Solary vs Planet Orbiter VR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
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 update cadence: Planet Orbiter VR at every 5 months against Solary's every 30 months. 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. Solary sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Planet Orbiter VR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Solary ships an update every 30 months, Planet Orbiter VR every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solary | Planet Orbiter VR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gyorgy Borz | INOVE, s.r.o. |
Customer experience
Solary
Planet Orbiter VR
In-app purchases
Solary
- Tip$0.99
- Big tip$1.99
- Giant tip$2.99
Planet Orbiter VR
- Additional lower orbit views$5.99
Questions
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