Solar 2 vs WizUp!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solar 2
Explore an infinite abstract universe in this open-world sandbox game. Nurture life, engage in space battles, or cause cosmic chaos by crashing into objects and stealing planets.
- Open-world sandbox gameplay
- Infinite abstract universe
- Nurture planetary life
- Engage in space battles
- Cause cosmic chaos
- Steal planets
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Solar 2 is an open-world, sandbox game set in an infinite abstract universe. Play constructively: grow your system, nurture life on your planets and attack enemy life in huge space battles. Play destructively: crash into other objects and cause chaos, use your orbiting objects like wrecking balls, steal planets from other systems.
WizUp!
An incremental idle game where players manage resources, defeat enemies, and purchase upgrades to grow their wizard's power. Features unique mechanics like awakening and balancing power allocation for continuous progression.
- Incremental idle gameplay
- Resource management
- Upgrade system
- Prestige mechanics
- Unique awakening system
- Orb of Power allocation
- Ring upgrades
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WizUp! is a wizard idle / incremental / resource management game: kill enemies, collect resources, purchase upgrades, prestige, and repeat! Start slow and grow stronger, and play at your own pace! Discover over 45 different resources, upgrades, and items with unique mechanics. Here are some of the mechanics you will discover along the way: -Awaken to earn Paradox Anchors, which can be shattered to obtain Mirrors of Sight, which can be shattered to obtain Mirrors of Remembrance to boost your Global Storage! -Balance the allocation of your Orbs of Power in order to increase your Rune Drop Chance, your Damage, your XP Gain, and your Chaotic Essence Production! -Upgrade over 10 unique Rings, such as the Ring of Stars ("The Stars send you aid"), which gives you 1 Star Seed every time your Wizard dies! No ads or in-app-purchases! :-D
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Solar 2 at 4.6 against WizUp!'s 3.9. Solar 2 also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 50%) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). WizUp!'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 21 months). On ratings volume, 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
Solar 2 costs $2.99 and WizUp! $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Solar 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Solar 2's written reviews are positive against 50% of WizUp!'s.
Solar 2 ships an update every 21 months, WizUp! every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solar 2 | WizUp! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (30 ratings) — better | 3.9 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jay Watts | TopCog LLC |
Customer experience
Solar 2
WizUp!
Bugs and requests
Solar 2
Reported bugs
16 issues- Game crashes on launch
- App crashes immediately after opening
- Crashes during loading screen
- Game crashes when opening menu
- Game crashes after updates (iOS 9)
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- Cannot see stats after beating last boss
- Physics are inconsistent
- Capturing is inconsistent
- Stars don't grow
- App returns to home screen immediately after entering
- Game crashes when trying to go in
- App crashes when trying to open
- Game does not load past title screen
- App crashes on iPad mini
- Game crashes when saving
- Player velocity slows down dramatically away from controls
Requested features
18 requests- Add dark matter asteroids/stars
- Add RED matter asteroids
- Make swipe card planet playable
- More diverse backgrounds
- Add full moons and ring systems
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- Add more stars and planets with unique properties (e.g., Uranium Asteroid, Negative Mass star)
- Add gas giants
- Add local multiplayer
- Add PC features like asteroid spawning
- Add cloud save/sync functionality
- Add a virtual D-pad for controls
- Add more GOD options for spawning objects
- Add more evolution stages/content
- Add Russian language support
- Allow playing own music
- Add access to dark matter universe
- Improve analog stick controls
- Add Solar 3
WizUp!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Solar 2
No in-app purchases
WizUp!
No in-app purchases
