# Mission Moon Companion > Mission Moon Companion (iPhone/iPad app by Dennis Culver.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mission-moon-companion/id6741873395 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Dennis Culver](https://appshunter.io/developer/1796024968) - Category: Education, Utilities - Price: Free - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.6 · 13 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2025-03-16 - Data updated: 2026-06-21 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mission-moon-companion/id6741873395/reviews.md ## What is Mission Moon Companion? Mission Moon Companion supports the Mission Moon STEM program developed for the Iowa Space Grant Consortium. The app brings together four key tools for facilitators and students. Suit Metrics monitors oxygen, water, and battery levels for five mission specialists. Random malfunctions trigger rapid decreases that the Safety Specialist must address by correctly answering a lunar knowledge question before resetting the affected metric. Lunar Mineral Scanner uses the iPad camera to scan QR codes on regolith tiles, instantly identifying mineral composition and indicating whether a tile matches your team's required mixture. Results are read aloud automatically. Press Conference composites students against the official Mission Moon background in real time using the iPad camera, with an animated moon graphic overlay. Recordings save automatically to Photos. Badge Creator (requires Facilitator Mode and iPad Air M2 or iPad Pro M4 or later) generates personalized astronaut badges for students using Apple Intelligence, formatted for printing on 3×5 thermal label printers. Optimized for iPad. Fully accessible with VoiceOver support throughout. Requires iOS 18.1 or later. ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 3.1 — 2026-06-15 Bug fixes for badge creation ### 2.1 — 2026-05-21 Version 2.1 - New App Icon Mission Moon Companion — Version 2.0 Release Notes App Renamed --------------- The app has been renamed from Mission Moon Suit Metrics to Mission Moon Companion to reflect its expanded functionality beyond suit metrics monitoring. New Features Lunar Mineral Scanner ----------------------- A new Mineral Scanner tab has been added to the app. Using the iPad camera, students can scan QR codes on Superspace regolith tiles during Mission Moon Phase 3. The scanner displays the mineral composition of each tile, including percentages of Olivine, Pyroxene, Anorthite, and Ilmenite. Results are automatically read aloud using text-to-speech upon scanning, and students can replay the audio at any time. The scanner includes a camera permission flow and a graceful fallback screen if camera access is denied. Suit Metrics Improvements Redesigned Interface ----------------------- The suit metrics display has been completely redesigned for improved clarity and usability. The previous grid layout has been replaced with a card-based row layout where each specialist has their own dedicated card showing all three metrics. Progress Bars ------------------------ Circular chart indicators have been replaced with horizontal progress bars for each metric, providing a clearer at-a-glance view of remaining levels. Improved Metric Display ------------------------ Each metric now displays the current percentage and time remaining on a single line for quick reading. Labels read as "Time Remaining: 30:00" for clarity. Improved Reset Buttons ------------------------- Reset buttons now use solid colored backgrounds with white text for improved color contrast and accessibility compliance. Each button clearly identifies the metric it resets (e.g., "Reset Oxygen", "Reset Water", "Reset Battery"). Alert Improvements -------------------------- Warning and critical alerts are now shown both at the individual metric level (row background color change) and at the specialist card level (header shows "Warning" or "Critical" text alongside an alert icon). This dual-level alerting helps the Safety Specialist immediately identify both which specialist and which specific metric needs attention. Audio Alerts Toggle -------------------------- The sound toggle has been redesigned with a visible "Audio Alerts" label for clarity. ### 1.1 — 2025-06-07 Metrics will be randomly selected for rapid decrease every 3 minutes instead of every 1 minute. 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