observe orbital mechanics in action.
- Explore planets and moons
- Visit nearby stars
- Create custom solar systems
- Gravity and physics simulation
- Recalculate orbits
- Newton's laws implementation
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Zoom from a planet's surface out to distant galaxies, then reshape the whole system with your own hands. Solar System Sim is a real-time gravity sandbox built on Newton's laws and real astronomical data. Every body you add, move or destroy recalculates the orbits of everything else, live. • Smash worlds together: impact craters carve into the surface, firestorms sweep the globe, and glowing debris rains back down. • Build your own universe: add planets, moons, asteroids and comets with their own size, mass and looks, or customise the ones already there. • Land anywhere: drop to a first-person view on any planet's surface and experience its environment. • Sculpt rings: add particle rings and watch gravity shape them in real time. • Witness real eclipses: solar and lunar, with real-world astronomical precision. • Follow comets: watch them streak past and interact with the bodies they meet. • Leave the Solar System: travel to remarkable nearby stars and find them within the Milky Way. • Feel the scale: see the true vastness of space, from a pebble-sized moon to the nearest galaxies. Whether you're here to learn how gravity really works or just to break planets with it, explore at your own pace. Start your cosmic adventure with Solar System Sim.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Solar Smash at 392K against Solar System Sim's 4.1K. Solar Smash also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and chart position (#136 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Solar Smash sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Solar System Sim sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Solar Smash holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solar Smash has 392K ratings behind it against 4.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Solar Smash's written reviews are positive against 80% of Solar System Sim's.
Solar Smash ships an update every 4 weeks, Solar System Sim every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Solar Smash | Solar System Sim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (392K ratings) — better | 4.5 (4.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews — better | 79.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 392K — better | 4.1K |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #136 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 439 MB | 512 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PARADYME LIMITED | WPC |
Customer experience
Solar Smash
Solar System Sim
User reviews
Solar Smash
From 392K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and satisfying
- 👍 Great graphics
- 👍 No ads
- 👍 Offline playability
- 👍 Variety of planets and weapons
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
- 💡 Lack of new content and updates
- 💡 Limited planet and weapon options
- 💡 Unrealistic physics and planet behavior
Solar System Sim
From 4.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Realistic simulation
- 🚀 Detailed solar system
- 🚀 Ability to create custom solar systems
- 🚀 Impressive graphics
- 🚀 Frequent updates
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 💰 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Saving and loading issues
- 🐛 Unstable orbits
Bugs and requests
Solar Smash
Reported bugs
4 issues- Ads not working properly
- Regeneration missiles getting stuck on loading screen
- Zooming issues in System Smash mode
- Glitches with certain weapons and planet interactions
Requested features
6 requests- More planets (including Pluto, Uranus, Neptune, etc.)
- Ability to customize planets and solar systems
- Natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.)
- Controllable spaceships and alien creatures
- Improved physics and realism
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- Ability to view planet from surface perspective
Solar System Sim
Reported bugs
5 issues- Planets/moons disappearing after saving and loading
- Bright flashes and screen distortions
- Planets/objects getting stuck inside stars
- Crashes when colliding or editing certain objects
- Inconsistent orbital mechanics and moons ejecting from planets
Requested features
10 requests- Add more galaxy and nebula textures
- Implement realistic supernova effects
- Allow customization of planet atmospheres and terrain
- Add binary star systems and rogue planets
- Introduce a galaxy maker and collision feature
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- Implement a reverse time lapse option
- Add more speed options (128x, 256x, etc.)
- Introduce a population counter and life simulation for planets
- Allow custom city lights and vegetation on planets
- Add a Roche limit feature to observe tidal disruption
In-app purchases
Solar Smash
- Planet Killer$1.99
- Von Neumann Probe$1.99
- Living Planet$2.99
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- Healing Pack$2.99
- Unlock Levels and Achievements$2.99
- AdFree$3.99
- Alpha Centauri Pack$4.99
- Monster Weapon Pack$4.99
- All Planets Pack$7.99
- All Weapons Pack$9.99
Solar System Sim
- HD Mars$2.99
- HD Earth$2.99
- HD Moon$2.99
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- No-ads$3.99
- HD 3-body pack$6.99
Questions
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