Mars Info Lite vs Launchcraft
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.
Launchcraft
Stay informed about upcoming rocket launches globally. Catch up on past missions with date range filtering and easily access launch details, webcasts, and additional information. Supports Siri Shortcuts and customizable widgets for quick updates.
- Upcoming launch schedule
- Filter launches by date and provider
- Watch launch webcasts
- View mission details
- Historical launch data
- Siri Shortcuts integration
- Customizable widgets
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Never miss a launch. Launchcraft brings real-time rocket launch tracking, live countdowns, and space news together in one beautifully designed app — built for space enthusiasts who want to follow every mission from liftoff to landing. Universal app with a dedicated iPad experience — full split-view layout, not just a stretched-out phone screen. Live Activities & Dynamic Island Watch launches unfold in real time right from your Lock Screen or Dynamic Island — live countdown, mission status, and key timeline events (stage separation, booster landing, payload deployment) without opening the app. Your Feeds, Your Way Build a personalized "For You" page from launches, events, news, and astronauts — filter by agency, launch site, crewed missions, or your favorite providers. Reorder your feeds and subscribe to exactly the notifications you care about. Push Notifications Stay ahead of every mission with notifications tailored to what you follow: launch reminders as T-0 approaches, status changes (go, hold, scrub, success, failure), schedule updates when a launch date shifts, breaking space news, event countdowns, and alerts when an astronaut launches or returns to Earth. You're always in control of exactly which alerts you get. Siri & Shortcuts Ask Siri for the next launch, or build it into your own Shortcuts automations — get launch info hands-free without even opening the app. Apple Watch Support Track launches right from your wrist. Add complications for live countdowns, browse your feeds, and get instant launch details. Track the People, Not Just the Rockets Follow astronauts currently in space, see how long they've been there, and get notified the moment someone new launches or returns to Earth. Everywhere You Look Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep the next launch and your favorite feeds visible at a glance, on both iPhone and iPad. Launchcraft Pro Unlock the full experience with Launchcraft Pro: Live Activities, custom push notifications, iCloud sync across all your devices, deeper launch and provider details, unlimited custom feeds, and exclusive app icons — all with a subscription that supports ongoing development. Whether you're tracking a single high-profile mission or following the entire global launch manifest, Launchcraft keeps you closer to the action. Privacy Policy: https://launchcraft.space/privacy-policy Terms Of Use: https://launchcraft.space/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mars Info Lite at 96% against Launchcraft's 57%. Mars Info Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Launchcraft's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Launchcraft sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Mars Info Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Launchcraft holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 200 and 103 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 96% of Mars Info Lite's written reviews are positive against 57% of Launchcraft's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mars Info Lite | Launchcraft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (200 ratings) | 4.8 (103 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.0% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 200 — better | 103 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 210 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Viktor Goltvyanytsya | Dustin Lange |
Customer experience
Mars Info Lite
Launchcraft
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
Launchcraft
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mars Info Lite
No in-app purchases
Launchcraft
- Launchcraft Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Launchcraft Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year









