Comparison

Solar System Sim vs HoldHop

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

Head to head
About

Solar System Sim

Simulate and explore celestial bodies within our solar system and beyond. Create your own solar systems, experiment with gravity and physics, and observe orbital mechanics in action.

Highlights
  • Explore planets and moons
  • Visit nearby stars
  • Create custom solar systems
  • Gravity and physics simulation
  • Recalculate orbits
  • Newton's laws implementation
Features
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Zoom from a planet's surface out to distant galaxies, then reshape the whole system with your own hands. Solar System Sim is a real-time gravity sandbox built on Newton's laws and real astronomical data. Every body you add, move or destroy recalculates the orbits of everything else, live. • Smash worlds together: impact craters carve into the surface, firestorms sweep the globe, and glowing debris rains back down. • Build your own universe: add planets, moons, asteroids and comets with their own size, mass and looks, or customise the ones already there. • Land anywhere: drop to a first-person view on any planet's surface and experience its environment. • Sculpt rings: add particle rings and watch gravity shape them in real time. • Witness real eclipses: solar and lunar, with real-world astronomical precision. • Follow comets: watch them streak past and interact with the bodies they meet. • Leave the Solar System: travel to remarkable nearby stars and find them within the Milky Way. • Feel the scale: see the true vastness of space, from a pebble-sized moon to the nearest galaxies. Whether you're here to learn how gravity really works or just to break planets with it, explore at your own pace. Start your cosmic adventure with Solar System Sim.

About

HoldHop

Features
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Hold to hop! Slide your thumb to steer. Hold to hop, release to land. The slabs never stop coming, and standing still is never safe — the one under your feet is already sliding away. ONE THUMB, NO BUTTONS There is nothing to learn. Move your finger, hold, let go. EVERY SLAB COUNTS You score for every slab you get past, whether you landed on it or sailed clean over it. Play it safe or play it fast — the tower does not care how you got up there. SPECIALS THAT CHANGE THE RUN Ice slabs freeze the world for a few seconds while everything else rushes by, and you score for all of it. Portals warp you up the tower. Crumbling slabs give way under you, ghost slabs are not really there, and launch slabs fling you somewhere you were not planning to go. WHO'S ACTUALLY BEST Game Center leaderboards plus a global board of your own, so your best run has someone to beat. Free to play, with an ad between runs now and then — one purchase removes those for good. Watching an ad to revive a run or to unlock an item is always your own choice.

Screenshots

Solar System Sim4 screens
HoldHop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Solar System Sim at every 5 days against HoldHop's monthly. Solar System Sim also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Solar System Sim sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and HoldHop sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solar System Sim ships an update every 5 days, HoldHop monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Solar System Sim versus HoldHop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolar System SimHoldHop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size522 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWPCBas Bovenhorst

Bugs and requests

Solar System Sim

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Planets/moons disappearing after saving and loading
  • Bright flashes and screen distortions
  • Planets/objects getting stuck inside stars
  • Crashes when colliding or editing certain objects
  • Inconsistent orbital mechanics and moons ejecting from planets

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add more galaxy and nebula textures
  • Implement realistic supernova effects
  • Allow customization of planet atmospheres and terrain
  • Add binary star systems and rogue planets
  • Introduce a galaxy maker and collision feature
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  • Implement a reverse time lapse option
  • Add more speed options (128x, 256x, etc.)
  • Introduce a population counter and life simulation for planets
  • Allow custom city lights and vegetation on planets
  • Add a Roche limit feature to observe tidal disruption

HoldHop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Solar System Sim

One-time5
  • HD Mars$2.99
  • HD Earth$2.99
  • HD Moon$2.99
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  • No-ads$3.99
  • HD 3-body pack$6.99
5 purchases

HoldHop

One-time5
  • Halo Hat$0.99
  • Rainbow Trail$0.99
  • Magma Skin$1.99
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  • Volcano Theme$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Solar System Sim free?
Solar System Sim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HoldHop free?
HoldHop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Solar System Sim or HoldHop have ads?
Both Solar System Sim and HoldHop show ads.
Which is updated more often, Solar System Sim or HoldHop?
Solar System Sim ships an update every 5 days, and HoldHop monthly. Most recently, Solar System Sim was updated on October 27, 2026 and HoldHop on October 25, 2026.

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