Comparison

Exoplanet vs CollecTeKs

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

CollecTeKs

Features
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CollecTeKs is your external brain in 3D. Drop in anything, a task, a thought, a photo, a voice memo, a goal, a person. It becomes a node in a living, rotating graph. Connect the dots. Zoom in. See how your business links to your finances, how that conversation connects to that deadline, how one decision ripples across everything else. Life has become too complex for your brain to handle alone. You're not failing, the system is too messy. Every task switch resets your thinking. Every context change drains willpower. Goals slip. Connections get lost. You spend half your energy just remembering where you left off. Your life isn't flat. Your tools shouldn't be either. Chaos managed. Mind clear. Zoom ahead. Privacy Policy: https://yazteks.com/collecteks/privacy Terms of Use: https://yazteks.com/collecteks/terms

Screenshots

Exoplanet4 screens
CollecTeKs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Exoplanet at 4 against CollecTeKs's 2. Exoplanet also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Exoplanet sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and CollecTeKs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Exoplanet versus CollecTeKs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExoplanetCollecTeKs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (956 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings956 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHanno ReinAlexandra Yashil Kade

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

CollecTeKs

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
2 purchases

CollecTeKs

Subscriptions2
  • CollecTeKs Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • CollecTeKs Pro Yearly$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Exoplanet free?
Exoplanet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CollecTeKs free?
CollecTeKs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Exoplanet or CollecTeKs have ads?
Neither Exoplanet nor CollecTeKs shows ads.

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