Solar Smash

Simulation

7.4~~/10~~

Our score

★ 4.6 Google Play·100M+ installs

Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-09-05

Screenshots

Planet breaking apart after a laser strike with debris spreading into orbit

Weapon selection list showing lasers, missiles and black hole options

Solar system view with planets placed on custom orbital paths

Black hole pulling a planet apart mid-simulation

Shield deployed around a planet deflecting an incoming meteor

About Solar Smash

Solar Smash is a physics sandbox with one activity: destroying planets. Over 50 weapons — lasers, meteors, antimatter missiles, black holes, railguns — are pointed at worlds you can also build yourself, setting orbits and watching collisions play out. It is 536 MB, free, and holds a 4.8 rating from 390,000 reviews. There is no goal, no score and nothing to win, which is either the appeal or the problem.

Game information

DeveloperPARADYME LIMITED

Version2.7.3

Size171.49 MB (Android) · 536 MB (iOS)

Price / In-appFree

Contains adsYes

In-app purchasesYes (cosmetic packs)

Content rating9+

Requires (Android)Android 7.0+

Requires (iOS)iOS 15.0+

Offline modeSimulation runs offline; ads and purchases need a connection

Interface languagesEN

Store rating (Google Play)4.6 from 1,721,153 ratings

Installs100M+

Updated by developer2026-08-01

Data checked2026-09-07

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-09-07. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

Solar Smash Review: 50 Weapons, No Goal, and That Is the Point

Over 50 weapons and no score to chase

Planet Smash is the main mode and the whole loop is choosing an instrument of destruction and watching the physics resolve. The arsenal runs from lasers and nukes to antimatter missiles, railguns, black holes and orbital ion cannons, with defensive options like shields for people who want the planet to survive. Nothing unlocks through progression because there is no progression: no levels, no currency to earn, no objectives. You open the weapon list, pick, and watch. That makes it a five-minute game that some people return to for months and others delete the same evening.

Solar System Smash is the part that is actually a simulation

The second mode is closer to a toy orrery than a game. You take one of three star systems, including our own, or build a new one, place planets and set their orbits. Then you interfere: collide worlds, drop in a black hole, watch what the gravity does to everything else. It behaves like a physics model rather than a scripted animation, which is why the results are worth watching twice. This mode explains the 4.8 rating better than the explosions do. There is no tutorial for any of it, which suits a mode where the only failure state is a system that stays boringly intact.

536 MB, one language, and adverts between attempts

The install is 536.1 MB, which is small for what it renders, and it runs on iOS 15.0 or later. The listing is English only — 38 languages in Among Us against one here — so younger players outside English-speaking countries are reading nothing. Being free with in-app purchases, the money comes from cosmetic packs and removing interruptions rather than from anything that gates the sandbox. The age rating is 9+ despite the subject matter, because the destruction is abstract: planets, not people. Nothing in either mode is time-limited, so a session ends when you close the app rather than when a meter runs out.

Pros

Over 50 weapons available immediately, nothing to unlock
Orbits run on a physics model, not scripted animation
Only 536 MB for what it renders
4.8 stars from 390,000 ratings
No progression system to grind through before playing

Cons

No goal, score or ending — the loop is the whole game
English only, unlike its peers with 38 languages
Appeal collapses quickly for anyone wanting structure

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Verdict

The 7.4 is for a toy rather than a game, and it is honest about being one. Install it if you want a physics sandbox that asks nothing of you and costs 536 MB. Skip it if you need a reason to keep playing, because there is no score, no ending and no progression — after the fiftieth weapon there is only the fifty-first, and then nothing at all.

Gameplay7.0Two modes, no objectives; compelling as a toy but empty as a game with rules.

Controls8.0Point, pick a weapon, fire — nothing to learn, and it works cleanly on a small screen.

Replay value6.0Fifty weapons run out faster than a progression system would; sessions get short.

Graphics & sound9.0Planetary destruction rendered convincingly in 536 MB, the strongest thing here.

Monetisation8.0Purchases are cosmetic and optional; nothing in the sandbox sits behind a paywall.

7.4out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

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Frequently asked questions

Can you play Solar Smash offline?

The simulation itself runs on the device, so the modes work without a connection. What needs one is the advertising and any store purchase, so an offline session is uninterrupted but leaves the free version unable to show what it normally shows.

Is Solar Smash free?

Yes, with in-app purchases. The full weapon set and both modes are available from the start; money buys cosmetic packs and removes interruptions rather than unlocking parts of the sandbox. There is no currency to earn and nothing gated behind progress.

What device do you need for Solar Smash?

iOS 15.0 or later and 536.1 MB of space, which is modest for a game rendering planetary destruction. Older phones handle it because the simulation is the expensive part, not the resolution.

Is there multiplayer in Solar Smash?

No. It is entirely single-player, with no lobbies, friends list or shared worlds. What people share are screenshots and clips rather than sessions, so it does not depend on anyone else being online.

How long do you play Solar Smash for?

Sessions are naturally short — five to fifteen minutes of trying weapons, then a stop, because nothing pulls you toward a next objective. People who keep it installed treat it as something to open occasionally rather than a game to progress in.