Solar System vs ARPlanets 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solar System
Explore our solar system with detailed descriptions of the Sun, planets, and moon. Enjoy quality audio and comprehensive information to quickly grasp essential astronomical facts.
- Full solar system model
- Detailed object descriptions
- High-quality audio
- Comprehensive astronomical information
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Solar system Application, has sen created solely with the intention of helping an individual quickly grasp the essential information about our Solar system. Features: - Entire Solar System with the Sun, 8 Major planets and the moon. -Description of each object. -Quality Audio - Complete information
ARPlanets 2
Explore the augmented reality Solar System with interactive 3D models and intuitive gestures. Learn basic and advanced astronomy concepts through engaging AR lessons.
- Augmented reality Solar System exploration
- Interactive 3D model manipulation
- Discover celestial body details
- AR-based astronomy lessons
- User-friendly interface
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Introducing ARPlanets 2! Completely rewritten from scratch to offer the ultimate user experience this app will bring the entire augmented reality Solar System into your pocket! The AR user experience is of the highest level with total control of the models thanks to intuitive gestures. The new great AR Lessons section will teach you with nice lessons in augmented reality basic astronomy concepts such as Kepler's Laws up to advanced notions such as differential photometry. Learning has never been so beautiful! -> Main features - User friendly user interface aimed at offering the maximum user experience - Completely manipulate 3D models thanks to very simple gestures. - Discover the names of the most interesting areas of the Moon, Mars and Jupiter simply by getting closer with your phone! - Learn notions of basic astronomy in augmented reality such as the Earth-Moon system and Kepler's Laws up to advanced topics such as differential photometry thanks to the AR Lessons section! Learning has never been so beautiful!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Solar System at 4.0 against ARPlanets 2's 3.3. Solar System also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). ARPlanets 2's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months) and review sentiment (57% vs 38%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Solar System sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ARPlanets 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Solar System holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Solar System's written reviews are positive against 57% of ARPlanets 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Solar System ships an update every 14 months, ARPlanets 2 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solar System | ARPlanets 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (25 ratings) — better | 3.3 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 423 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magicbox Animation Private limited | Daniele Citi |
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Solar System
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In-app purchases
Solar System
- Solar System$0.99
ARPlanets 2
- Full Access AR$1.99
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