Comparison

Dylan The Driller vs Solar System Sim

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dylan The Driller

Build the tallest towers and create a unique city in this addictive construction game. Collect accessories to customize your character and compete with friends to see who can build the highest skyscraper.

Highlights
  • Tower building gameplay
  • City creation and expansion
  • Unique building shapes
  • Character outfit customization
  • Achievement rewards
  • Share cities with friends
Features
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Help Dylan build his city! Dylan The Driller is a construction-based tower building game that is extremely addictive. Try to build the tallest building. Experiment with different tower shapes. Remember, the tower takes the shape of a construction that you make, which gives you the power to make unique buildings. Place the buildings that you like in your city. Try making the coolest city possible. it would be pretty cool if the highest skyscraper was in your town! Also, you get different accessories from the chest and from completing some achievements, you can combine those accessories to make some interesting outfits for Dylan. HOW TO PLAY: - Every time you tap the drill breaks the part of the construction and Dylan changes the direction. - Don't tap too late because he might fall from the construction - Make the building as tall as possible. - Make the buildings with unique shapes - Build the city with tallest buildings - Expand your city - Collect all accessories from chests and combine them to make interesting outfits for Dylan - While playing you'll receive different accessories as a reward for completing some achievements. Don't forget to share your cities with your friends. Who's gonna make the tallest tower? Go ahead and download " Dylan The Driller” and if you have any recommendations for the App, please drop us an email.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Explore planets and moons
  • Visit nearby stars
  • Create custom solar systems
  • Gravity and physics simulation
  • Recalculate orbits
  • Newton's laws implementation
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Dylan The Driller4 screens
Solar System Sim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dylan The Driller at every 3 days against Solar System Sim's every 3 weeks. Dylan The Driller also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Solar System Sim's advantage is ratings volume (4.1K vs 8). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dylan The Driller sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Solar System Sim sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dylan The Driller holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solar System Sim has 4.1K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Dylan The Driller's written reviews are positive against 80% of Solar System Sim's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dylan The Driller ships an update every 3 days, Solar System Sim every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dylan The Driller versus Solar System Sim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDylan The DrillerSolar System Sim
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better4.5 (4.1K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better79.9% of reviews
Number of ratings84.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size223 MB512 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikola JovanovicWPC

Customer experience

Dylan The Driller

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Solar System Sim

All ratings4,131 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews1,064 reviews
Positive79.9%
Neutral10.2%
Negative9.9%

Bugs and requests

Dylan The Driller

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

4 purchases

Dylan The Driller

One-time4
  • 50 diamonds$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 200 diamonds$4.99
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  • 800 diamonds$9.99
5 purchases

Solar System Sim

One-time5
  • 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

Is Dylan The Driller free?
Dylan The Driller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solar System Sim free?
Solar System Sim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dylan The Driller or Solar System Sim?
Dylan The Driller is rated higher. Dylan The Driller averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Solar System Sim averages 4.5 from 4.1K ratings.
Do Dylan The Driller or Solar System Sim have ads?
Both Dylan The Driller and Solar System Sim show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dylan The Driller or Solar System Sim?
Dylan The Driller ships an update every 3 days, and Solar System Sim every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dylan The Driller was updated on June 1, 2026 and Solar System Sim on September 24, 2026.

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