Planetary Clock vs AR Solar System
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planetary Clock
Visualize the precise positions of all planets in the Solar System for any given day. It uses accurate NASA data for orbital calculations and relative planet sizing, offering a clear, educational view of celestial mechanics.
- Real-time planet positions
- Accurate orbital calculations
- Uses NASA data
- Relative planet sizing
- Educational solar system view
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Planetary Clock is simple and elegant app what shows positions of all planets of the Solar System at any given day. The app uses precise calculation to determine accurate positions in real time. Sun’s and planets sizes are not to scale in order to show them clearly, but other parameters such as size of orbit, eccentricity, shape of the orbit and position of planets are calculated using precise NASA data. Planets are also realistically sized to each other
AR Solar System
Explore the solar system with augmented reality. View planets, toggle labels and orbits, and manipulate time to observe celestial movements. This educational tool overlays celestial objects onto your real-world environment.
- Augmented Reality planets
- Toggle planet labels
- Toggle planet orbits
- Speed up and rewind time
- Overlay celestial objects
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Simple yet useful AR (Augmented Reality) Planets. You can show and hide planet labels. Time can be sped up and you can go back in time. Planets orbits can also be hidden and shown. If you like our app please rate & leave reviews. If there is a feature please state in the comments, we are constantly checking reviews. We will be happy to develop our app with the new features that you requested. Please note that this app uses the camera to create an augmented reality experience of the solar system, overlaying planets and other celestial objects onto the real world. Thank you very much for using our app & your support motivates us to work more :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Planetary Clock at 57% against AR Solar System's 0%. Planetary Clock also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (34 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Planetary Clock costs $0.99 and AR Solar System $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Planetary Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planetary Clock has 34 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Planetary Clock's written reviews are positive against 0% of AR Solar System's.
Planetary Clock ships an update every 27 months, AR Solar System every 83 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planetary Clock | AR Solar System |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (34 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months — better | Every 83 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piotr Knapczyk | Mustafa Alpay |
Customer experience
Planetary Clock
AR Solar System
In-app purchases
Planetary Clock
No in-app purchases
AR Solar System
No in-app purchases
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