Comparison

Skylob vs GalacticAR for Education

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

Head to head
About

Skylob

Explore the vastness of the observable universe, from its immense size to the accelerating expansion driven by dark energy. Discover how our cosmological horizon is shrinking, making parts of the cosmos permanently unknowable. This app invites contemplation on our place within this cosmic immensity.

Highlights
  • Observable universe scale
  • Dark energy and expansion
  • Cosmological horizon explained
  • Our place in the cosmos
  • Scientific concepts simplified
Features
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The observable universe stretches roughly 93 billion light-years across and holds an estimated one billion trillion stars. Yet the universe's expansion tells a stranger story: dark energy is accelerating galaxies away from one another at rates that exceed the speed of light, shrinking our cosmological horizon: The boundary beyond which no signal can ever reach us, to about 16 billion light-years. Beyond that threshold, the cosmos becomes permanently unknowable. And within all of that immensity, as Carl Sagan so movingly reminded us, we live on a pale blue dot. A single, fragile mote among countless heavenly bodies, most of which have never been named, let alone explored. That vastness isn't cause for despair, it's an invitation.

About

GalacticAR for Education

Explore the universe with interactive 3D models and an extensive encyclopedia. Test your knowledge with over 300 quiz questions covering comets, planets, galaxies, and more. Ideal for students and educators seeking a comprehensive astronomy learning experience.

Highlights
  • 300 quiz questions
  • 121 astronomical topics
  • 43 interactive 3D models
  • 16 immersive outer space scenes
  • 9 main astronomy categories
  • 6 language options
Features
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GalacticAR for Education is the complete school edition of GalacticAR. Explore and learn about the universe, from comets and planets to black holes, galaxies, and the cosmos as a whole. GalacticAR combines a comprehensive astronomy encyclopedia, interactive 3D models and scenes, and a quiz with 300 questions across multiple difficulty levels. Ideal for schools, classrooms, students, and anyone who wants a complete astronomy experience. It is available across Apple platforms as a one-time app purchase for educational use. Features: • 300 quiz questions to test and expand your knowledge • 121 astronomical topics in the encyclopedia • 43 interactive 3D models • 16 immersive outer space scenes, from the Solar System to galaxies. • 9 main categories: Comets, Asteroids, Moons, Planets, Solar System, Stars, Black Holes, Galaxies, and Universe. • 8 Game Center achievements to collect • 3 Game Center leaderboards to compete in • 6 languages (English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese and Simplified Chinese) • Made for Vision Pro, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Watch.

Screenshots

Skylob4 screens
GalacticAR for Education4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Skylob at Free against GalacticAR for Education's $4.99. Skylob also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). GalacticAR for Education's advantage is device support (6 vs 2). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Skylob is free to download; GalacticAR for Education costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Skylob against 5.0 for GalacticAR for Education. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skylob ships an update every 3 weeks, GalacticAR for Education every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Skylob versus GalacticAR for Education: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkylobGalacticAR for Education
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB222 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyle ChengVielfalt Software e.U.

Customer experience

Skylob

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GalacticAR for Education

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Skylob

No in-app purchases

None

GalacticAR for Education

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skylob free?
Skylob is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GalacticAR for Education free?
GalacticAR for Education costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Skylob or GalacticAR for Education?
Skylob and GalacticAR for Education are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Skylob or GalacticAR for Education have ads?
Neither Skylob nor GalacticAR for Education shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skylob or GalacticAR for Education?
Skylob ships an update every 3 weeks, and GalacticAR for Education every 3 months. Most recently, Skylob was updated on November 3, 2026 and GalacticAR for Education on November 10, 2026.

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