StarMap 3D+ Plus vs ReactionAtlas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StarMap 3D+ Plus
Explore the cosmos with a portable star atlas. Identify planets, constellations, and deep sky objects using your device's sensors. Features detailed information and 3D visualizations for both beginners and advanced astronomers.
- Real-time satellite tracking (ISS, Hubble)
- Extensive star and deep sky object database
- Detailed constellation information and lines
- Location-based celestial object identification
- 3D universe visualization
- Adjustable date and time for celestial viewing
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Use your iPhone's compass and gyroscope to find planets, constellations, satellites, and more with crisp, colorful, high-definition Retina graphics that use every pixel of your iPhone or iPad! Hold the universe in your pocket! StarMap 3D Plus is the portable star atlas for beginners or advanced astronomers. Use StarMap 3D Plus to find the planets, stars, constellations, star clusters, galaxies, and nebulae visible to you based on your location and time. StarMap 3D will even use the compass to automatically align the map! • Real-time positions of 150 artificial satellites, including the International Space Station (ISS), and the Hubble Space Telescope • iPad Support • Over 100,000 stars, with detailed information for each of them • 6,441 deep sky objects, with details such as distance from Earth, diameter, apparent size and orientation, and morphology • All 88 modern constellations, with lines based on the outlines from "The Stars: A New Way to See Them" by H.A. Rey • MacRobert and Classic constellation lines also available • Location-based-services (LBS) / Global Positioning System (GPS) support, or manually enter your longitude and latitude • Adjustable date and time of day • Also adjust time instantaneously and interactively with the Time Scroll feature • Compass support, if present • Planetarium Mode for seeing only objects visible to you, or browse the entire celestial sphere • 3D Mode for visualizing the universe in three dimensions
ReactionAtlas
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ReactionAtlas puts 250 classic named reactions of organic synthesis in your pocket — fully offline, no account, no ads. BROWSE BY MECHANISM FAMILY Reactions are organized the way mechanisms actually work: Polar, Organometallic, Pericyclic, Radical, Carbene, Concerted, Photochemical. Full-text search across names, net transformations, and reagents. Star your favorites. RICH REACTION NOTES Every reaction includes its net transformation, controlled-vocabulary tags for category, mechanism, key intermediates and reagents, a reaction scheme and curly-arrow mechanism figure (from Wikimedia Commons, credited in-app), a concise mechanism walkthrough, an overview, and real synthetic applications from total synthesis. THE ATLAS An interactive force-directed map of the whole field: reactions cluster by shared mechanism and identical net transformation. Pinch to zoom, tap any node to jump to its note. Each note also carries its own radial "ego network" — same mechanism, same transformation, shared intermediates, shared reagents — so you can walk the web of organic chemistry one hop at a time. FLASHCARDS Quiz yourself from the transformation and reagents, reveal the answer, and track what you have mastered. Progress stays on your device. OFFLINE AND PRIVATE Everything is bundled. The app never connects to the internet and collects no data whatsoever. FREE AND PRO Every reaction's scheme and curly-arrow mechanism is free, forever. A single one-time purchase (ReactionAtlas Pro) unlocks the overviews, synthetic applications, mechanism insights with extra figures, the interactive atlas, and the flashcard quiz. No subscription. Made for students preparing for exams, researchers at the bench, and anyone who loves the logic of organic synthesis.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ReactionAtlas at Free against StarMap 3D+ Plus's $2.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
ReactionAtlas is free to download; StarMap 3D+ Plus costs $2.99 up front. StarMap 3D+ Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ReactionAtlas sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | StarMap 3D+ Plus | ReactionAtlas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 576 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sanville Software | Xiangqian Liu |
Bugs and requests
StarMap 3D+ Plus
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes on launch
- Incorrect moon and planet positioning
- Inconsistent performance after updates
Requested features
4 requests- More detailed deep sky object representations
- Improved tracking and compass accuracy
- Addition of educational content and tutorials
- Customization options for constellation art
ReactionAtlas
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
StarMap 3D+ Plus
- More Stars$1.99
ReactionAtlas
- ReactionAtlas Pro$7.99
Questions
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