Planets vs Awesome Planets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planets
Explore the solar system with a 3D guide. Discover planets, moons, and celestial events with interactive sky views and visibility information. Perfect for budding astronomers.
- 3D solar system guide
- 2D sky view
- 3D planetarium sky view
- Planet visibility times
- Rotating 3D planet and moon globes
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3D guide to the solar system for aspiring astronomers Over 10 million downloads! • Sky 2D: locate planets with flat view of sky • Sky 3D: planetarium style view of the sky • Visibility: shows times when planets are visible • Globe: rotating 3D globe of planets and moon
Awesome Planets
Explore planets in stunning 3D and augmented reality. Easily find any planet, view its information, and experience it up close. New celestial bodies will be added over time.
- 3D planet viewing
- Augmented reality (ARKit) mode
- Planet information display
- Easy planet search
- New planets added regularly
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If you want to explore planets in beautiful 3D and find them easily, this app is here for you :) You can discover planets quickly, read information about them, and view them in interactive 3D mode. If your device supports ARKit, you can also experience planets in augmented reality. Now you can: - View planets in an even better way - Create your own custom planets - Sync your planets with iCloud - Share planets with others
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Awesome Planets at 5.0 against Planets's 4.5. Awesome Planets also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Planets's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (969 vs 5). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Awesome Planets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Planets asks for nothing beyond the download.
Awesome Planets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planets has 969 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Planets's written reviews are positive against 100% of Awesome Planets's.
Planets ships an update every 4 months, Awesome Planets every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planets | Awesome Planets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (969 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 969 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Q Continuum | Saeed Rahmatolahi |
Customer experience
Planets
Awesome Planets
Bugs and requests
Planets
Reported bugs
4 issues- Moon phase information not accurate
- Compass/orientation not working correctly
- App crashes on certain devices or iOS versions
- Location/GPS not functioning properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add Pluto and other dwarf planets
- Include more detailed information on stars and constellations
- Provide notifications for celestial events
- Improve search and zoom capabilities
- Add night mode for better visibility in the dark
Awesome Planets
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Planets
No in-app purchases
Awesome Planets
- Awesome Planet Premium$2.99
Questions
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