Arloon Solar System vs Space by Tinybop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arloon Solar System
Explore the solar system and Earth's phenomena through interactive 3D models and engaging activities. This app is designed for students aged 6-13 to foster understanding of astronomy and space concepts.
- Interactive 3D solar system models
- Augmented Reality exploration
- Explanations of celestial bodies
- Earth's rotation, translation, and seasons
- Moon phases and eclipses
- Self-correcting quizzes
- Multilingual support
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The definitive astronomy app to discover the secrets of the solar system and Earth! Ideal for schools and teachers seeking a primary motivator and effective method to promote understanding and learning for students of 4th, 5th and 6th grade and children between 6 and 13 years. "Very good astronomy app to learn many aspects of the Solar System, with high quality interactive animations, well designed to work in class with groups and individually." - Ricard Garcia, Education Department / mSchools | Toolbox STEP INTO THE AMAZING WORLD OF ASTRONOMY Arloon Solar System allows children to discover our solar system and understand astronomical concepts such as eclipses, translation, rotation or the phases of the moon interacting with them in a fun and surprising way. CONTENT • The Solar System's location in the Milky Way. • Characteristics of the solar system and each of the planets that form it. • The planets of the Solar System: size, orbital speed comparison and location according to their proximity to the sun. • Discover the different celestial bodies: comets, satellites, asteroids, meteors. • The Earth: features, rotation and translation. • Geosphere: the layers of the Earth. • Day and night on Earth. How does it work? • The seasons: characteristics and why they occur. • The Moon: characteristics, moon phases, tides phenomenon. How does a lunar eclipse occur? • The Sun: its importance to life. AUGMENTED REALITY One of the star features of Solar System, allowing you to view and interact with realistic 3D representations of the planets. Look at the Solar System and celestial bodies that form it through the device camera with the help of a chip that can be downloaded on our website www.arloon.com A MULTILINGUAL APP FOR THE CLASSROOM Arloon Solar System is available in English, Spanish, French and Brazilian Portuguese to help children learning a second language to expand their vocabulary. EXERCISES AND ACTIVITIES Including a section of activities and self-correcting quizzes with different difficulty levels that will test the student’s knowledge. Practice, check the learning and work in groups or individually depending on your needs. All exercises include final results screen that allow the evaluation of the knowledge acquired. ***************************************** About ARLOON Arloon is a brand of DADA Company specializing in the creation of educational applications that harness the potential of new technologies to improve the teaching and learning experience in the classroom and at home. With Augmented Reality as one of its star features, its objective is to support the development of innovative teaching scenarios that would be impossible otherwise, proposing an active learning methodology based on interactivity that increases student motivation to achieve full understanding of the content and gain confidence in their own abilities. Technical support: info@arloon.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/paradoxZientia Twitter - @arloonapps http://www.arloon.com/en
Space by Tinybop
Explore our solar system and visit each planet up close. Discover their surfaces, characteristics, and orbits through interactive play. Test atmospheres, gravity, and observe planetary spins and seasons.
- Visit 8 planets and the sun
- Study planet surfaces up close
- Discover planet characteristics
- Test atmospheres and gravity with meteorites
- Compare planet sizes and masses
- Observe planetary orbits and moon phases
- Explore Mars with rovers and chopper
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Travel into space and visit tiny Mercury, fierce Venus, friendly Earth, dusty Mars, stormy Jupiter, elegant Saturn, hazy Uranus, and mysterious Neptune. Perfect for future astronomers everywhere. "Space should more accurately be called "Hands On With the Solar System." — Children's Technology Review *** KAPi Best App for Older Children *** *** Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice *** Hurl meteorites through the atmosphere. Spin around the sun and zoom onto its surface. Jump into a whirling space storm. Boldly go where no kid has gone before in 3, 2, 1…. liftoff! Space is No.8 in Tinybop’s award-winning Explorer’s Library. Kids can discover new worlds in other Explorer’s Library apps, including The Human Body, Plants, Simple Machines, The Earth, Weather, Homes, and Skyscrapers. FEATURES + Visit 8 planets and the sun! + Study the surface of each planet and the sun up close. + Discover the characteristics of each planet with a helpful snowman. + Throw meteorites at each planet to test their atmospheres and gravity. + See how big and massive each planet and the sun are by comparing them side-by-side. + Play with and observe each planet’s orbit around the sun. + Follow the moon’s orbit to discover the phases of the moon. + See how quickly or slowly each planet spins on its axis and how long each day is. + Peek inside each planet’s rocky crust or gassy outer layer. + Move the Earth’s axis to see how it affects seasons. + Explore Mars’ rocky surface with NASA’s Curiosity, Pathfinder rovers. + Fly the Ingenuity Chopper on Mars. + Experience wild weather and more on Venus. + Find out why Mercury has so many craters. + See what Saturn’s rings are made of and make them spin. + Discover diamonds on Neptune and Uranus. + Interactive text labels in 50+ languages teach vocabulary. + FREE Space Handbook has technology tips and basic info for teachers and parents. + Original artwork by Jessie Sattler. + Original sound design. + Open-ended activities with no rules. Curiosity and creativity are rewarded. + Multi-user system. + Fun for all ages. + No third-party advertising. FREE handbook Our expert-reviewed handbook is full of facts, interaction hints, and discussion questions to support learning in this app, in the classroom, or at home. Download in your app or at: http://tinybop.com/handbooks. Privacy Policy We take your and your child’s privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your child, nor do we allow any third-party advertising. When the camera, microphone, and other services are used within an app, your information is neither collected nor distributed outside of the app. Read our complete privacy policy at tinybop.com. Tinybop, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based studio of designers, engineers, and artists. We make toys for tomorrow. We’re all over the internet. Visit us: www.tinybop.com Follow us: twitter.com/tinybop Like us: facebook.com/tinybop Peek behind the scenes: instagram.com/tinybop We love hearing your stories! If you have ideas, or something isn’t working as you expect it to, please contact us: hi@tinybop.com. Psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop. :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Space by Tinybop at 67% against Arloon Solar System's 0%. Space by Tinybop also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (72 vs 3). Arloon Solar System's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Arloon Solar System costs $2.99 and Space by Tinybop $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Space by Tinybop holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space by Tinybop has 72 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Arloon Solar System's written reviews are positive against 67% of Space by Tinybop's.
Arloon Solar System ships an update every 3 months, Space by Tinybop every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arloon Solar System | Space by Tinybop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.3 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 72 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #184 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 297 MB | 255 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | WANT2B S.L. | Tinybop Inc. |
Customer experience
Arloon Solar System
Space by Tinybop
In-app purchases
Arloon Solar System
No in-app purchases
Space by Tinybop
No in-app purchases
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