Comparison

Planetary Weather vs Solary

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Planetary Weather4 screens
Solary4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Planetary Weather versus Solary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanetary WeatherSolary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 30 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTechnospiritsGyorgy Borz

Customer experience

Planetary Weather

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Solary

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Planetary Weather

One-time2
  • Gas Giants$0.99
  • Moon Pack$1.99
3 purchases

Solary

One-time3
  • Tip$0.99
  • Big tip$1.99
  • Giant tip$2.99

Questions

Is Planetary Weather free?
Planetary Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solary free?
Solary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Planetary Weather or Solary have ads?
Neither Planetary Weather nor Solary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Planetary Weather or Solary?
Planetary Weather ships an update every 7 months, and Solary every 30 months. Most recently, Planetary Weather was updated on June 1, 2026 and Solary on September 14, 2026.

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