Planetaria vs Solar System&Celestial Objects
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planetaria
Explore a dynamic 3D model of the Solar System, synchronizing with real-time data to show celestial bodies in orbit. Discover planets, dwarf planets, and moons with detailed surface models. Manipulate time to view past and future solar system configurations.
- Interactive 3D Solar System model
- Real-time celestial body positions
- Detailed 3D surface models
- Explore planets, dwarf planets, and moons
- Time manipulation (past/future)
- AR integration
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Explore the celestial worlds of the Solar System with Planetaria, an interactive 3D simulator experience for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro. This dynamic scale model of the Solar System synchronizes with real-time data to display the live positions of celestial bodies in their orbits, along with beautiful and detailed 3D models of their surfaces. On your journey through outer space, you can visit the Sun, the 8 planets, 5 dwarf planets, and over 20 major moons. Entire worlds await your discovery, each with their own individual features and environments. You can also fast-forward or rewind time, and see what the Solar System looks like at any time in the past or future. Photos and 3D models provided by NASA/JPL.
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 price: Solar System&Celestial Objects at Free against Planetaria's $4.99. Solar System&Celestial Objects also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). Planetaria's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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
Solar System&Celestial Objects is free to download; Planetaria costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Planetaria ships an update every 5 months, Solar System&Celestial Objects every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planetaria | Solar System&Celestial Objects |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 510 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Rupertus | NIKI TECH |
In-app purchases
Planetaria
No in-app purchases
Solar System&Celestial Objects
No in-app purchases
Questions
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