Mars Info Lite vs KSC 360 Expedition
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mars Info Lite
Explore the surface of the Red Planet with an interactive 3D globe. Discover significant locations like volcanoes, craters, and mountains, and view detailed information about each. This version offers a curated selection of points of interest.
- Interactive 3D Mars globe
- Rotate, tilt, and zoom controls
- Pinpoint key locations
- View location details (name, type, size, coordinates)
- List of selectable locations
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Explore Mars using simple gestures to rotate a globe, tilt, zoom and select locations. Credits - Viking Orbiter MDIM 2.1 map of Mars - NASA NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio: GMM-3 MOLA (Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter) Topography map GMM-3 Free-Air Mars Gravity map GMM-3 Bouguer Mars Gravity map GMM-3 Crustal Mars Thickness map Features: - Ability to pinpoint about 80 the most interesting areas on the map of Mars, including volcanos, craters, plains, mountains, spacecrafts. - Displaying some information about the location, such as its name, type, short description, size and coordinates. - Ability to select locations on the 3D globe and on the plain list. - Zoom, rotation, tilt of the globe. Lite version is limited to display 7 locations for each category, i.e. you will see 42 places vs 80 (currently) in a full version.
KSC 360 Expedition
Experience the NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitors Center through immersive augmented and virtual reality. Explore spacecraft like Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, and walk on the moon. This app enhances your visit with realistic simulations.
- Augmented and virtual reality experiences
- Explore Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo capsules
- Walk on the moon with Lunar Portal
- Immersive Moon buggy ride simulation
- See Atlantis Shuttle in action
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Explore the NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitors Center (KSCVC) Like you never have before in this Immersive Augmented (AR) or virtual reality (VR) experience. See what it is like to be inside the vehicles NASA astronauts took to space. Expand your story by exploring this app and then visiting the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. • See up close what only NASA sees • See inside the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Capsules • Walk onto the Surface of the moon by walking into a Lunar Portal. • Experience a fully immersive Moon buggy ride. • See The Atlantis Shuttle in action
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Verdict
Mars Info Lite and KSC 360 Expedition both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 96% of Mars Info Lite's written reviews are positive against 67% of KSC 360 Expedition's. Mars Info Lite also leads on ratings volume (200 vs 14). KSC 360 Expedition's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Mars Info Lite against 4.4 for KSC 360 Expedition. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mars Info Lite has 200 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Mars Info Lite's written reviews are positive against 67% of KSC 360 Expedition's.
Mars Info Lite ships an update every 3 months, KSC 360 Expedition every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mars Info Lite | KSC 360 Expedition |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (200 ratings) | 4.4 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 200 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 210 MB | 836 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Viktor Goltvyanytsya | DNC Parks and Resorts at KSC, Inc. |
Customer experience
Mars Info Lite
KSC 360 Expedition
Bugs and requests
Mars Info Lite
Reported bugs
2 issues- Pinpoints shifted 90 degrees in longitude
- Crashes immediately on iPhone 4s
Requested features
4 requests- Implement geomorphology data
- Add ability to zoom out and see Mars alignment with other planets
- Add VR support
- Add apps for other planets
KSC 360 Expedition
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mars Info Lite
No in-app purchases
KSC 360 Expedition
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mars Info Lite free?
Is KSC 360 Expedition free?
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