Not recently updated — last update was on 2014-12-15.
This app may no longer be actively maintained.
Pros & Cons
Real-time 3D solar system with nearly 200 objects
Timeslider for past, present, and future simulations
Flexible camera system for immersive viewing in portrait or landscape
Encyclopedia with Wikipedia-derived data
Lacks live wallpaper and AR VR features that some competitors offer
Not ranked in top charts
About Pocket Planets
Pocket Planets is an education app developed by Bruno Oberdorfer.
How many times has Pocket Planets been downloaded?
Pocket Planets has been downloaded 12 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 0 times.
What is the rating of Pocket Planets?
Pocket Planets is rated 4.29 out of 5 stars, based on 580 ratings.
Is Pocket Planets free?
Pocket Planets costs $2.99 to download. The APK download size is 43.53 MB. The latest version available is 1.0.5. The last update was on December 15, 2014.
What are the requirements for Pocket Planets?
Pocket Planets requires Android 2.2+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play July 2012.
Description
Pocket Planets is the most comprehensive 3D Solar System Simulator in the Google Play Store. With accurate scale representation of the Sun, Planets, Moons, Asteroids, Dwarfs and detailed information to the celestial objects. Use it as educational software for your kids, or regardless if you are a beginner or advanced astronomer, this App brings you closer to the planets than any telescope. Working great on smartphones and tablets.
Discover... ★ the Sun, the bright shining star in the center of our Solar System ★ Mercury, the fastest planet orbiting around our Sun ★ Venus, its greenhouse effect produces a surface temperature that would melt lead ★ Earth, the blue oasis and only place filled with life ★ Mars, inspiration for many SciFi films and books ★ Jupiter, the giant, guardian and protector in our neighborhood ★ Saturn, with rings of unique beauty and elegance ★ Uranus, which rolls over its orbit like a bowling ball ★ Neptune, the outermost recognized planet ★ Pluto, one of a new category of dwarf planets
But these are not all objects of this simulator, because so far you do not know Orcus, Varuna, Ceres, Pallas, Haumea and all the other asteroids and dwarf planets. Not to mention Sedna whose orbit is still speculative to science.
Nearly 200 objects are included, but not as static images, rather as living objects in a living universe. Enjoy the Solar System in realtime, in the future or past.
Bring the cosmos to life with an innovative timeslider. Let time take its course, how fast depends on the scale factor of the timeslider. A wipe with your finger and the simulator comes to life.
For a more exiting viewing experience various camera modes are available. Attach the camera to a planet or place it at a fixed location in space and let the celestial bodies pass by, in portrait or landscape mode, whatever you prefer.
And that's still not all. A built in encyclopedia gives you useful information about each object of the simulation, extracted from Wikipedia.
Don't miss this unique viewing experience, there is no easier way to explore the wonderful world beyond our planet. And if you ever feel "Lost in Space", don't worry, because it's just a simulation.
Features: ★ Super smooth UI ★ Nearly 200 simulation objects ★ Simulation of real celestial body distances and dimensions ★ Adjustable simulator time with an innovative timeslider ★ Flexible camera system for a unique viewing experience ★ Portrait and landscape mode ★ Many HD textures, some of original recordings (NASA Voyager, Cassini spacecraft) ★ Many preference options ★ Ephemeris data based on NASA Horizons system ★ Orbit calculations with modified Kepler algorithms ★ Encyclopedia function, the most important information from Wikipedia
Please try Pocket Planets Lite before buying this full version to ensure device compatibility.
If you have any problems please don't hesitate to contact me via email because this is the only way I can help you, thank you.
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Great to learn the astronomy of the solar system and have fun doing it.
★★★★★A Google User· Dec 15, 2014
Well done for the amateur astronomer Extremely smooth and fluid movements of the planets and their moons makes this a wonderful app to gain amateur information on the solar system.
★★★★★A Google User· May 12, 2015
Beautiful app ☺ Beautiful fluid graphics which are pleasing to the eye. Smooth and accurate operation. Loads of great information on objects. Love it. 😊
★☆☆☆☆NM Wordsworth· Jul 30, 2016
No forward compatibility Worked brilliantly on Galaxy S4; but when I upgraded to S7 Edge, this app lost all functionality. As the previous reviewer says, the controls are missing (apart from the time slider). Nothing can be selected -- therefore the only planet which can be viewed is Earth itself!
★☆☆☆☆Larry Stewart· Jul 2, 2021
This was a superb app, and it is still in a class by itself visually, but the developer has abandoned it and the user interface controls are no longer accessible on newer devices and later versions of Android. Regretfully therefore, I have uninstalled this once amazing app. I am going to miss it!
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