Solary vs Astris
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.
Astris
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This app allows to you discover our solar system with every planet, moons and asteroids and add it to your favorites. You will be able to have a 3d experience with the planets and the sun. Every text is accessible thanks to the speak screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Astris at none against Solary's 3. Astris also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 30 months). On price, ads, 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. Solary sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Astris asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solary ships an update every 30 months, Astris every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solary | Astris |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gyorgy Borz | ISTITUTI EDMONDO DE AMICIS SRL |
In-app purchases
Solary
- Tip$0.99
- Big tip$1.99
- Giant tip$2.99
Astris
No in-app purchases
