Planetary Weather vs Solary
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.
Solary
Explore our solar system in augmented reality. View individual planets or the entire system in orbit. Interact with celestial bodies by rotating, scaling, and repositioning them. Enhance your experience with a galaxy background.
- Augmented reality solar system exploration
- View individual planets or the full system
- Interactive planet controls (rotate, scale, move)
- Adjustable rotation animations
- Galaxy background option
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Solary is an AR app which lets you inspect each planet of our solar system. You can choose each planet one by one to check them out closely, or you can choose the whole solar system to experience all the planets orbiting around the sun. During the AR experience you can start and pause rotation animations, move the planets up and down, scale them or rotate them by yourself. If you really want to feel like you're in space, then tap on the galaxy button to enable it as a background.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Planetary Weather at every 7 months against Solary's every 30 months. Planetary Weather also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Planetary Weather sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Solary sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Planetary Weather ships an update every 7 months, Solary every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planetary Weather | Solary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 30 months |
| 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, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Technospirits | Gyorgy Borz |
Customer experience
Planetary Weather
Solary
In-app purchases
Planetary Weather
- Gas Giants$0.99
- Moon Pack$1.99
Solary
- Tip$0.99
- Big tip$1.99
- Giant tip$2.99
Questions
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