Planet simulation vs Psychic Dust
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"
Psychic Dust
Design and create anything you can imagine using a variety of materials like water, fire, and oil. Explore different modes to experiment with particle interactions and witness magical visual effects.
- Powder box sandbox
- 30+ material types
- Granule mode
- Human origin simulation
- Particle interaction exploration
- Magical visual effects
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"-Relax with a powder box. Draw or create anything you want with nearly 30 kinds of materials including water, fire, oil, and even man and woman… -In Granule Mode, you can collocate granules as you want. In Human Origin, you can experience the process of how human originates. -Explore magical image brought by specific particles and any possible interactions between different elements. See what you can create."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Planet simulation at 74% against Psychic Dust's 27%. Planet simulation also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Psychic Dust's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 165). 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
Both are free to download. Psychic Dust sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Planet simulation asks for nothing beyond the download.
Planet simulation holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Psychic Dust has 1.1K ratings behind it against 165, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Planet simulation's written reviews are positive against 27% of Psychic Dust's.
Planet simulation ships an update every 8 months, Psychic Dust every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planet simulation | Psychic Dust |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (165 ratings) — better | 3.2 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.3% of reviews — better | 27.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 165 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | WONDER GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED |
Customer experience
Planet simulation
Psychic Dust
User reviews
Planet simulation
From 165 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Realistic gravity simulation
- 👍 Fun to mess around with
- 🎨 Visually appealing
- 🤖 Good for learning about planetary motion
Room to improve
- 🐛 Planets often crash into the sun
- 🔍 Limited features and customization options
- 📢 Distracting ads
- 🤯 Confusing controls and UI
Psychic Dust
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good game
- 🚀 Fun and free
- 👍 Clean quality and many levels
- 👍 Awesome sandbox game
Room to improve
- 🚨 Too many ads
- 🚨 Ads interrupt every level
- 🚨 Ads required to unlock/use features
- 🚨 Ads every 10 seconds
- 🚨 Ads make the game unplayable
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
Psychic Dust
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes or freezes
- Compatibility issues on older devices
- Glitches and bugs
Requested features
4 requests- Remove ads
- Increase particle/human limit
- Add more content and features
- Improve physics simulation
In-app purchases
Planet simulation
No in-app purchases
Psychic Dust
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
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