Hello Mars vs Mars LTE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hello Mars
Explore the stars and journey to Mars with real-time weather data directly from the Curiosity Rover. Track planetary positions and share your cosmic adventures.
- Real-time weather from Curiosity Rover
- Accurate planetary tracking
- Share experiences on social media
- Explore Mars on your phone
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Next stop, Mars. A manned mission to the red planet is happening sooner than you think. That’s why Hello Mars from Lockheed Martin provides a beautiful experience as you search the stars, travel to distant orbits and reach Mars with real-time weather data. Explore Mars – on your phone. Download today. FEATURES: - Get real-time weather direct from Curiosity Rover. - Discover where the planets are with accurate planetary tracking. - Share your experience on Twitter and Facebook.
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.
- Perseverance rover mission details
- Search for ancient microbial life
- Core sample collection and storage
- Technology testing for human exploration
- Ingenuity helicopter flight information
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mars LTE at 5.0 against Hello Mars's 3.6. Hello Mars's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 43 months) and ratings volume (22 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mars LTE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hello Mars has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hello Mars ships an update every 3 days, Mars LTE every 43 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hello Mars | Mars LTE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 43 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lockheed Martin | Taylan Atasoy |
Customer experience
Hello Mars
Mars LTE
In-app purchases
Hello Mars
No in-app purchases
Mars LTE
No in-app purchases
