Stars and Planets - Astronomy

66 of 100 · reviews
4.7of 5 · store
1,187ratings on the App Store
191reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

It is more of an educational space-exploration game, loved for real planets, moons, black holes, and learning by flying through the system. Kids and adults get absorbed in exploring. It breaks because planet surfaces are monotonous and empty (the same plastic-looking ground everywhere), you cannot land despite the promise to walk on planets, and an update killed the sound for some.

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What people use it for

Kids and space fans who want to fly through a real Solar System and learn by exploring

What reviews praise

Real planets, moons, and black holes to explore, learning astronomy by flying through the system, crisp graphics and scientific info

What reviews complain about

Monotonous empty planet surfaces, cannot land despite the promise to walk on planets, sound lost after an update for some, limited object selection

What users experience

1 excerpt from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

I love this game. It has real planets, moons, black holes, and other celestial bodies, all ready for you to explore. I only wish the planet’s surfaces were better made, they’re pretty much all the same plastic-looking surfaces with nothing for you to really explore. I also wish there were realistic