Planet simulation vs Pocket Galaxy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planet simulation
Design and build your own solar system with various stars. Explore the fascinating world of gravity and recreate celestial bodies. A relaxing game for your spare time.
- Create your own solar system
- Simulate gravity
- Design with various stars
- Reproduce celestial bodies
- Relaxing gameplay
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Enjoy world of gravity! Planet simulation game can also reproduce solar system. Create the universe with various stars. You may be able to recreate the solar system. In spare time or boring time, it is a recommended game. This game is the 2nd iOS game for the Web Game Site "DAN-BALL"
Pocket Galaxy
Tap your way through a galaxy of planets, mining their cores for profit. Develop your spaceship, unlock cosmic powers, and build a mining fleet. Travel through time and space to upgrade your arsenal and defend the galaxy from mechanical foes.
- Planetary destruction and galactic conquest
- Mine planets and collect resources
- Develop and upgrade spaceships
- Utilize cosmic powers for faster mining
- Build and customize a space mining fleet
- Travel through time for advanced weapons
- Defend the galaxy from mechanical enemies
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TAP YOUR WAY THROUGH A GALAXY OF PLANETS! Pocket Galaxy, it’s planetary destruction, all concealed in your pocket. Tap to blast you way through planets, keep tapping to mine their cores for precious chunkles. All in the pursuit for galactic profit! DEVELOP YOUR OWN SPACESHIP Take control and develop your very own planet busting spaceship. Upgrade its damage as well as purchase a variety of cosmic powers with your newly mined chunkles. USE COSMIC POWERS Develop cosmic powers with your stored chunkles and use them to rapidly speed up your galactic mining expedition. Your profits will soar! BUILD YOUR OWN SPACE MINING FLEET Build your very own intergalactic mining fleet by spending your freshly mined chunkles. Purchase a variety of different spaceships to join your galactic fleet as you power through solar systems mining planets. Customise your space fleet in a huge variety of different colours of your choosing. WARP THROUGH TIME AND SPACE Travel back in time with your advanced research and start your journey again with powerful future weapons that can unleash a devastating torrent of power. DESTROY THE EVIL RoBRO'S Save the galaxy from the evil mechanical RoBRo's as you infiltrate and mine their outpost worlds. Prevent them from causing any more problems for the other spacefaring races. ************** FEATURES: ************** ● PLANETARY destruction, in the form of Galactic Conquest ● TRAVEL through the galaxy and mine a multitude of planets ● BUILD your very own galactic mining fleet that helps your mining expedition ● DYNAMIC SOUNDTRACK which reacts to how fast you can tap! ● USE Cosmic Powers to rapidly increase your planetary mining ● TRAVEL back in time and develop powerful future weapons
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pocket Galaxy at none against Planet simulation's shown. Pocket Galaxy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 13.0). Planet simulation's advantage is review sentiment (74% vs 42%) and ratings volume (165 vs 16). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Planet simulation against 3.9 for Pocket Galaxy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planet simulation has 165 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Planet simulation's written reviews are positive against 42% of Pocket Galaxy's.
Planet simulation ships an update every 8 months, Pocket Galaxy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planet simulation | Pocket Galaxy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (165 ratings) — better | 3.9 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.3% of reviews — better | 42.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 165 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 321 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | THE UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD ENTERPRISES LIMITED |
Customer experience
Planet simulation
Pocket Galaxy
Bugs and requests
Planet simulation
Reported bugs
3 issues- Planets sometimes disappear or behave erratically
- App crashes or freezes occasionally
- Scaling and scrolling issues
Requested features
5 requests- Add more celestial objects (black holes, supernovas, etc.)
- Allow for more complex orbits and binary systems
- Implement a save/load feature for solar systems
- Add a tutorial or help section
- Integrate with educational resources on astronomy
Pocket Galaxy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Planet simulation
No in-app purchases
Pocket Galaxy
No in-app purchases
