# Meteorites vs Solar Planet Smash Simulator

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meteorites at 77% against Solar Planet Smash Simulator's 15%. Meteorites also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.8). Solar Planet Smash Simulator's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (219 vs 35). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Meteorites holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solar Planet Smash Simulator has 219 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Meteorites's written reviews are positive against 15% of Solar Planet Smash Simulator's.

Meteorites ships an update every 6 months, Solar Planet Smash Simulator every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Meteorites | Solar Planet Smash Simulator |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (35 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meteorites/id629098339/reviews)** | [2.8 (219 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solar-planet-smash-simulator/id1595552777/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 35 | **219** |
| Positive reviews | **76.9% of reviews** | 15.5% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 152 MB | 214 MB |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 | **11.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Diego](https://appshunter.io/developer/449169187) | [Dd Tech Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1457815968) |

## What reviewers say

### Meteorites

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meteorites/id629098339)

Explore the history of meteorites on Earth with an interactive map. Discover impact locations, dates, and quantities of fallen meteorites. Access a database of over 35 million impact points.

**Highlights:** Interactive meteorite impact map, Database of 35+ million impact points, View impact locations, View impact dates, View impact quantities

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Solar Planet Smash Simulator

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solar-planet-smash-simulator/id1595552777)

Engage in a realistic planet destruction simulator using various weapons like nuclear missiles and lasers. Explore a pocket universe with realistic gravity simulation and observe the consequences of your actions. Save and load your cosmic creations or destructions.

**Highlights:** Planet destruction simulation, Variety of weapons (missiles, lasers, asteroids), Realistic gravity simulation, Pocket universe creation, Save and load games, Beautiful 3D graphics

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 😌 Stress reliever
- ✨ Potential for a great game

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💸 Rip-off of Solar Smash
- 📺 Excessive ads
- 😩 Ads for everything
- 😵 Frustrating ad frequency
- ⚠️ Ads interrupt gameplay

**Reported bugs**

- Annoying ads
- Ads appear frequently
- Ads pop up every few minutes
- Ads for everything
- Ads for weapons and planets

**Requested features**

- Add more spacecrafts
- Add more planets
- Combine with Melon Playground & PK XD
- Make ads appear on a very low chance
- Fix weapon change issues


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Meteorites free?

Meteorites is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Solar Planet Smash Simulator free?

Solar Planet Smash Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Meteorites or Solar Planet Smash Simulator?

Meteorites is rated higher. Meteorites averages 4.6 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Solar Planet Smash Simulator averages 2.8 from 219 ratings.

### Do Meteorites or Solar Planet Smash Simulator have ads?

Neither Meteorites nor Solar Planet Smash Simulator shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Meteorites or Solar Planet Smash Simulator?

Meteorites ships an update every 6 months, and Solar Planet Smash Simulator every 2 weeks. Most recently, Meteorites was updated on November 1, 2026 and Solar Planet Smash Simulator on November 3, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*