Skylob vs GalacticAR for Education
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Observable universe scale
- Dark energy and expansion
- Cosmological horizon explained
- Our place in the cosmos
- Scientific concepts simplified
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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.
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.
- 300 quiz questions
- 121 astronomical topics
- 43 interactive 3D models
- 16 immersive outer space scenes
- 9 main astronomy categories
- 6 language options
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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.
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Verdict
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.
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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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Skylob | GalacticAR for Education |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 222 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyle Cheng | Vielfalt Software e.U. |
Customer experience
Skylob
GalacticAR for Education
In-app purchases
Skylob
No in-app purchases
GalacticAR for Education
No in-app purchases
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