Premium Experience
Unlock the full We Are Small experience with a one-time lifetime purchase. Extended Solar System, guided tours, and interactive educational tools.
The free tier of We Are Small gives you a complete Solar System explorer with all eight planets. The premium tier takes it further with extended content and educational features — available as a one-time lifetime purchase.
What's included
Extended Solar System
Go beyond the eight planets and explore the wider neighbourhood:
- Additional celestial bodies in the outer Solar System
- The Kuiper Belt region beyond Neptune
- Small bodies and objects that most simulators ignore
- Historic spacecraft that have ventured into deep space
Educational guided tours
Narrated, camera-guided journeys through the Solar System:
- The Grand Tour — every major world in one journey
- Focused tours of the inner and outer planets
- Learn real astronomy while watching the camera fly
Interactive educational modes
Hands-on tools for understanding space science:
- Eclipse simulation with adjustable speed
- Orbital mechanics visualisation with Kepler's laws
- Scale comparison to see true planet sizes
- Terminator line and Hill sphere overlays
- And more educational modes to come
Pricing
Premium is a one-time lifetime purchase. Pay once, access everything forever — including all future content updates.
No subscriptions. No recurring charges. No hidden fees.
How to upgrade
- Create a free account or sign in
- Visit your billing page
- Complete the one-time purchase
- Premium features are unlocked instantly
Is it worth it?
If you are a student, teacher, parent, or space enthusiast who wants more than a basic planet viewer, the premium tier transforms We Are Small into a full educational platform.
Every premium feature was designed to help you understand real astronomy concepts through interactive exploration — not just reading about them, but seeing them in action.
Free vs Premium at a glance
| Feature | Free | Premium |
|---|---|---|
| 8 planets with NASA textures | Yes | Yes |
| Major moons | Yes | Yes |
| First-person flight | Yes | Yes |
| Time simulation | Yes | Yes |
| Orbital path lines | Yes | Yes |
| 2K / 8K texture quality | Yes | Yes |
| Extended Solar System | Yes | |
| Guided educational tours | Yes | |
| Interactive science modes | Yes | |
| Deep-space content | Yes | |
| All future updates | Yes |