CloudLabs The Solar System vs Solar System Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CloudLabs The Solar System
Create and observe your own solar system with this interactive simulation. Configure stars, planets, and orbits to learn about celestial mechanics. Watch your custom solar system come to life.
- Configure solar system parameters
- Select main star properties
- Establish planet orbits
- Observe planetary motion
- Interactive simulation
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This simulation provides you with a holoprojector which you can use to configure the solar system. You will need to select the main star of the solar system, taking into account the mass, radius and temperature. You will also need to establish the number of orbits of the planets and place each one in its respective orbit. Once you have configured the solar system, you will be able to start the simulation in order to observe the motion of the planets around the sun.
Solar System Clock
Visualize the current or historical positions of planets in our solar system. Explore future or past planetary alignments and identify optimal times for observing planets in the night sky.
- Real-time planet positions
- Custom date selection
- Past and future alignments
- Optimal viewing time identification
- Solar System visualization
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See the positions of all planets in our Solar System based on the current date. Or, you can set your own custom date to see the alignment of our planets from a future date or a past date. You can use this app to find out the best time to watch a planet in the sky by finding out when it will be closest to Earth.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Solar System Clock at 3.0 against CloudLabs The Solar System's 2.0. CloudLabs The Solar System's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Solar System Clock holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudLabs The Solar System | Solar System Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jiovany Orozco | Mateusz Andrzejczuk |
In-app purchases
CloudLabs The Solar System
No in-app purchases
Solar System Clock
No in-app purchases
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