Solar Smash 2D vs Solar System Sim
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solar Smash 2D
Explore unique destruction mechanics in a space-themed sandbox. Break planets into pieces, control spaceships in epic battles, or design your own celestial bodies with custom physics.
- Unique destruction mechanics
- Break planets into pieces
- Physics-based planet movement
- Control and spawn spaceships
- Create space battles
- Draw custom planets
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Solar Smash 2D is a spin off from the original Solar Smash by the same developers, this game was designed to allow for different technology to be utilised and allow for unique destruction mechanics. It features the ability to break planets into pieces and each planet will float and move with its own physics, players can control or spawn in spaceships and create huge space battles, or you can draw in your own planet with any design you want. Indonesia (IGRS) Age Rating: 13+
Solar System Sim
Simulate and explore celestial bodies within our solar system and beyond. Create your own solar systems, experiment with gravity and physics, and observe orbital mechanics in action.
- Explore planets and moons
- Visit nearby stars
- Create custom solar systems
- Gravity and physics simulation
- Recalculate orbits
- Newton's laws implementation
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Zoom from a planet's surface out to distant galaxies, then reshape the whole system with your own hands. Solar System Sim is a real-time gravity sandbox built on Newton's laws and real astronomical data. Every body you add, move or destroy recalculates the orbits of everything else, live. • Smash worlds together: impact craters carve into the surface, firestorms sweep the globe, and glowing debris rains back down. • Build your own universe: add planets, moons, asteroids and comets with their own size, mass and looks, or customise the ones already there. • Land anywhere: drop to a first-person view on any planet's surface and experience its environment. • Sculpt rings: add particle rings and watch gravity shape them in real time. • Witness real eclipses: solar and lunar, with real-world astronomical precision. • Follow comets: watch them streak past and interact with the bodies they meet. • Leave the Solar System: travel to remarkable nearby stars and find them within the Milky Way. • Feel the scale: see the true vastness of space, from a pebble-sized moon to the nearest galaxies. Whether you're here to learn how gravity really works or just to break planets with it, explore at your own pace. Start your cosmic adventure with Solar System Sim.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Solar System Sim at every 5 days against Solar Smash 2D's every 2 months. Solar Smash 2D's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (14K vs 4.4K). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Solar Smash 2D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Solar System Sim sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Solar Smash 2D holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14K and 4.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Solar Smash 2D's written reviews are positive against 81% of Solar System Sim's.
Solar Smash 2D ships an update every 2 months, Solar System Sim every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Solar Smash 2D | Solar System Sim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (14K ratings) — better | 4.5 (4.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.1% of reviews — better | 80.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 4.4K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 252 MB | 522 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PARADYME LIMITED | WPC |
Customer experience
Solar Smash 2D
Solar System Sim
User reviews
Solar Smash 2D
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good game
- 🚀 Endless entertainment
- 🚀 Amazing space battles
- 🚀 Customizable planets
- 🚀 Controllable ships
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs with movement controls
- 🐛 Glitches when switching maps
- 🔒 Aggressive monetization with gem system
Solar System Sim
From 4.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Realistic simulation
- 🚀 Detailed solar system
- 🚀 Ability to create custom solar systems
- 🚀 Impressive graphics
- 🚀 Frequent updates
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 💰 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Saving and loading issues
- 🐛 Unstable orbits
Bugs and requests
Solar Smash 2D
Reported bugs
3 issues- Movement controls disappear when switching maps
- Soft-lock when controlling ships and resetting world
- Gem counter bug showing incorrect values
Requested features
6 requests- Add more ships and factions to spawn
- Allow controlling of larger ships and bosses
- Implement faction relationship editor
- Add pause, slow-motion, and speed up controls
- Expand custom planet creation tools
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- Introduce multiplayer mode
Solar System Sim
Reported bugs
5 issues- Planets/moons disappearing after saving and loading
- Bright flashes and screen distortions
- Planets/objects getting stuck inside stars
- Crashes when colliding or editing certain objects
- Inconsistent orbital mechanics and moons ejecting from planets
Requested features
10 requests- Add more galaxy and nebula textures
- Implement realistic supernova effects
- Allow customization of planet atmospheres and terrain
- Add binary star systems and rogue planets
- Introduce a galaxy maker and collision feature
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- Implement a reverse time lapse option
- Add more speed options (128x, 256x, etc.)
- Introduce a population counter and life simulation for planets
- Allow custom city lights and vegetation on planets
- Add a Roche limit feature to observe tidal disruption
In-app purchases
Solar Smash 2D
- AdFree$3.99
Solar System Sim
- HD Mars$2.99
- HD Earth$2.99
- HD Moon$2.99
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- No-ads$3.99
- HD 3-body pack$6.99
Questions
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