Solar System vs Pocket Planets
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
Pocket Planets
Explore our solar system with detailed information on planets, moons, and astronauts. Track who is currently in space and receive notifications for new launches. Access NASA images and compare celestial body characteristics.
- Detailed planet and moon data
- Astronaut information and missions
- Real-time space occupancy
- Launch notifications
- NASA image gallery
- Celestial body comparisons
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Pocket Planets gives you all the information you need about our solar system and human activity in space. Learn more about all 565 astronauts who been to space. What was their mission? How long had they been up there? See who is in space now! Get notified when somebody goes into space. Get up to date information about every planet and moon in the solar system. Including: - Physical characteristics: mass, radius, density, gravity, escape velocity - Orbital characteristics: real-time distance from the Sun and Earth, orbital period, orbital speed, eccentricity, apsis, periapsis, visualise orbit - Atmosphere: pressure, atmospheric composition - Images from Nasa - Moons: compare their size and distance
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Planets at 4.6 against Solar System's 4.0. Pocket Planets also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months). Solar System's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pocket Planets asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pocket Planets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Solar System's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pocket Planets's.
Solar System ships an update every 14 months, Pocket Planets every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solar System | Pocket Planets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (25 ratings) | 4.6 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magicbox Animation Private limited | Ad Lunam Kereskedelmi es Szolgaltato Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag |
Customer experience
Solar System
Pocket Planets
In-app purchases
Solar System
- Solar System$0.99
Pocket Planets
No in-app purchases
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