Comparison

Exoplanet vs EO Science 2.0 AR App

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

Head to head
About

Exoplanet

Explore a vast, interactive database of discovered exoplanets and their host stars. Visualize their physical properties, locations in the night sky, and orbital paths. Discover the observable universe from Earth to the cosmic microwave background with stunning 3D models and augmented reality features.

Highlights
  • Interactive visualizations and animations
  • Daily updated exoplanet and host star properties
  • 3D Milky Way model with exoplanet locations
  • Augmented reality sky map
  • Exoplanet orbit and habitable zone visualizations
  • Data from multiple exoplanet catalogs
Features
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Exoplanets are planets orbiting stars beyond our own solar system. This app allows you to explore all discovered exoplanets, their measured physical properties, their location in the night sky, and their host stars. An interactive model shows you the entire observable universe, all the way from the surface of the Earth to the cosmic microwave background. This app has been developed by a professional astronomer. Main features: * Interactive visualizations and animations. * Physical properties of all detected exoplanets and their host stars, updated on a daily basis. * Stunning 3D model of our Milky Way showing the location of all known exoplanets. You can zoom into any planetary system, explore how the night sky and the constellations look from the surface of other planets, or zoom out and see other local galaxies and galaxy clusters as well as the cosmic microwave background. * Visualizations of exoplanet orbits and the habitable zone. * Choose between the Open Exoplanet Catalogue, the NASA Exoplanet Archive, and the Extrasolar Planet Encyclopedia (exoplanet.eu). * Push notifications are sent out whenever a new planet is discovered. * Augmented reality sky map: point the phone towards the sky to find an exoplanet! * Interactive multi-touch correlation plots. * Solar System planets, major moons, and asteroids are included. * Explore S-Stars orbiting the black hole at the Galactic Center of our Milky Way * Background information about exoplanets and detection methods. * Full support of planets in binary, triple, quadruple systems and orphan planets. * Real-time ray tracing on the GPU.

About

EO Science 2.0 AR App

Explore Earth's global features through augmented reality. Developed for a space observation conference, this app reveals satellite-observed data when you point your device at a printed marker.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality Earth visualization
  • Interactive globe tapping
  • Satellite observation data display
  • Requires printed fiducial marker
  • Developed for ESA conference
Features
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The world in your hands! Use this Augmented Reality app developed for the European Space Agency's Earth Observation Open Science 2.0 conference to see the Earth as you have never seen before. • Just download and print the fiducial marker from http://seom.esa.int/ar • Point your camera towards the image ... the augmented reality contents of the image will be disclosed to you offering you the possibility, just by tapping the globe, to visualise some of the global features observed by ESA satellites

Screenshots

Exoplanet4 screens
EO Science 2.0 AR App1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Exoplanet at 4.7 against EO Science 2.0 AR App's 3.0. Exoplanet also leads on ratings volume (956 vs 1). EO Science 2.0 AR App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Exoplanet sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. EO Science 2.0 AR App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Exoplanet holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exoplanet has 956 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Exoplanet versus EO Science 2.0 AR App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExoplanetEO Science 2.0 AR App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (956 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings956 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHanno ReinESA - European Space Agency

Customer experience

Exoplanet

All ratings956 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews484 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative5.8%

EO Science 2.0 AR App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Exoplanet

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Upgrade purchase issues with Galaxy Clusters and CMB add-on
  • Kepler objects of interest disappearing when switching databases

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add more detailed textures and visuals for exoplanets
  • Ability to view multiple databases simultaneously
  • Option to see planet surfaces and atmospheres
  • Inclusion of dwarf planets in our solar system
  • Ability to zoom in on and explore other galaxies
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  • Addition of black holes, pulsars, and other celestial objects
  • Inclusion of satellite and spacecraft orbits
  • Narration or audio commentary for key discoveries
  • Ability to view the universe from the surface of planets

EO Science 2.0 AR App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Exoplanet

One-time7
  • Galaxy Clusters and CMB$0.99
  • Asteroids$0.99
  • Gaia Stars$0.99
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  • S-Stars$0.99
  • Catalogues$0.99
  • Developer Appreciation Coffee$1.99
  • Kepler Add-on$2.99
None

EO Science 2.0 AR App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Exoplanet free?
Exoplanet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EO Science 2.0 AR App free?
EO Science 2.0 AR App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Exoplanet or EO Science 2.0 AR App?
Exoplanet is rated higher. Exoplanet averages 4.7 out of 5 from 956 ratings, while EO Science 2.0 AR App averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Exoplanet or EO Science 2.0 AR App have ads?
Neither Exoplanet nor EO Science 2.0 AR App shows ads.

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