Solar Walk Ads+:Planets System vs ScrollPlanets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solar Walk Ads+:Planets System
Explore a 3D model of our solar system, interact with celestial bodies, and take virtual flights through space. Learn about planets, moons, satellites, and more with educational movies and real-time orientation. Discover the universe from your device.
- Interactive 3D solar system model
- Real-time celestial body orientation
- Virtual flights between space objects
- Time travel to view past universe states
- Educational solar system movies
- 3D planetarium with anaglyph mode
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Solar Walk Ads+ is an amazing 3D model of our Solar system bringing the universe to the palm of your hand and allowing you to interact with planets, satellites, moons, comets and other space objects anytime and anywhere. Start your fascinating journey through the realms of space and learn more about the universe we live in. *** Over 6 million users!*** *** National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) - GOLD winner in the Educational Tools for Parents and Children category! *** *** A Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner *** “Simply amazing.” - Macworld “Solar Walk serves up a visually impressive 3D model of our solar system. Set against a haunting, atmospheric soundscape, the app shows planets and satellites in their correct positions, and offers mini movies, facts and other related tidbits.” - TNW “This jaw-dropping app provides a wholly interactive 3D model of our solar system, one that’s had me hooked for days. It’s the kind of thing you can imagine a science teacher using in the classroom of the future — except that we don’t have to wait.” - CNet “Zoom from Mercury to Pluto (which makes the cut in this app), passing each planet’s moons along the way. Because Solar Walk knows what time it is, the planets are in proper orientation to the Sun: Earth is dark where it is currently night and gradually lightens to daytime on the other side.” - NY Times "It's great for showing my students the relative positions of the planets in the solar system, the satellites orbiting the Earth and our place in the galaxy. Awesome with a smartboard as well." - by jbrown61 Solar Walk Ads+ enables you to: ► Observe the 3D model of our Solar system with all its objects in real time and in a proper orientation. Turn into an astronomer and explore planets, moons, satellites, asteroids, dwarf planets, comets, stars and other celestial bodies. Enjoy gorgeous graphics and visuals while navigating through the solar system. ► Make virtual flights from one space object to another. ► Travel in time and see what the universe and our Solar system looked like at a certain period. ► Find an exciting view of the Milky Way Galaxy. ► Watch a collection of educational solar system movies to learn about space-related topics including Earth's moon phases, Earth's cycles, tidal phenomena, and zodiacal constellations. ► Enjoy 3D planetarium with the help of special glasses and activating the anaglyph mode. ► Share interesting screenshots of the app with your friends. ► Choose the view mode comfortable for you (orrery/true-to-scale). The app contains In-App Purchases. In-App Purchases won't remove ads from the application. Solar Walk Ads+ is a great educational tool appropriate for both adults and children. The amount of information users can learn about the planets, moons, satellites and other celestial bodies is impressive. All information is age-appropriate and detailed. Animated video clips will make learning about our Solar system even more engaging. Start exploring the universe with Solar Walk Ads+!
ScrollPlanets
Discover stunning daily space imagery and learn about NASA's technology through an immersive, distraction-free scrolling experience. Save your favorite cosmic discoveries and explore planets, stars, and the wonders of space exploration.
- Daily space imagery
- NASA technology insights
- Infinite scrolling
- Ad-free interface
- Save favorite content
- Learn through exploration
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Explore the universe with ScrollPlanets. Swipe through real astronomy images, read the stories behind them, and discover NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day. Open the original source and explore images by date. Premium unlocks saved favorites, an ad-free experience and an offline Space Guide with short, prewritten astronomy answers. The guide is not a live AI chat. App content is in English. ScrollPlanets is an independent app and is not affiliated with NASA. Image credits and original sources are available in the app. Optional Premium purchases: weekly, monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscriptions, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in App Store account settings. Free use includes advertising. Privacy Policy: https://developing-comet-b87.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-AstroScroll-1e81f542e1a38043bc20c17da3f0694b?pvs=4 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ScrollPlanets at none against Solar Walk Ads+:Planets System's shown. ScrollPlanets also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Solar Walk Ads+:Planets System's advantage is ratings volume (9.9K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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. Solar Walk Ads+:Planets System sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and ScrollPlanets sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScrollPlanets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solar Walk Ads+:Planets System has 9.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Solar Walk Ads+:Planets System's written reviews are positive against 83% of ScrollPlanets's.
Solar Walk Ads+:Planets System ships an update every 6 months, ScrollPlanets fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solar Walk Ads+:Planets System | ScrollPlanets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9.9K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.6% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 466 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vito Technology Inc. | samet bilgin |
Customer experience
Solar Walk Ads+:Planets System
ScrollPlanets
Bugs and requests
Solar Walk Ads+:Planets System
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes on launch
- Purchased content not restoring
- Planets and moons not displaying properly
- Frequent crashes when navigating the solar system
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to explore other galaxies and the universe
- More interactive features like landing on planets
- Removal of paywall for core content
- Improved performance and stability
- Customization options like dark mode
ScrollPlanets
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Solar Walk Ads+:Planets System
- The Earth Surface in detail$0.99
- Launch of Hubble Telescope$0.99
- 3D Satellites in Real Time$0.99
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- Planets of the Solar System$0.99
- High Resolution Bundle$1.99
- Full Version$2.99
- Missions Bundle$2.99
- Movies Bundle$2.99
- All Additional Content - Sale$2.99
- Unlock Full Version With All Additional Content$7.99
ScrollPlanets
- weeklyplan$3.997 Days
- Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
- yearlyplan$24.991 Year
- lifetime$29.99




