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Solar Walk - Planets Explorer app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 1392 ratings )
Entertainment Education
Developer: Vito Technology Inc.
4.99 USD
Current version: 2.5.0, last update: 3 years ago
First release : 01 Apr 2010
App size: 436.34 Mb

Solar Walk is an amazing 3D model of our Solar system bringing the universe to the palm of your hand and allowing you to interact with planets, satellites, moons, comets and other space objects anytime and anywhere.

Start your fascinating journey through the realms of space and learn more about the universe we live in!

*** Over 6 million users!***
*** National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) - GOLD winner in the Educational Tools for Parents and Children category! ***
*** A Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner ***

“Simply amazing.” - Macworld

“Solar Walk serves up a visually impressive 3D model of our solar system. Set against a haunting, atmospheric soundscape, the app shows planets and satellites in their correct positions, and offers mini movies, facts and other related tidbits.” - TNW

“This jaw-dropping app provides a wholly interactive 3D model of our solar system, one that’s had me hooked for days. It’s the kind of thing you can imagine a science teacher using in the classroom of the future — except that we don’t have to wait.” - CNet

“Zoom from Mercury to Pluto (which makes the cut in this app), passing each planet’s moons along the way. Because Solar Walk knows what time it is, the planets are in proper orientation to the Sun: Earth is dark where it is currently night and gradually lightens to daytime on the other side.” - NY Times

"Its great for showing my students the relative positions of the planets in the solar system, the satellites orbiting the Earth and our place in the galaxy. Awesome with a smartboard as well." - by jbrown61

Solar Walk enables you to:

► Observe 3D model of our Solar system with all its objects in real time and in a ​proper orientation. Turn into an astronomer and explore planets, moons, satellites, asteroids, dwarf planets, comets, stars and other celestial bodies. Enjoy gorgeous graphics and visuals while navigating through the solar system!

► Make virtual flights from one space object to another.

► Travel in time and see what the universe and our Solar system looked like at a certain period.

► Find an exciting view of the Milky Way Galaxy.

► Watch a collection of educational solar system movies to learn about space-related topics including Earths moon phases, Earths cycles, tidal phenomena, and zodiacal constellations.*

► Enjoy 3D planetarium with the help of special glasses and activating the anaglyph mode.

► Share interesting screenshots of the app with your friends.

► Choose the view mode comfortable for you (orrery/true-to-scale).

*Available through In-App Purchases.

Solar Walk is a great educational tool appropriate for both adults and children. The amount of information users can learn about the planets, moons, satellites and other celestial bodies is impressive. Information is age appropriate, detailed and animated video clips make learning our solar system even more engaging!

The entire Solar system can be explored with Solar Walk app!

Pros and cons of Solar Walk - Planets Explorer app for iPhone and iPad

Solar Walk - Planets Explorer app good for

Vert Nice apps. Could be improved with introduction of newly discovered extra-solar planets circling around neighbourhood stars
Perfect to study the solar system, powerful graphics, a lot of details and explanations about the planets. Great Program!
Extraordinarily well done, with enough detail to keep students and dreamers long awake. By far the best learning tool Ive ever found for a tablet, regardless of operating system. One of a handful apps in which the additional content, purchased separately, truly enriches the experience.
Where are the updated images of Pluto? please correct it soon.
The graphics in 3d its beautiful and the informations help everyone to make a good work and learn to easy. Thanks, appreciate!
A really great app for all who are interessted in our solar system. I use it for years and havent seen any better. Without any doubt recommendable!

Some bad moments

What happened to the movies that I already had in the previous version? I now have to buy them? Whenever I click to unlock any movie Im asked for my iTunes log in every time but nothing unlocks. I was able to download one but playing it resulting in an immediate crash of the app. Went from stellar to stupid.
I just downloaded Solar Walk onto my iPhone 4s. When I open it, its a black screen with Solar Walk in orange and music plays. But thats it. Have left it for several minutes and it does nothing but play the ominous music. Hmmm
I sat for 45 minuets straight, staring at the loading screen that says Solar Walk. This is my first time playing, and it wont even load! If this doesnt get fixed, then I will just have to delete Solar Walk.
Couldnt get it to open... not difficult to write a review about an app that wont open. Its at times like this that I believe there should be an option for negative numbers. Unprofessional, unacceptable and disrespectful to the customer!!!
I have never given a bad review before....but to have a paid app that doesnt work properly for this long is embarrassing and silly, keep up the crappy work!
Used to be able to navigate smoothly within the solar system, i have an old version of the app in my 3rd generation ipad, runs more organicly than this latest on my ipad air. when will developpers learn to stop messing up their own creations

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