Comparison

AIM vs Rocket Landing

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

Head to head
About

AIM

Embark on a mission to save Earth from an asteroid by traveling to the past. Build a space center, conduct research on asteroids, and use your findings to deflect the threat. Engage in mini-games and strategic building to complete your vital task.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade space center buildings
  • Conduct asteroid research
  • Play mission-based mini-games
  • Launch satellites
  • Deflect future asteroid threats
  • Save the Earth
Features
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Oh no, the earth is in danger! An asteroid is coming this way to destroy it. What can be done about it? It’s 2500 A.D. You are a Scientist, working at the European Space Agency. You came up with a plan: “Let’s travel to the past with a time machine and set up a space mission about asteroids. This provides us with research and in that way, we can deflect the future asteroid from its course!” Alright then. This could work! The Director approves and thinks you should go. You sound like the perfect candidate for this operation. Now, pack your bags and go! The time machine takes you back to the right year and your adventure starts immediately. Here’s what you need to do: Build your own Space Centre Construct several buildings which generate coins or research points Upgrade your buildings and perform tasks Play a set of mini-games which follow a breakdown of the mission Launch the satellite into space Reach a group of asteroids and do research on them Gather data and information from the asteroids Travel back to your own time with the research you have Stop the future asteroid in its course Save the earth! Download the game and start your mission today. Good luck!

About

Rocket Landing

Pilot rockets with realistic physics and precision controls to land them safely on various surfaces. Master challenging missions, unlock new boosters, and compete on global leaderboards. Enjoy offline play and quick restarts for a rewarding space flight simulation experience.

Highlights
  • Realistic rocket physics
  • Challenging landing missions
  • Multiple rocket models
  • Competitive leaderboards
  • Arcade-style controls
  • Offline play
Features
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You fly the lander now. Today the whole world is trying the same descent, and the pad does not care how many times you've done it before. MOON LANDER PHYSICS A moon lander game the way the arcade classic worked, with a real rocket: one engine, limited fuel, gravity doing the rest. The Moon at one-sixth g with no air to slow you, then Earth with drag and a crosswind, then Mars dust and Titan's thick sky. Judge the burn, keep the tank, touch down level. TODAY'S GLOBAL MISSION Every pilot, everywhere, gets the same mission today. Same lander. Same pad. Same wind, same fuel, same fog. Three stars, one chance. Your run lands on the global leaderboard — share the result card, see who beat you by how much. FLY AGAINST A REAL RIVAL Each daily mission picks one real pilot who scored just above your best and replays their descent as a ghost beside yours. Close enough to chase. Far enough to sting. Beat them and tomorrow's rival gets harder. CLIMB THE RANK Five ranks. One career. Cadet, Pilot, Commander, Ace, Legend. Every rank hands you a new Commander who briefs your missions and reads out your numbers over the radio. Your Pilot Card is the one-page record of every world you've conquered — meant to be screenshotted, meant to be sent. SIX WORLDS, ONE PROGRESSION • Earth / Boca Chica — chopstick catches with wind, fog, and night descents • The Moon / Shackleton — a classic moon lander game at one-sixth gravity, no atmosphere, no second chances • Mars / Jezero — dust-storm landings on thin atmosphere • Titan — thick-atmosphere drag, slow descents, methane rain • Europa — ice-slip landings, surface stability mechanics • Mechazilla Mastermode — catch a Starship Super Heavy booster with robotic chopstick arms on the first attempt EVERY CRASH WRITES YOU AN EMAIL You don't just crash. You compose an Apology Letter to Elon. Your booster's serial number. The exact descent rate. The wind speed. The moment you over-corrected. Procedurally generated, formatted like the real thing. Some are sad. Some are unhinged. Share them. They are the best part of losing. REAL PHYSICS, ONE STEP AT A TIME A rocket simulator that plays fair. Gravity, thrust, mass, drag — all real. Each world adds one new variable. Earth teaches descent timing. The Moon takes away your atmosphere. Mars adds dust. Titan thickens the air. You learn the same way the actual engineers learn — one constraint at a time. CONTROLS YOU CHOOSE Tilt with the gyroscope or tap. Casual pilots and expert simmers welcome. OFFLINE Full offline play. Daily Global Mission syncs when you reconnect. FREE TO PLAY, NO PAYWALL Free to download and play. Optional one-time Captain's Bundle removes ads and unlocks all current rocket skins. No forced subscription. No signup. No account required. FOR FANS OF The original Lunar Lander. Spaceflight Simulator. Kerbal Space Program. Anyone who watched a real booster come home and thought: I could do that. Land the rocket. Climb the rank. Cross the worlds. The leaderboard remembers.

Screenshots

AIM3 screens
Rocket Landing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rocket Landing at 100% against AIM's 0%. Rocket Landing also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 2). AIM's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, monetization model and device support 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. Rocket Landing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AIM asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AIM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rocket Landing has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of AIM's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rocket Landing's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AIM ships an update daily, Rocket Landing every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AIM versus Rocket Landing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAIMRocket Landing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings216 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size452 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperESA - European Space AgencyTeamz Lab Ltd

Customer experience

AIM

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Rocket Landing

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AIM

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Rocket Landing

One-time1
  • Captain's Bundle$2.99

Questions

Is AIM free?
AIM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rocket Landing free?
Rocket Landing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AIM or Rocket Landing?
AIM is rated higher. AIM averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Rocket Landing averages 4.6 from 16 ratings.
Do AIM or Rocket Landing have ads?
Rocket Landing shows ads; AIM does not.
Which is updated more often, AIM or Rocket Landing?
AIM ships an update daily, and Rocket Landing every 3 weeks. Most recently, AIM was updated on October 25, 2026 and Rocket Landing on October 25, 2026.

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