Comparison

Celestial Dances vs Namco UK

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

Head to head
About

Celestial Dances

Explore the orbital mechanics of planets, moons, and exoplanets. This app visualizes celestial movements based on concepts from "A Little Book of Coincidence." Discover intriguing patterns and relationships within our solar system and beyond.

Highlights
  • Explore solar system planet motions
  • Visualize moon orbits
  • Discover exoplanet systems
  • Based on 'A Little Book of Coincidence'
  • Highlights Earth-Venus relationship
Features
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This app invites you to explore the relative motions of our solar system's planets, their moons, and several exoplanet systems. It is based on ideas presented in "A Little Book of Coincidence" by John Martineau. Are the amazing patterns created by these orbiting bodies just a coincidence, or is something more than that going on? Take a look and see what you think. Be sure to check out the special relationship between the Earth and Venus.

About

Namco UK

Features
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Take your courses on your mobile device, send & receive messages, access bookshelf resources and so much more.

Screenshots

Namco UK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Namco UK at every 13 months against Celestial Dances's every 30 months. Namco UK also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Celestial Dances's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Celestial Dances ships an update every 30 months, Namco UK every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Celestial Dances versus Namco UK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCelestial DancesNamco UK
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 13 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.4
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB82 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperThomas BretlNamco UK Limited

In-app purchases

None

Celestial Dances

No in-app purchases

None

Namco UK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Celestial Dances free?
Celestial Dances is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Namco UK free?
Namco UK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Celestial Dances or Namco UK have ads?
Neither Celestial Dances nor Namco UK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Celestial Dances or Namco UK?
Celestial Dances ships an update every 30 months, and Namco UK every 13 months. Most recently, Celestial Dances was updated on June 5, 2026 and Namco UK on September 8, 2026.

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