# Planetaria vs Doc Player

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Planetaria at 50% against Doc Player's 0%. Planetaria also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Doc Player's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Doc Player is free to download; Planetaria costs $4.99 up front. Doc Player sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per month. Planetaria asks for nothing beyond the download.

Planetaria holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planetaria has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Planetaria's written reviews are positive against 0% of Doc Player's.

Planetaria ships an update every 5 months, Doc Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Planetaria | Doc Player |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.2 (16 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/planetaria-space-simulator/id1546887479/reviews)** | [1.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/doc-player-text-to-speech/id6751149207/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **16** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | **50.0% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Size | 510 MB | 36 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | **15.1** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Joseph Rupertus](https://appshunter.io/developer/1610637143) | [JAN PETER METZ](https://appshunter.io/developer/1833684974) |

## What reviewers say

### Planetaria

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/planetaria-space-simulator/id1546887479)

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.

**Highlights:** 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

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Doc Player

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/doc-player-text-to-speech/id6751149207)

Convert articles, PDFs, and web links into spoken audio. Engage with content on the go, with AI-powered Q&A and sentence-by-sentence playback for deeper understanding. Seamlessly integrates with car controls.

**Highlights:** Text-to-speech for articles and PDFs, Listen to saved links, AI-powered Q&A on topics, Sentence-by-sentence playback, Car steering-wheel button integration

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ListenDock Pro | $14.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Planetaria free?

Planetaria costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Doc Player free?

Doc Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Planetaria or Doc Player?

Planetaria is rated higher. Planetaria averages 4.2 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Doc Player averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Planetaria or Doc Player have ads?

Neither Planetaria nor Doc Player shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Planetaria or Doc Player?

Planetaria ships an update every 5 months, and Doc Player weekly. Most recently, Planetaria was updated on October 29, 2026 and Doc Player on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*