SoHO Viewer vs Project Planet Space
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SoHO Viewer
Access and view the latest images from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SoHO). Receive push notifications when new images are available, keeping you updated on solar activity. This app is a convenient tool for anyone interested in space imagery.
- Download latest SoHO images
- Display solar images
- Push notifications for new images
- Badge notification for new images
- Image courtesy of SOHO consortium
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SoHO Viewer is a simple application for downloading and displaying the latest images taken by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SoHO). It includes push notifications so you can be notified by a badge on the application when new images are available. It was quoted as “one of the ten best free applications to have on your iphone if you like stargazing:” http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/112210-free-iphone-stargazing-apps.html It appears in Mars 2015 edition of Sky And Telescope, page 70. Images are courtesy of SOHO consortium. SOHO is a project of international cooperation between ESA and NASA. If you had like to see images taken by Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) please use the SDO Viewer application.
Project Planet Space
Explore our solar system with an interactive map. Discover planetary gravity, temperatures, and atmospheric data. Calculate your weight on other worlds and learn fascinating space facts.
- Interactive solar system map
- Personalized weight and age calculations
- Detailed planetary data widgets
- Multi-language support
- Metric/Imperial unit switching
- Cosmic museum aesthetic
- Real astronomical data integration
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Project Planet - an interactive map of our solar system How much would you weigh on Jupiter? Why does a day on Mercury last longer than its year? Project Planet turns space facts into a fingertip-sized journey. Scroll through all nine planets (Pluto included), feel each world's pull on your own body, and explore the numbers astronomers have spent decades collecting. Highlights - Sticky scroll across the system: from Mercury to Pluto, each planet stays centred long enough for you to take it in. - You, on every world: enter your weight and age once and watch them recalculated by each planet's gravity and orbital period. - Five rich widgets per planet: surface temperature with reference markers (Antarctica, freezing, boiling), atmospheric pressure with composition chart, travel times from Earth from walking up to the speed of light, gravitational force with everyday objects (phone, backpack, car), and an interactive pressure simulator with phase changes for water, oxygen, CO2, hydrogen, nitrogen and mercury (Antoine equation under the hood). - Six languages: Czech, English, German, Slovak, Spanish and French, auto-detected from your device. - Metric or imperial: switch instantly; weights, temperatures and distances follow your preference. - Crafted to feel like a small cosmic museum: dark cosmic theme, hand-tuned typography, subtle scroll choreography, and a right rail that lets you jump to any planet. - Built on real data: gravitational accelerations, orbital periods, NASA mean temperatures, atmospheric compositions and substance phase transitions. Requires an internet connection. The app runs as a continuously updated webview and uses native iOS capabilities such as haptic feedback to add a tactile dimension to your interstellar journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Project Planet Space at 5.0 against SoHO Viewer's 3.4. SoHO Viewer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (19 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Project Planet Space holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SoHO Viewer has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SoHO Viewer ships an update every 2 months, Project Planet Space every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SoHO Viewer | Project Planet Space |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jérôme Diaz | Miroslav Hanzelka |
Bugs and requests
SoHO Viewer
Reported bugs
17 issues- System goes down during solar max
- App is all blacked out
- App has one still image that shows absolute zero
- App stopped updating
- Latest update is a fail, app crashes
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- Images from SoHo viewer not downloading
- App not updating any images
- App won't update pictures past a certain date
- Images do not update
- App is not updating any more
- App not updating
- EIT views have lagged by almost a week
- App won't update no more
- Application not working after last update
- Will not update
- App crashes after 15 seconds
- App not working
Requested features
15 requests- Access to archives
- Add video sequences
- Add H Alpha shots
- Add more information (e.g., solar wind)
- Add zoom function
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- Add close-ups of active regions
- Move masking images to end/beginning
- Add description under each pic (filter, description, UV)
- Add links to 'pic of the week'
- Make it more navigable
- Needs video for reference, like weather radar
- Video clip/slideshow of last N frames
- Automatic save function with frequency setting
- Update iOS for better efficiency
- Update to run more efficiently on phone and iPad
Project Planet Space
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SoHO Viewer
No in-app purchases
Project Planet Space
No in-app purchases
Questions
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