Our Solar System
The Our Solar System app icon

For iPhone and iPad

The whole solar system in your hands, right where it is today.

Every planet, moon and dwarf planet in 3D at its real position for this moment, the Earth down to city streets, and Qmax, a space program on a real-sized Earth.

$4.99 once · no ads, no accounts, no subscription · plays offline

Coming to the Mac and Apple Vision Pro in the same purchase.

The Earth in the iPhone app, with its real day and night
Jupiter in the iPhone app

The solar system, live

Every world, exactly where it is.

Fly from the Sun to Pluto through a solar system worked out from real orbital data. Watch the Earth turn with the real day and night, the seasons and the Moon's phase for today, then speed time up or run it backwards. Switch to true scale to feel the gaps between the planets, or line every world up side by side at its real size.

Jupiter in the iPhone app
JupiterIts storms, up close
Mars in the iPhone app
MarsLit by the Sun as it is today
Saturn and its rings in the iPhone app
SaturnIts rings at their real tilt
The black holes lesson in the iPhone app
Black holesOne of the lessons inside
The Earth on iPad, with the controls down the side

Zoom into the Earth

From orbit to city streets.

Dive from orbit towards the ground through NASA Landsat and Sentinel-2 imagery, sharp enough to pick out streets in a city. Live clouds, real oceans and city lights on the night side.

Thousands of real satellites, Starlink among them, orbit where they are right now.

Qmax, included

Run your own space program.

Build rockets part by part, launch from Florida and fly them to orbit with real physics on a real-sized Earth. Dock in orbit, land on the Moon, drive a rover across it, reach Mars, and design spaceplanes that take off from a runway and fly to space. Career mode runs it all with contracts and funds. More about Qmax

The Kennedy Space Center in Qmax on an iPhone held sideways, with the Vehicle Assembly Building, the launch pad and a rocket on it

On iPad

The same app, on a bigger canvas.

One purchase installs it on your iPhone and your iPad. Touch works everywhere, and so does a keyboard or a game controller when you connect one.

Jupiter on iPad
Qmax on iPad
Saturn on iPad

Also inside

Beyond the planets.

Visit the Sun's churning surface, Saturn's rings, Jupiter's storms and the moons of every planet. Head out to see the Milky Way from outside, a black hole bending starlight, and a wormhole near Saturn that leads to another star system.

  • Photo mode with full-resolution wallpapers
  • A narrated documentary
  • Cinematic tours
  • Ambient music
  • Upcoming eclipses and meteor showers
Price
$4.99 once
Ads
None
Data collected
None
Offline
Yes

One purchase

Buy it once, have it everywhere.

iPhone

On the App Store

The viewer and Qmax with touch controls made for a phone, upright or on its side.

iPad

On the App Store

The same app on a bigger canvas, with touch, a keyboard or a game controller.

Mac

Coming soon

The viewer and Qmax with keyboard and mouse, in a window or full screen.

$4.99once, on the App Store. Everything is included.Download on the App Store

Questions

Good to know.

How much is it?

$4.99 once, on the App Store where you are. Apple sets each country's price from the US one of $4.99 (£4.99 in the UK, ¥800 in Japan). No ads, no subscription and no in-app purchases. The same purchase covers the Mac and Apple Vision Pro when they come out.

What do I need?

An iPhone with iOS 17 or later, or an iPad with iPadOS 17 or later. The App Store listing shows which models it runs on.

Does it work offline?

Yes. The solar system and Qmax are inside the app, so it plays with no connection. When you are online it streams in the sharpest imagery of the Earth, the Moon and the clouds, and the latest satellite positions.

Is it the same as the website?

It is the same viewer as 3dsolarsystem.online, carried inside the app so it runs offline, with touch controls, native menus and the whole of Qmax, the Moon and Mars included. The website stays free in any browser.

I unlocked Qmax in my browser. Is it unlocked in the app?

They are separate purchases. The app has no accounts and everything in it is included in its price, so it needs no unlock.

What does it collect?

Nothing. The App Store lists it as Data Not Collected: no account, no analytics, no tracking and no advertising, and your saves stay on your device. The privacy policy has the detail.

Who makes it?

Polyxmedia, the studio behind 3dsolarsystem.online. Questions go to hello@polyxmedia.com or the support page.

The solar system, in your pocket.