Planet Fun vs Planet Orbiter VR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planet Fun
Explore a 4D solar system simulation with accurate astronomical calculations for planets, moons, and stars. Interact with the celestial bodies using touch gestures, set any date and time, and even view your GPS position in augmented reality.
- 4D solar system simulation
- Configurable animation speed
- Augmented reality mode
- Almanac module with ephemeris calculators
- Touch gesture controls
- Star and constellation visualization
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PlanetFun is a 4D solar system simulation (3D + time) Sun, planets, Moon and star positions are calculated using various astronomical methods. App source code (Delphi Firemonkey) is available at: https://github.com/omarreis/vsop2013 PlanetFun features: * Solar system animation with configurable speed * Set any local date and time * Choose camera target (Sun, planets, etc) * Configurable camera distance-to-target * Touch gestures: one finger pan, two finger zoom, two finger rotation * show planet orbits. Each orbit is represented by 52 dots (for Earth it is one dot per week) * Heliocentric axis (x and z) * VSOP2013 and VSOP87 planet position calculations * Moon positions calculations ELP2000 * Star background image with 42455 stars of the Hipparcos Input Catalogue * Star and constellation lines and names ( a celestial sphere image ) * Constellation drawings ( 31 constellations ) * actual 3D spheres for the 150 brightest stars * Lighthouse on Earth on your GPS position * phone in the scene is positioned according to phone sensors (Azimuth,Elevation,Roll) * click the phone button to enter augmented reality mode. * Almanac module allows exploring the ephemeris calculators (stars, planets, Sun, Moon, Earth) controls: * camera distance and angle of view. * planet scales * local time, time animation speed * control visibility of various interface elements * app uses sensors compass, gyro and GPS - requires permission This app collects no user data.
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: Planet Fun at none against Planet Orbiter VR's 1. Planet Fun also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Planet Orbiter VR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Planet Fun asks for nothing beyond the download.
Planet Fun holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively.
Planet Fun ships an update every 4 weeks, Planet Orbiter VR every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planet Fun | Planet Orbiter VR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Omar reis | INOVE, s.r.o. |
Customer experience
Planet Fun
Planet Orbiter VR
In-app purchases
Planet Fun
No in-app purchases
Planet Orbiter VR
- Additional lower orbit views$5.99
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