Comparison

Galaxy AR Augmented Reality vs Orbit

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

Head to head
About

Galaxy AR Augmented Reality

Features
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Step inside a galaxy in augmented reality. Place a compact Milky Way-inspired galaxy in your room, explore an immersive room-scale galaxy, focus on planets, visit stylized planetary surfaces, guide interactive meteor fields with hand gestures, and arrange illuminated constellations in your environment. GALAXY EXPERIENCES • Place and reposition a compact galaxy in augmented reality • Switch to an immersive room-scale galaxy • Focus on the Sun, planets, and Moon • Visit artistic planetary-surface panoramas • Adjust galaxy density, scale, motion, audio, and visual settings INTERACTIVE METEORS • Place fields of textured 3D meteorites • Move them by pointing with one finger • Gather them with a fist • Spread them apart with an open hand • Change quantity, size, variation, speed, color, and sound CONSTELLATIONS • Explore Aries, Cancer, Cassiopeia, Orion, Sagittarius, Scorpius, and Ursa Major • Display animated stars, constellation lines, and illustrated figures • Position, scale, and rotate each constellation in your surroundings Compact Galaxy is free to explore. A one-time Full Unlock purchase opens planets, the room-scale galaxy, meteors, constellations, and advanced settings. Galaxy AR requires camera access and a compatible iPhone or iPad. Visualizations are artistic and educational approximations and are not intended for navigation, scientific measurement, or safety-critical use.

About

Orbit

Features
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Orbit is a solar system explorer built on real NASA data, not just illustrations. EXPLORE Rotate detailed 3D globes of every planet, listen to real recorded sounds from NASA missions, and browse real photos pulled live from NASA's own archive. See today's Astronomy Picture of the Day and the latest real photos from the Mars rovers. GO DEEPER Browse black holes, galaxies, exoplanets, and nebulae — plus a live feed of NASA's most recent Hubble and Webb telescope images, real current space weather, and the latest from NASA's Artemis Moon missions. FIND WHAT'S REALLY ABOVE YOU Point your phone at the sky and Sky Map shows you real stars, planets, and constellations, calculated live from your actual location and the current time — not a static illustration. BUILD YOUR OWN SOLAR SYSTEM Drop in planets and stars, and watch real gravitational physics take over. Smash two suns together and watch a black hole form. PLAY Test what you've learned with a Solar System Quiz, dodge asteroids, and pilot a rocket toward space. Orbit's free tier includes full access to the Explore tab and Mars rover photos. Orbit Premium ($4.99/month) unlocks Deep Space, the Solar System Builder, and all games. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Galaxy AR Augmented Reality4 screens
Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Orbit at none against Galaxy AR Augmented Reality's shown. Galaxy AR Augmented Reality's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Galaxy AR Augmented Reality sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Orbit sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 5 level
Galaxy AR Augmented Reality versus Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGalaxy AR Augmented RealityOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWade SiscoELIJAH KEITH SEARLES

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Galaxy AR Augmented Reality

One-time1
  • Galaxy AR Full Unlock$4.95
1 purchases

Orbit

Subscriptions1
  • Orbit Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Galaxy AR Augmented Reality free?
Galaxy AR Augmented Reality is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Galaxy AR Augmented Reality or Orbit have ads?
Galaxy AR Augmented Reality shows ads; Orbit does not.

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