KSC 360 Expedition vs ISS Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KSC 360 Expedition
Experience the NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitors Center through immersive augmented and virtual reality. Explore spacecraft like Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, and walk on the moon. This app enhances your visit with realistic simulations.
- Augmented and virtual reality experiences
- Explore Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo capsules
- Walk on the moon with Lunar Portal
- Immersive Moon buggy ride simulation
- See Atlantis Shuttle in action
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Explore the NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitors Center (KSCVC) Like you never have before in this Immersive Augmented (AR) or virtual reality (VR) experience. See what it is like to be inside the vehicles NASA astronauts took to space. Expand your story by exploring this app and then visiting the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. • See up close what only NASA sees • See inside the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Capsules • Walk onto the Surface of the moon by walking into a Lunar Portal. • Experience a fully immersive Moon buggy ride. • See The Atlantis Shuttle in action
ISS Explorer
Explore a detailed 3D model of the International Space Station. Rotate, zoom, and select individual components to learn about their function and systems. Organize your view by turning parts and labels on or off.
- Interactive 3D ISS model
- Rotate and zoom functionality
- Selectable parts with isolation
- Detailed information on components
- Hierarchical part organization
- Toggle parts and labels
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The ISS explorer is an interactive tool for exploring the parts and pieces of the International Space Station (ISS). The application allows the user to view a 3D model of the ISS, rotate it, zoom into it, and select different parts and pieces. When the application starts, you can see a view of the entire ISS with category labels. Tabs are available on the left hand side of the screen which allow you access to information, the hierarchy, settings and application information. From this point, you can zoom into the station, revealing more labels of visible parts. The station can also be rotated to view from different angles. If a part is selected, the part is isolated so that you can focus on the specific piece. The information tab shows information about the currently isolated part. Inside the hierarchy tab, you can turn parts on or off, turn labels for parts on or off, turn parts transparent, or select a part to focus on. The parts are organized in a hierarchy to allow for systems to be described and displayed. This includes things such as truss, modules, and external platforms. The Information tab shows information about the current isolated part, system, or the full ISS if the entire station is shown.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ISS Explorer at 4.9 against KSC 360 Expedition's 4.4. ISS Explorer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). KSC 360 Expedition's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
ISS Explorer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of KSC 360 Expedition's written reviews are positive against 100% of ISS Explorer's.
KSC 360 Expedition ships an update every 3 weeks, ISS Explorer every 10 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | KSC 360 Expedition | ISS Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) | 4.9 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 836 MB | 747 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DNC Parks and Resorts at KSC, Inc. | NASA |
Customer experience
KSC 360 Expedition
ISS Explorer
In-app purchases
KSC 360 Expedition
No in-app purchases
ISS Explorer
No in-app purchases
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