Comparison

Orbit vs UnivMap

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

Head to head
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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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/

About

UnivMap

Features
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UnivMap is a navigation app. Search for places, get directions, and check your estimated time of arrival. -Search Type in where you want to go. Alpha Centauri, the Orion Nebula, or that black hole at the center of the galaxy. -Directions Starting from your current location, UnivMap works out the distance and arrival time โ€” and kindly routes you around interstellar pirates and high-radiation zones. To Voyager 1: 25.599 billion km, about 23 hr 43 min at the speed of light. It never stops moving, so we time it just right โ€” it reaches the destination to meet you the moment you arrive. -Choose how you travel Rocket, car, bike, or on foot โ€” take your pick. Drive to Mars and the route card will warn you it's uphill the whole way. -Save your places Set your Home and Work, and get directions home with a single tap. -Reviews Every place has ratings and reviews. The Moon currently holds 5.0 stars across three reviews โ€” one visitor wrote: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." -Works offline No connection required. No data collected. -Search galaxies, get directions, check your ETA. The nearest neighbor is over four years away โ€” pack snacks.

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
UnivMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UnivMap at none against Orbit's 1. UnivMap also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Orbit sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. UnivMap asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Orbit versus UnivMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitUnivMap
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS26.115.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size22 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperELIJAH KEITH SEARLESๅฎ‡่ผ่ณ‡่จŠๆœ‰้™ๅ…ฌๅธ

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Orbit

Subscriptions1
  • Orbit Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
None

UnivMap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UnivMap free?
UnivMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Orbit or UnivMap have ads?
Neither Orbit nor UnivMap shows ads.

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