Comparison

Popar Planets vs HoppAR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Popar Planets

Explore our Solar System with interactive Augmented and Virtual Reality. Discover planets, probes, and satellites with animations, videos, and educational content. Take photos and videos to share your cosmic adventures.

Highlights
  • Interactive AR animations
  • Educational read-alongs and facts
  • 360° environments and sound effects
  • Virtual Reality mode
  • Astronaut photo and video capture
  • Planet resizing, rotation, and zoom
Features
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Put on your astronaut suit and blast off to discover the amazing wonders of our Solar System. Watch out for the Mars Rover, the International Space Station, and even a launching rocket as they come to life right before your eyes in Augmented and Virtual Reality to give you an experience you will never forget! Explore and interact with all these amazing planets, probes, and satellites through marvelous animations, stunning videos, educational read-alongs, and so much more! Transform into an astronaut and take pictures or record video to share with your friends and family. Even fly a satellite or probe around in your own environment! This immersive app by Popar will keep you entertained for hours. Features: -Interactive Augmented Reality (AR) animations -Educational read-alongs and tons of fun facts -Detailed 360° environments and sound effects -Hours of fun exploring, playing, and learning - Watch a space shuttle launch; see a ship dock at the ISS; watch the rover survey Mars; and more in this interactive solar experience -Take pictures as an astronaut to share with your friends and family -Resize, rotate, and zoom into every planet, probe, or satellite with easy, one-touch screen gesture interactions -Transform your own head to look like a planet -Immerse yourself in Virtual Reality (VR) mode and become the center of the Solar System in your own environment -Watch cool out of this world videos like never before

About

HoppAR

Experience rocket launches and landings in augmented reality. Control thrust vectoring, perform engine test fires, and customize rockets with your own colors. Explore a variety of real spacecraft and space mission scenarios.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality rocket launches
  • Manual thrust vectoring control
  • Rocket engine test fires
  • Customizable rocket coloring
  • Variety of real spacecraft models
  • Entry, Descent, and Landing simulations
  • Indoor and Outdoor AR modes
Features
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Launch and land your favorite rockets in Augmented Reality from your courtyard! Perform rocket engine test fires directly on your table. Manually control the Thrust Vectoring and perform your first landing at home! Color your favorite rocket and see it in action in Augmented Reality You can choose between many different rocket prototypes and real spacecrafts. Here are a few of them: the beloved StarHopper, the giant Starship MK1, and the hover test of the Dragon 2. Watch the Crew Dragon Demo Mission 2 leave the launch pad and the Falcon 9 first stage land back! Enjoy the Buran Orbiter and Energia Rocket conquer the sky, and many more spacecrafts to come! Not only rockets: enjoy the Perseverance Landing and the Sky-Crane maneuver in the "Last Minute of Terror" of the Entry Descend and Landing sequence. Fire a Raptor engine on your desk at home! Select between Indoor and Outdoor mode depending on where you are and the scale of the Rocket you want to launch. Apply filters to mimic the colors of your favorite planet and change the environmental conditions choosing among many different options: Rain, Thunderstorm, Snow and more Take a picture or record your best launch, share them with your friends with the #HoppAR hashtag and get into the Rocket Launcher's Social Wall Auto-renewable Subscription: Support app Development and new Rockets Addition (renewed on an annual basis) You get all mission unlocked with no limits for the time the subscription is active Non-Consumable Purchase: Instead of subscribing you might buy a single mission that will be unlocked with no time limit Let's HoppAR! (Disclaimer: This is app is not affiliated with any space company or its partners or customers)

Screenshots

Popar Planets4 screens
HoppAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HoppAR at 85% against Popar Planets's 33%. HoppAR also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (579 vs 4). Popar Planets's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Popar Planets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HoppAR sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HoppAR holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HoppAR has 579 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Popar Planets's written reviews are positive against 85% of HoppAR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Popar Planets ships an update every 4 months, HoppAR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Popar Planets versus HoppAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPopar PlanetsHoppAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.8 (579 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews85.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4579 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size278 MB372 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPopar ToysJosef Grunig

Customer experience

Popar Planets

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

HoppAR

All ratings579 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative12.2%

Bugs and requests

Popar Planets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HoppAR

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Black screen on horizontal surface scanning
  • Camera not working on certain devices
  • App won't open or crashes on startup
  • Gray screen display issue
  • iPad AR compatibility problems
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  • App performance issues causing crashes
  • Sound/audio problems requiring fixes

Requested features

15 requests
  • Space Shuttle addition
  • Manual control for Falcon 9 and Dragon
  • Free access to premium rockets
  • Launch towers for all rockets
  • Soyuz rocket
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  • Sea Dragon rocket
  • Starship inclusion
  • First-person/cockpit camera view
  • Non-AR mode for gameplay
  • VR mode support
  • Ability to place objects in front of rockets
  • Increased rocket size to fill room
  • Enhanced smoke/rumble effects
  • Original countdown voices per rocket
  • More rocket variety overall

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Popar Planets

One-time1
  • Virtual Reality Mode Unlock$1.99
14 purchases

HoppAR

Subscriptions1
  • HoppAR Supporter$7.991 Year
One-time13
  • FALCON HEAVY$0.99
  • STARSHIP Belly Flop$0.99
  • SUPER HEAVY$0.99
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  • DELTA IV HEAVY$0.99
  • PERSEVERANCE$0.99
  • DRONESHIP OCISLY$0.99
  • NEW SHEPARD$0.99
  • ARIANE 5$0.99
  • ARTEMIS I$0.99
  • SOYUZ$0.99
  • ELECTRON$0.99
  • SATURN V$1.99
  • Control Feature$2.99

Questions

Is Popar Planets free?
Popar Planets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HoppAR free?
HoppAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Popar Planets or HoppAR?
HoppAR is rated higher. Popar Planets averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while HoppAR averages 4.8 from 579 ratings.
Do Popar Planets or HoppAR have ads?
Neither Popar Planets nor HoppAR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Popar Planets or HoppAR?
Popar Planets ships an update every 4 months, and HoppAR every 2 months. Most recently, Popar Planets was updated on October 2, 2026 and HoppAR on October 8, 2026.

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