Comparison

Orbitarium Solar System vs EarthView

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

Head to head
About

Orbitarium Solar System

Features
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Orbitarium is an interactive solar system app for families, learners, and anyone who wants to discover space in a playful way. Everything can be controlled with touch gestures on iPhone and iPad. On Mac, control works with the mouse or, if available, the trackpad. If you do not know all the planet names yet: no problem! Simply tap the buttons with the planet names, and they will move into the center. This makes it easy to discover the names of the celestial bodies. You can also tap directly on the Sun, Earth, Moon, and planets to select them and bring them into focus. With touch gestures, you can interact with the objects almost as if touching them with your hands, zoom in, zoom out, move the view, and explore the solar system freely. You can also speed up or slow down time and observe how the celestial bodies move faster or slower along their orbits. The change of perspective is especially fascinating: when you view the motion from the Sun, the Moon, or a planet, the visible paths of the celestial bodies change. This makes it easy to understand that motion in space always depends on the point of view. The app is intentionally calm and clear. Planets, distances, and motion can be discovered step by step while the solar system is explained in a visual and accessible way. Orbitarium is ideal for exploring together at home, for first conversations about space, and for anyone who wants to know how planets move around the Sun.

About

EarthView

Experience the real Solar System with live NASA imagery and an AI guide. Watch Earth rotate, journey to other planets with narrated tours, and ask questions about what you see. It's a pocket-sized window to space, offering the overview effect.

Highlights
  • Live, auto-rotating Earth imagery
  • Narrated AI-guided tours of planets
  • Real NASA mission imagery
  • Interactive AI guide for questions
  • Live Sun and Earth time-lapses
Features
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Most "space" apps show you renders, simulations, or a wall of data. EarthView does something different: it shows you the real Solar System — and gives it a voice. It opens on Earth, live. The natural-color imagery comes straight from NASA's EPIC camera aboard the DSCOVR satellite, a million miles away at the Sun–Earth L1 point, looking back at the fully lit face of our planet. The frames auto-play, so you watch Earth actually rotate through the day. No telescope. No CGI. The real planet, as it looked today. Then start the journey. A calm AI guide flies you outward through the Solar System — Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune — and the Sun, narrating each world as you arrive, in genuine NASA mission imagery. Pick a theme and it plans the route for you. Curious about what you're seeing? Ask the guide — it answers about the exact world on your screen. - A narrated, AI-guided tour — every world spoken as you arrive - Live, auto-rotating Earth from NASA DSCOVR·EPIC, refreshed daily - Live Sun and Earth time-lapses from real feeds (SDO, GOES) — not loops - Real Mars rover imagery and curated NASA stills for every planet - Ask the guide anything, grounded in what you're looking at - No account, no ads, no in-app purchases — opens straight on Earth EarthView isn't a data tool or a research app. It's a small, beautiful window on the real Solar System, with a guide in your ear — the overview effect, in your pocket. (Note: NASA's EPIC imagery publishes with a short delay, so "live" means the latest real captured set, refreshed daily — not a real-time video feed.) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Orbitarium Solar System4 screens
EarthView4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EarthView at none against Orbitarium Solar System's 3. EarthView also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.4). Orbitarium Solar System's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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. Orbitarium Solar System sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. EarthView asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbitarium Solar System ships an update every 3 days, EarthView every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Orbitarium Solar System versus EarthView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitarium Solar SystemEarthView
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcus FaasEmre Gurbuzer

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Orbitarium Solar System

One-time3
  • Small Coffee$1.99
  • Big Coffee$3.99
  • Lunch$8.99
None

EarthView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbitarium Solar System free?
Orbitarium Solar System is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EarthView free?
EarthView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Orbitarium Solar System or EarthView have ads?
Neither Orbitarium Solar System nor EarthView shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbitarium Solar System or EarthView?
Orbitarium Solar System ships an update every 3 days, and EarthView every 6 weeks. Most recently, Orbitarium Solar System was updated on October 25, 2026 and EarthView on October 6, 2026.

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