Sol Explorer vs Univerzoom 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sol Explorer
Experience our Solar System from a first-person perspective in your own spaceship. Explore planets, moons, and space probes, traveling billions of miles across the cosmos. Learn about over 40 celestial objects and gain new perspectives on Earth and beyond.
- First-person spaceship exploration
- Travel across the entire Solar System
- Learn about 40+ celestial objects
- Explore planets, moons, and probes
- View from the edge of interstellar space
- Size comparison videos
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Get a first-person view of the planets and moons of our Solar System. Climb aboard your very own spaceship and explore... - It's your spaceship – fly wherever you want. - Cruise across the entire Solar System – over eight billion miles end to end. - Stop and learn about any object you see – moons, planets, and space probes. Over 40 celestial objects in all. - Observe Mars, explore the moons of Jupiter, fly through the rings of Saturn, travel to the edge of interstellar space. - Fly to the distant edge of the Solar System and look back on Earth. - Watch the Size of the Planets video and get amazing perspective on the planets in our Solar System – then explore some more.
Univerzoom 3D
Explore the vastness of the universe and the intricacies of the microcosmos with intuitive touch controls. Compare celestial bodies, everyday objects, and subatomic particles to grasp their true scale. Discover fascinating facts and learn about the cosmos and beyond.
- Intuitive gesture-based scaling
- Explore universe to atomic levels
- Compare sizes of diverse objects
- Learn facts about celestial bodies
- Text-to-Speech for facts
- External resource links
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This app gives you the superpower to scale the entire universe with a swipe of your fingers! Zoom out faster than light and see the cosmos from a whole new perspective. Compare the biggest objects to the tiniest and get a true sense of size. ZOOM • Control the scale with simple gestures • Zoom out billions of light years to the edge of the visible universe • Zoom in to microscopic dimensions, down to atoms and beyond • Easy for anyone to use — from kids to grandparents DISCOVER • Explore the scale of the universe and the microcosmos • Compare stars, planets, rockets, telescopes, animals, and everyday objects • Understand how our Sun measures up to other stars LEARN • Find stunning facts about selected objects, or let them be read aloud via Text-to-Speech • Access trusted external sources for deeper exploration • Perfect for curious minds, students, and science fans Download now and experience the universe like never before!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sol Explorer at Free against Univerzoom 3D's $2.99. Sol Explorer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Univerzoom 3D's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 86 months) and ratings volume (289 vs 6). On review sentiment, 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
Sol Explorer is free to download; Univerzoom 3D costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sol Explorer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Univerzoom 3D has 289 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Sol Explorer's written reviews are positive against 97% of Univerzoom 3D's.
Sol Explorer ships an update every 86 months, Univerzoom 3D every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sol Explorer | Univerzoom 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.8 (289 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 97.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 289 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 86 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #181 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 268 MB | 255 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reason Interactive | Linda Schnetzinger |
Customer experience
Sol Explorer
Univerzoom 3D
In-app purchases
Sol Explorer
No in-app purchases
Univerzoom 3D
No in-app purchases
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