Solar Walk 2 - View Planets 3D
Children select planets, moons, spacecraft, satellites, and events; rotate/examine 3D models; move through time; read object information; and follow mission trajectories. The developer claims real-time positions and detailed visuals; accuracy, source citations, and child comprehension require testing.
- Route
- Explore
- Ages
- 8–14 with adult support
- Best for
- Exploring a 3D solar-system model and space missions
At a glance
- Developer
- Vito Technology Inc.
- Platforms
- iOS, Android
- Cost
- Paid with in-app purchases
- US App Store
$2.99 US iOS/paid Android; Apple lists IAP; Premium unlocks content and exact offers need in-app verification. Ads+ Android is a separate ad-supported IAP variant.
The short version
A navigable 3D solar-system model, time controls, event calendar, encyclopedia, and spacecraft missions can make abstract scale and motion more tangible. The paid iOS app has IAP, while the Android free variant explicitly has ads/IAP; pricing must be stated platform by platform.
Creative agency: Medium — children can navigate/time-travel/select targets, but the content is authored reference material. Learning value: Medium–High — visualizing scale, orbital relationships, and mission history can support science questions. Age fit: 8+; co-use helps turn spectacle into inquiry and avoids uncritical acceptance of every simulation. Parent view: Up-front iOS price does not include all content. Confirm IAP, restore, Family Sharing, tracking, and ad behavior per platform. Staying power: Medium–High — events and mission content reward revisiting. This is a , not a hands-on finding. Learning value: Medium–High — visualizing scale, orbital relationships, and mission history can support science questions. Age fit: 8+; co-use helps turn spectacle into inquiry and avoids uncritical acceptance of every simulation. Parent view: Up-front iOS price does not include all content. Confirm IAP, restore, Family Sharing, tracking, and ad behavior per platform. Staying power: Medium–High — events and mission content reward revisiting. This is a , not a hands-on finding. Age fit: 8+; co-use helps turn spectacle into inquiry and avoids uncritical acceptance of every simulation. Parent view: Up-front iOS price does not include all content. Confirm IAP, restore, Family Sharing, tracking, and ad behavior per platform. Staying power: Medium–High — events and mission content reward revisiting. This is a , not a hands-on finding.
What we found
Strengths
- Creative agency: Medium — children can navigate/time-travel/select targets, but the content is authored reference material. Learning value: Medium–High — visualizing scale, orbital relationships, and mission history can support science questions. Age fit: 8+; co-use helps turn spectacle into inquiry and avoids uncritical acceptance of every simulation. Parent view: Up-front iOS price does not include all content. Confirm IAP, restore, Family Sharing, tracking, and ad behavior per platform. Staying power: Medium–High — events and mission content reward revisiting. This is a , not a hands-on finding.
- Learning value: Medium–High — visualizing scale, orbital relationships, and mission history can support science questions. Age fit: 8+; co-use helps turn spectacle into inquiry and avoids uncritical acceptance of every simulation. Parent view: Up-front iOS price does not include all content. Confirm IAP, restore, Family Sharing, tracking, and ad behavior per platform. Staying power: Medium–High — events and mission content reward revisiting. This is a , not a hands-on finding.
- Staying power: Medium–High — events and mission content reward revisiting. This is a , not a hands-on finding.
Watch-outs
- The paid iOS app has IAP, while the Android free variant explicitly has ads/IAP; pricing must be stated platform by platform.
- Parent view: Up-front iOS price does not include all content. Confirm IAP, restore, Family Sharing, tracking, and ad behavior per platform. Staying power: Medium–High — events and mission content reward revisiting. This is a , not a hands-on finding.
- The exact listed app-specific website/privacy paths require live browser confirmation, and exact IAP prices were not exposed in the catalog result.
Before you download
- Age guidance
- 8–14; Apple labels it 4+, but astronomy terminology and layered paid content make it better for readers/co-use.. Adult involvement: Medium; help interpret simulations, distinguish model/visualization from observation, and manage purchase/advertising differences by platform.
- Privacy
- Confirm IAP, restore, Family Sharing, tracking, and ad behavior per platform.