Comparison

Augmented nuclear plants vs Celestia

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

Head to head
About

Augmented nuclear plants

Explore nuclear power plants using augmented reality in an educational setting. Print markers to bring virtual models to life and learn about nuclear energy. Challenge yourself to identify the two non-nuclear plants included.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality exploration
  • Classroom educational tool
  • Interactive nuclear plant models
  • Printable AR markers
  • Identify non-nuclear plants
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This application is intended to be used in the classroom. Discover nuclear plants with augmented reality ! Print out markers here : http://mirage.ticedu.fr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/marker-nuclear.pdf Aim your camera towards markers and find out more about nuclear power plants ! Warning : Two plants are not nuclear plants, will you find them?

About

Celestia

Explore the universe in real-time 3D. Visit planets, moons, star clusters, and galaxies, viewing them from any point in space and time. Customize your experience with expandable content and detailed simulations.

Highlights
  • Real-time 3D space visualization
  • Explore planets, moons, stars, galaxies
  • Accurate solar system object positions
  • Interactive planetarium mode
  • Expandable content with add-ons
  • Customizable celestial databases
Features
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Celestia — real-time 3D visualization of space 3D Space Simulator | Celestia lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. Celestia simulates many different types of celestial objects. From planets and moons to star clusters and galaxies, you can visit every object in the expandable database and view it from any point in space and time. The position and movement of solar system objects is calculated accurately in real time at any rate desired. Interactive Planetarium | Celestia serves as a planetarium – for an observer on any celestial object. You can easily navigate to any world and land on its surface. When used as a planetarium, Celestia shows accurate positions of solar system objects in the sky. You can switch labels and other supporting features on and off with hotkeys, or zoom in and out on an object of interest, for example Jupiter’s system of moons. Expandable Content | Customize Celestia according to your needs. Celestia’s catalogues can be easily expanded. There are many different add-ons available containing new objects like comets or stars, high-resolution textures of Earth and other well mapped solar system bodies, as well as 3D models for asteroids and spacecraft on precise trajectories. Even fictional objects from well-known sci-fi franchises can be found. EULA(End User License Agreement): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Augmented nuclear plants3 screens
Celestia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Augmented nuclear plants at 5.0 against Celestia's 4.4. Augmented nuclear plants also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Celestia's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 29 months) and ratings volume (331 vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Celestia sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Augmented nuclear plants asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Augmented nuclear plants holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Celestia has 331 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Augmented nuclear plants's written reviews are positive against 79% of Celestia's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Augmented nuclear plants ships an update every 29 months, Celestia every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Augmented nuclear plants versus Celestia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAugmented nuclear plantsCelestia
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (331 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better79.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1331 — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB545 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerchardine marc林峰 李

Customer experience

Augmented nuclear plants

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Celestia

All ratings331 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews261 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative15.3%

Bugs and requests

Augmented nuclear plants

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Celestia

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Milky Way and other galaxy textures not loading properly
  • Crashes when using certain add-ons
  • Issues with planet and moon orbits not being accurate

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more exoplanets and distant star systems
  • Implement terrain generation for planets
  • Expand to include more galaxies and the overall universe structure
  • Add support for black holes, pulsars, and other exotic objects
  • Improve controls and camera movement

In-app purchases

None

Augmented nuclear plants

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Celestia

Subscriptions3
  • Celestia PLUS (Weekly)7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Celestia PLUS (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Celestia PLUS (Yearly)$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Celestia PLUS (Lifetime)$79.99

Questions

Is Augmented nuclear plants free?
Augmented nuclear plants is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Celestia free?
Celestia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Augmented nuclear plants or Celestia?
Augmented nuclear plants is rated higher. Augmented nuclear plants averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Celestia averages 4.4 from 331 ratings.
Do Augmented nuclear plants or Celestia have ads?
Neither Augmented nuclear plants nor Celestia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Augmented nuclear plants or Celestia?
Augmented nuclear plants ships an update every 29 months, and Celestia every 2 weeks. Most recently, Augmented nuclear plants was updated on October 12, 2026 and Celestia on October 17, 2026.

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