Comparison

3D Solar System vs Plasmid editor

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

Head to head
About

3D Solar System

Explore the cosmos with an interactive 3D model of the solar system and a detailed star map. Learn about planets, constellations, and celestial bodies through engaging quizzes and AI-powered planet creation. Discover the universe from your device.

Highlights
  • 3D Solar System model
  • Interactive star map
  • Constellation learning
  • Knowledge quizzes
  • AI planet generator
  • Augmented Reality (AR) view
Features
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Have you ever wanted to hold the Solar System in your hands? Now you can. 3D Solar System turns your device into a window to the planets, constellations, and stars beyond. Solar System in 3D and AR Travel from the Sun to the icy edge of deep space — a planetary journey of nearly 15 billion kilometers through our cosmic backyard. Study planets, moons, dwarf planets, and two major asteroid fields: the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter, and the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune. See how tiny Earth looks next to Jupiter. Zoom in on planets' craters, spin Saturn's rings, and realize just how vast the universe really is. Interactive star map for passionate stargazers A complete map of the night sky with gyroscope support. Tilt your device toward the ceiling and explore constellations like a true space explorer — as if you were standing under a real night sky. Learn each constellation's name, its ancient stories, and the astronomy behind them. Learn to identify Orion, Ursa Major, Cassiopeia and discover dozens more. What you can do: ► Study planets — from scorched Mercury to icy Neptune — along with moons, dwarf planets, and bright constellations like a real astronomer. ► Test your knowledge with quizzes, planet order challenges, "True or False", and mythology questions. Learn who the planets are named after, how long a day lasts on Pluto, and what makes a star shine. ► Create your own planet using AI — design it, name it, and explore it. 714,000+ people have downloaded our app. To put that in perspective: that's 79 times more than all the stars you can see in the night sky with your own eyes. Some features may require a subscription. Free version includes: basic planet info, part of the constellation catalog, some quizzes and tests, star map, and AI planet generation (up to 2 planets). Subscription unlocks: full content about the Solar System, full constellation catalog, all quizzes and tests, planet cross-sections, unlimited AI planet generation. Every planet is different. Each constellation has a story. The universe is waiting — and it's bigger than you ever imagined. Explore all planets, learn every constellation, and become the space explorer you've always wanted to be. Start your journey through space today. Privacy Policy: http://educationterra.com/privacy Terms Of Use: https://educationterra.com/tos

About

Plasmid editor

Features
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Import a SnapGene, GenBank or FASTA file. Every element is matched against the bases rather than trusted from the label, and each one is marked with how it was established: confirmed by exact sequence match, taken from the file's own annotation, or predicted from structure alone. 1. FOUR EDITS Replace the promoter. Add a gene. Remove a gene. Swap a part. Each one produces a finished construct, the Gibson assembly plan, and primers with melting temperatures. Homology arms extend until they are unique, so repeated sequence does not produce an ambiguous junction. Every design is re-assembled in silico before it is issued: if the product does not come back identical, you do not get the plan. 2. DESIGNS THAT WOULD HAVE FAILED QUIETLY A cargo in a FLEX or DIO cassette is stored antisense. Paste a normally written coding sequence into those coordinates and it goes in backwards. The app works out the required orientation from the cassette architecture and places it correctly. An annotated CDS is often only part of a longer reading frame. Replace just the annotated piece and your new gene inherits whatever sat in front of it — tags, targeting motifs, linkers - as an N-terminal fusion. The app reads upstream in frame, names what it finds, and offers to remove it. 3. PACKAGING SIZE, BEFORE YOU ORDER The ITR-to-ITR genome is measured and compared against the real limit for AAV, self-complementary AAV, lentivirus or adenovirus. When a design is too large, you get specific reductions with the base pairs each one saves and what it costs you. 4. PROMOTERS AND CAPSIDS Sixteen promoters covering neurons, astrocytes, hepatocytes, cardiomyocytes and ubiquitous expression. Each was read out of a publicly deposited plasmid map and carries the Addgene number and the exact coordinates it came from. They are exactly what that deposit contains - not sequence written from memory. A capsid guide pairs cell types with AAV serotypes, each with the caveat that matters. 5. EXPORT GenBank, SnapGene, or FASTA. Annotations, strands and topology survive the first two; FASTA is bases only, and the app says so before you pick it. 6. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION No account. No analytics. No advertising. Your vectors stay on your device. The app works offline; the one exception is an optional NCBI lookup when you type an accession, which sends nothing but that accession. 7. COMPANION APP Gene Search, free, finds genes and accessions in NCBI and hands them straight to this app. Gene Editing is a design aid. Every construct is a prediction from the sequence you supplied, and predictions can be wrong - most often because the file's own annotations were wrong. Verify every junction by sequencing before you rely on a construct.

Screenshots

3D Solar System4 screens
Plasmid editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plasmid editor at 100% against 3D Solar System's 29%. Plasmid editor also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). 3D Solar System's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 1). On device support and iOS requirement 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

3D Solar System is free to download; Plasmid editor costs $1.99 up front. 3D Solar System sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Plasmid editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plasmid editor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3D Solar System has 1.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of 3D Solar System's written reviews are positive against 100% of Plasmid editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

3D Solar System ships an update fortnightly, Plasmid editor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
3D Solar System versus Plasmid editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3D Solar SystemPlasmid editor
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.4 (1.7K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size353 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEducation Terrayoung-Hwan Jo

Customer experience

3D Solar System

All ratings1,744 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive28.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative66.0%

Plasmid editor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

3D Solar System

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Planets displayed incorrectly
  • Subscription charges without consent
  • Inability to cancel subscription

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free content and features
  • Realistic planet models and animations
  • Expanded content beyond the solar system
  • Improved accessibility and usability

Plasmid editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

3D Solar System

Subscriptions8
  • 1 Month PRO3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 1 month Sale2 Months trial$10.991 Month
  • 12 months sale3 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Astronomy guide - Sky atlas$19.991 Month
  • Astronomy guide - Sky atlas3 Days trial$29.993 Months
  • 2 Month Subscription3 Days trial$39.992 Months
  • 2 Months Subscription3 Days trial$39.992 Months
  • 12 months$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • Disable Ads Sale$9.99
  • Disable Ads$19.99
None

Plasmid editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 3D Solar System free?
3D Solar System is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plasmid editor free?
Plasmid editor costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 3D Solar System or Plasmid editor?
Plasmid editor is rated higher. 3D Solar System averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Plasmid editor averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do 3D Solar System or Plasmid editor have ads?
3D Solar System shows ads; Plasmid editor does not.
Which is updated more often, 3D Solar System or Plasmid editor?
3D Solar System ships an update fortnightly, and Plasmid editor every 2 months. Most recently, 3D Solar System was updated on November 11, 2026 and Plasmid editor on November 10, 2026.

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