Planet Fun vs Solar System&Celestial Objects
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.
Solar System&Celestial Objects
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Easy learning about solar system, stars, celestial objects, constellations, spacecraft with pictures ,sounds and quiz games. If you who always search and learn a quiz app like these, this app is for you ① Solar system Flash card app. ② Stars Quiz app. ③ Celestial objects quiz app. ④ Stars history and information app. ⑤ Constellations name cards. ⑥ Guess solar system app. Features: - You can learn many kinds of stars. - You can play solar system quiz. - Many information related to solar system, stars, celestial objects, constellations, spacecraft - Support Quiz feature. - Support 5 languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Planet Fun at none against Solar System&Celestial Objects's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Planet Fun ships an update every 4 weeks, Solar System&Celestial Objects every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planet Fun | Solar System&Celestial Objects |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Omar reis | NIKI TECH |
In-app purchases
Planet Fun
No in-app purchases
Solar System&Celestial Objects
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Planet Fun free?
Is Solar System&Celestial Objects free?
Do Planet Fun or Solar System&Celestial Objects have ads?
Which is updated more often, Planet Fun or Solar System&Celestial Objects?
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