Mars Info Lite vs NEOscan
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.
NEOscan
Explore near-Earth objects like asteroids and comets. Visualize their positions relative to Earth and the Moon, and understand their sizes through familiar comparisons. Data is sourced from NASA's Small Body Database.
- Discover asteroids and comets
- Filter by type, approach time, distance, and diameter
- Earth-Moon model visualization
- Size comparison to familiar objects
- Data from NASA's Small Body Database
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This app helps you discover near-Earth objects (NEOs). Filter by their type (asteroid or comet), closest approach time, closest distance, and diameter. For each NEO, the app shows you an Earth-Moon model with the asteroid (or comet) indicated at the proper location. The app also helps you understand the NEO's size by comparing it to a familiar object. The data on NEOs is provided by NASA's Small Body Database (SBDB) and SBDB Close-Approach Data APIs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mars Info Lite at 96% against NEOscan's 50%. Mars Info Lite also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). NEOscan's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Mars Info Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mars Info Lite has 200 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Mars Info Lite's written reviews are positive against 50% of NEOscan's.
Mars Info Lite ships an update every 3 months, NEOscan every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mars Info Lite | NEOscan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (200 ratings) — better | 2.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 200 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| 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 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 210 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Viktor Goltvyanytsya | Carlos Anderson |
Customer experience
Mars Info Lite
NEOscan
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
NEOscan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mars Info Lite
No in-app purchases
NEOscan
No in-app purchases
