# Planets

> A 3D viewer to explore the planets of our Solar System in high resolution.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.microsys.Planets](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.microsys.Planets)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.microsys.Planets`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Microsys Com Ltd.
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 94,129
- **Rating:** 3.98 / 5 (307 ratings)
- **Version:** 13.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01
- **First published:** 2019-07-04
- **Publisher country:** RO
- **Size:** 154 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsys.Planets)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://microsys.ro/privacy.htm](http://microsys.ro/privacy.htm)

## Description

**Planets** is an immersive 3D viewer Chrome extension that lets users explore the Sun and every planet in our Solar System in stunning high resolution. Experience a fast spaceship tour that allows you to orbit planets, zoom in on detailed surfaces like Jupiter’s Great Red Spot or Saturn's rings, and interactively rotate planetary bodies. Designed primarily for tablets and modern smartphones (Android 6+), Planets offers an engaging educational journey through space with natural axial rotations, gyroscopic effects, and informative data such as mass, gravity, and size for each celestial body.

Users can access basic facts, view beautiful surface imagery, and toggle settings including voice narration and background music. While screenshots and extended exploration time are limited in this version, Planets remains a captivating tool for astronomy lovers and students to deepen their understanding of our Solar System. Pluto is featured for historical completeness, acknowledging its status as a dwarf planet post-2006 IAU classification.

## Rankings

- #226,651 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the app's educational content about the solar system, good graphics, and suitability for kids. However, multiple users report inaccuracies in planetary data like Saturn's moons count and planets' spin directions. Some complain about payment requirements for certain features and minor navigation issues. Inclusion of Pluto as a planet is both praised and criticized. Overall, the app is well-liked for learning but needs updates and improvements in accuracy and usability.

### Pros

- Allows users to explore and learn about the solar system and planets.
- Good graphics and visual appeal.
- Suitable for kids and educational purposes.
- Includes Pluto, which some users appreciate.
- Positive user experience noted by several reviewers.

### Cons

- Incorrect or outdated planetary information (e.g., number of Saturn's moons).
- Some planets spin in the wrong direction (Venus and Uranus).
- Requires payment to access some features like viewing the moon.
- Navigation issues such as difficulty exiting the planet list or app.
- Contains Pluto as a planet, which some users find scientifically inaccurate.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.microsys.Planets)