Dust to Cosmos: Universe Scale
Explore Space Honestly
Free · Designed for iPad
The universe is alive at your fingertips. Explore 10,000+ celestial objects, cinematic 3D black holes, and the Solar System—now smoother, faster, and more stable.
Dust to Cosmos is a space exploration app for iPhone and iPad built around one idea: cosmic scale should feel immersive, but it should also stay honest.
Explore connected 3D systems such as Earth and Moon, the Solar System, Jupiter's system, and Saturn's system. Move naturally from a single planet or moon into the larger system it belongs to, then inspect the data and sources behind what you are seeing.
Dust to Cosmos does not present every visual as a photograph. Each destination includes source and Truth Class context so you can tell whether a view is directly observed, derived from catalogs or ephemerides, simulated, or based on an inferred model.
Features:
- Browse more than 10,000 celestial objects and cosmic structures
- Explore planets, moons, stars, galaxies, exoplanets, and black holes
- Navigate 3D systems including Earth-Moon, Solar System, Jupiter, and Saturn
- Inspect Truth Class labels and data sources for scientific context
- Compare celestial sizes on the same scale
- Experience Journey of Light, Tonight's Sky, and the Cosmic Calendar
- Use an iPad-optimized layout with dedicated exploration and information panels
- Save, share, refresh widgets, and create wallpaper outputs
No account, subscription, or in-app purchase is required.
From one speck of dust to planets, moons, star systems, galaxies, and black holes, Dust to Cosmos helps you feel the size of the universe while keeping the boundary between observation and interpretation clear.
Ratings & Reviews
Dust to Cosmos 2.8 delivers major improvements to stability and responsiveness across 3D exploration, with smoother celestial views, transitions, and black holes.
- Choose Quality at up to 60 FPS or Efficiency at 30 FPS, with an optional FPS display
- Reduced duplicate 3D rendering and optimized celestial meshes and repeated work
- Restored brighter, more natural black-hole bloom without stretched horizontal glare
- Preserved camera continuity through planet and system moves, with controls available after arrival
- Improved departure fades and gradual destination reveals during experience travel
- Improved frame stability during interaction and background recovery, while removing unnecessary diagnostics
The developer, YOUNGCHANG JO, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- YOUNGCHANG JO
- Size
- 706.5 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 8 more
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 SnapWorks Lab
