Pocket Planets vs Planet Orbiter VR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Planet Orbiter VR
Explore breathtaking views of Earth, Mars, and the Moon from low orbit. Fly around celestial bodies and discover famous landmarks or distant corners. Enjoy an immersive experience with or without VR glasses.
- Low orbit exploration
- Views of Earth, Mars, and Moon
- VR headset support
- Non-VR mode available
- Detailed planet surface data
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So far away and yet so close. The breathtaking view on Earth, Mars and Moon, the lower orbit. Fly around the planet, visit the most distant corners or the most famous ones. Let your curiosity take over and enjoy views on Earth, Mars and Moon based on extensive planet surface data. It is about you in the lower orbit. With VR glasses and without You will get the most thrilling experience from Planet Orbiter VR with VR glasses. Don't have VR glasses around right now? There is still a great visit of lower orbit ahead of you. Note Planet Orbiter VR is still in development, we are looking forward to bringing you more new lower orbit experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket Planets at none against Planet Orbiter VR's 1. Pocket Planets also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Planet Orbiter VR's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, 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. Planet Orbiter VR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pocket Planets asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pocket Planets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Pocket Planets's written reviews are positive against 100% of Planet Orbiter VR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pocket Planets ships an update every 3 weeks, Planet Orbiter VR every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Pocket Planets | Planet Orbiter VR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (22 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ad Lunam Kereskedelmi es Szolgaltato Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag | INOVE, s.r.o. |
Customer experience
Pocket Planets
Planet Orbiter VR
In-app purchases
Pocket Planets
No in-app purchases
Planet Orbiter VR
- Additional lower orbit views$5.99
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