Planetary Weather vs Pocket Planets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planetary Weather
Explore real-time weather conditions on planets, moons, and the Sun in a stunning 3D solar system model. Get daily temperature and wind speed forecasts with accurate data.
- Daily temperature and wind speed forecasts
- Data for planets, moons, and the Sun
- Accurate estimates from NASA/NOAA
- Stunning 3D solar system renders
- Metric or Imperial units
- High-quality graphics
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Ever wanted to know today's temperature on Mars, or the current wind speed on Saturn? Now you can! Check out today's average temperature and wind speed on every planet in the solar system, as well as the most important moons and the Sun, all while viewing the solar system in stunning 3D the likes of which you have never seen before on your phone! Features Include: • Daily temperature and wind speed forecasts for all the planets, important moons, the Sun, and of course, Pluto. • Accurate estimates of daily planetary weather conditions based on NASA and NOAA data. • Correct Time of day for earth and lunar phase for our moon • Beautiful 3D renders of the solar system for you to explore • Metric or Imperial units • Among the highest quality graphics you've ever seen in a solar system application.
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 Planetary Weather's 4.0. Pocket Planets also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). Planetary Weather's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume and device support 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. Planetary Weather sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 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 — 11 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Planetary Weather's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pocket Planets's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Planetary Weather ships an update every 7 months, Pocket Planets every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planetary Weather | Pocket Planets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (11 ratings) | 4.6 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 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 | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Technospirits | Ad Lunam Kereskedelmi es Szolgaltato Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag |
Customer experience
Planetary Weather
Pocket Planets
In-app purchases
Planetary Weather
- Gas Giants$0.99
- Moon Pack$1.99
Pocket Planets
No in-app purchases
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