# Gas Giants vs Carrington

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gas Giants at none against Carrington's 10. Gas Giants also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (78% vs 54%). Carrington's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (217 vs 25). On price, rating and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Carrington sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Gas Giants asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Gas Giants against 4.1 for Carrington. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carrington has 217 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Gas Giants's written reviews are positive against 54% of Carrington's.

Gas Giants ships an update every 6 months, Carrington every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Gas Giants | Carrington |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.2 (25 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gas-giants/id397831483/reviews)** | [4.1 (217 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carrington/id1177806007/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 25 | **217** |
| Positive reviews | **78.4% of reviews** | 54.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | **Every 6 days** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Size | 58 MB | 95 MB |
| Requires iOS | **10.3** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Software Bisque](https://appshunter.io/developer/397831486) | [9 RESE' LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1273834263) |

## What reviewers say

### Gas Giants

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gas-giants/id397831483)

Explore the outer planets and their moons through a simulated telescope. View celestial bodies as they appear in real-time or at any specified date and time. Ideal for astronomy enthusiasts and educators.

**Highlights:** Simulated telescope view, Observe Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, View major moons, Real-time celestial positions, Select any date and time, iOS compatible

**In-app purchases:** none


### Carrington

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carrington/id1177806007)

Monitor global natural forces like space weather, earthquakes, volcanoes, and ocean health on a single live screen. Explore detailed real-time data, open science research, and interactive visualizations of Earth and the solar system. Receive customizable notifications for significant events.

**Highlights:** Live space weather monitoring (KP index, solar flares), Global earthquake, volcano, and tsunami tracking, Interactive 2D/3D global and solar system maps, Real-time solar video streams, Customizable event notifications, Open science research integration, Ocean health and Atlantic circulation monitoring

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BASIC With No Ads- Monthly | $0.99 | per month |
| DPA Auto Renewing Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Advanced- Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Premium Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Annual Realtime Updates | $5.99 | per year |
| SO Advanced Annual | $9.99 | per year |
| BASIC With No Ads- Annual | $9.99 | per year |
| Annual Subscription | $12.99 | per year |
| Advanced- Annual | $14.99 | per year |
| Premium Annual | $19.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Real-time alerts
- 📊 Comprehensive data and visualizations
- 🔍 Detailed space weather and earthquake monitoring
- 🌟 Valuable resource for space enthusiasts

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔧 Unreliable functionality
- 💰 Paid subscription required for full access
- 🗣️ Lack of communication from developers

**Reported bugs**

- Blank alert screens
- Notifications not working as expected
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Frequent app crashes

**Requested features**

- Improved user interface and navigation
- Region-specific alerts and customization options
- Integration with other weather/disaster apps
- Offline mode and data caching


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Gas Giants free?

Gas Giants is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Carrington free?

Carrington is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Gas Giants or Carrington?

Gas Giants is rated higher. Gas Giants averages 4.2 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Carrington averages 4.1 from 217 ratings.

### Do Gas Giants or Carrington have ads?

Carrington shows ads; Gas Giants does not.

### Which is updated more often, Gas Giants or Carrington?

Gas Giants ships an update every 6 months, and Carrington every 6 days. Most recently, Gas Giants was updated on November 1, 2026 and Carrington on November 6, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*