Comparison

Celestia vs Am in Space

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Celestia

Explore the universe in real-time 3D. Visit planets, moons, star clusters, and galaxies, viewing them from any point in space and time. Customize your experience with expandable content and detailed simulations.

Highlights
  • Real-time 3D space visualization
  • Explore planets, moons, stars, galaxies
  • Accurate solar system object positions
  • Interactive planetarium mode
  • Expandable content with add-ons
  • Customizable celestial databases
Features
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Celestia — real-time 3D visualization of space 3D Space Simulator | Celestia lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. Celestia simulates many different types of celestial objects. From planets and moons to star clusters and galaxies, you can visit every object in the expandable database and view it from any point in space and time. The position and movement of solar system objects is calculated accurately in real time at any rate desired. Interactive Planetarium | Celestia serves as a planetarium – for an observer on any celestial object. You can easily navigate to any world and land on its surface. When used as a planetarium, Celestia shows accurate positions of solar system objects in the sky. You can switch labels and other supporting features on and off with hotkeys, or zoom in and out on an object of interest, for example Jupiter’s system of moons. Expandable Content | Customize Celestia according to your needs. Celestia’s catalogues can be easily expanded. There are many different add-ons available containing new objects like comets or stars, high-resolution textures of Earth and other well mapped solar system bodies, as well as 3D models for asteroids and spacecraft on precise trajectories. Even fictional objects from well-known sci-fi franchises can be found. EULA(End User License Agreement): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Am in Space

Test your knowledge of Earth and space with this interactive quiz app. It covers the Solar System, the Universe, and space exploration, featuring text-to-speech for auditory learning. Developed by a young enthusiast, it's a fun way to absorb astronomical facts.

Highlights
  • Space and Earth facts quiz
  • Solar System, Universe, Space Exploration
  • Interactive visual quizzes
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Educational content
Features
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A quiz app developed by a 12 year old. This app is a great tool to learn important facts about Earth and Space including facts about the Solar System, Universe, and Space Exploration. This is a set of very interactive visual quiz app. With text to speech functionality it can also help those who prefer listening. This is the fourth app of this young developer. Image Source: NASA

Screenshots

Celestia4 screens
Am in Space4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Am in Space at 5.0 against Celestia's 4.4. Am in Space also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Celestia's advantage is ratings volume (341 vs 2). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Celestia sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Am in Space asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Am in Space holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Celestia has 341 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Celestia's written reviews are positive against 100% of Am in Space's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Celestia versus Am in Space: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCelestiaAm in Space
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (341 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings341 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size550 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer林峰 李Tanima Kashyap

Customer experience

Celestia

All ratings337 ratings
Positive83.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews265 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%

Am in Space

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Celestia

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Milky Way and other galaxy textures not loading properly
  • Crashes when using certain add-ons
  • Issues with planet and moon orbits not being accurate

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more exoplanets and distant star systems
  • Implement terrain generation for planets
  • Expand to include more galaxies and the overall universe structure
  • Add support for black holes, pulsars, and other exotic objects
  • Improve controls and camera movement

Am in Space

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Celestia

Subscriptions3
  • Celestia PLUS (Weekly)7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Celestia PLUS (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Celestia PLUS (Yearly)$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Celestia PLUS (Lifetime)$79.99
None

Am in Space

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Celestia free?
Celestia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Am in Space free?
Am in Space is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Celestia or Am in Space?
Am in Space is rated higher. Celestia averages 4.4 out of 5 from 341 ratings, while Am in Space averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Celestia or Am in Space have ads?
Neither Celestia nor Am in Space shows ads.

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