Comparison

ORBITARIUM 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

ORBITARIUM

Features
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ORBITARIUM is a native astronomy app for iPhone and iPad that lets you explore the Solar System now through interactive 3D graphics and on-device astronomical calculations. Move through time and see planetary positions, day and night on Earth, axial-tilt seasons, and lunar phases update together in one coherent view. KEY FEATURES โ€ข The Sun, all eight planets, and the Moon in an interactive RealityKit scene โ€ข Drag, pinch, and tap to orbit, zoom, and focus on celestial bodies โ€ข Select a date, play or pause time, change speed, and move across a four-year range โ€ข Earth's day-night boundary, city lights, clouds, and atmosphere synchronized with sunlight โ€ข Northern and Southern Hemisphere seasons explained through axial tilt โ€ข Moon phase, illumination, age, and the next principal phase โ€ข Local time, solar altitude and azimuth, sunrise, and sunset for nine locations worldwide โ€ข Japanese and English localization โ€ข No account required; core features work completely offline Planet positions and astronomical events are calculated on device. Body sizes and distances are compressed or exaggerated for educational readability and are clearly identified in the app.

About

UnivMap

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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

ORBITARIUM4 screens
UnivMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: UnivMap at 15.0 against ORBITARIUM's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
ORBITARIUM versus UnivMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterORBITARIUMUnivMap
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS26.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size24 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuta OGIHARAๅฎ‡่ผ่ณ‡่จŠๆœ‰้™ๅ…ฌๅธ

In-app purchases

None

ORBITARIUM

No in-app purchases

None

UnivMap

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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