Comparison

Mars Info Lite vs Mars LTE

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Mars LTE

Explore Mars with detailed information about the Perseverance rover's mission. Learn about its search for ancient life, sample collection, and technology testing for future human exploration. Discover the Ingenuity helicopter's groundbreaking flight capabilities.

Highlights
  • Perseverance rover mission details
  • Search for ancient microbial life
  • Core sample collection and storage
  • Technology testing for human exploration
  • Ingenuity helicopter flight information
Features
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Launch Date : July 30, 2020 Landing Date : Feb. 18, 2021 Location: Jezero Crater, Mars The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover will search for signs of ancient microbial life, which will advance NASA's quest to explore the past habitability of Mars. The rover has a drill to collect core samples of Martian rock and soil, then store them in sealed tubes for pickup by a future mission that would ferry them back to Earth for detailed analysis. Perseverance will also test technologies to help pave the way for future human exploration of Mars. Strapped to the rover's belly for the journey to Mars is a technology demonstration — the Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, may achieve a "Wright Brothers moment “ by testing the first powered flight on the Red Planet.

Screenshots

Mars Info Lite4 screens
Mars LTE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mars LTE at 5.0 against Mars Info Lite's 4.4. Mars LTE also leads on iOS requirement (15.4 vs 17.0). Mars Info Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 43 months) and ratings volume (200 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mars LTE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mars Info Lite has 200 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mars Info Lite ships an update every 3 months, Mars LTE every 43 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mars Info Lite versus Mars LTE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMars Info LiteMars LTE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (200 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings200 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 43 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViktor GoltvyanytsyaTaylan Atasoy

Customer experience

Mars Info Lite

All ratings200 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.0%

Mars LTE

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Mars LTE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mars Info Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Mars LTE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mars Info Lite free?
Mars Info Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mars LTE free?
Mars LTE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mars Info Lite or Mars LTE?
Mars LTE is rated higher. Mars Info Lite averages 4.4 out of 5 from 200 ratings, while Mars LTE averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mars Info Lite or Mars LTE have ads?
Neither Mars Info Lite nor Mars LTE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mars Info Lite or Mars LTE?
Mars Info Lite ships an update every 3 months, and Mars LTE every 43 months. Most recently, Mars Info Lite was updated on September 20, 2026 and Mars LTE on June 7, 2026.

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