1 vs Backyard Apollo AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1
Control a 1:50 scale Bluetooth RC Ferrari using your smartphone or tablet. Features realistic dashboards, gesture, and joystick controls for immersive driving.
- Control Enzo Ferrari, LaFerrari, Testarossa models
- Auto-detect vehicle model
- Realistic interactive dashboard
- Gesture and joystick control
- Tilt to drive functionality
- Detailed vehicle design
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Connect your smartphone or tablet with your 1:50 Bluetooth RC Ferrari and start driving around! Features: - One App for 3 different models: Enzo Ferrari, LaFerrari, Ferrari Testarossa - Auto-detect vehicle model via the App - Realistic and interactive Dashboard - Full Gesture and Joystick Control - Tilt to Drive Forward, Backward, Left, and Right - Incredible attention to details
Backyard Apollo AR
Experience a life-sized Apollo Saturn V rocket in augmented reality. Explore it from all angles, walk around it, and launch it with realistic sounds and visuals. Customize your rocket experience and share snapshots.
- Life-sized rocket model
- 360-degree viewing
- Augmented reality placement
- Realistic launch sequence
- Authentic mission sounds
- Customizable rocket experience
- Snapshot sharing
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Its the model rocket you’ve always wanted! See a life-sized Apollo Saturn V rocket up close from every angle walk under and around it, then blast it off! Authentic mission sounds using 3D positional audio — wear headphones for the coolest effect — combine with realistic high-detail graphics, physically-based rendering, and HDR audio recordings of real rocket launches to make the experience just like being there! You’ll be able to launch your rocket again and again, from anywhere you like. Just tap where you want your rocket to appear. It's that easy! Launch a tiny model on your desktop or a full-sized giant in a field! Backyard Apollo offers ways to customize your experience too, making it even more fun to launch your rockets and take snapshots for your friends. “3…2…1…Houston: we have liftoff”!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Backyard Apollo AR at 70% against 1's 6%. Backyard Apollo AR also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.1) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 41). 1's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). 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.
Backyard Apollo AR holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backyard Apollo AR has 1.5K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of 1's written reviews are positive against 70% of Backyard Apollo AR's.
1 ships an update monthly, Backyard Apollo AR every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1 | Backyard Apollo AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (41 ratings) | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.3% of reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Silverlit Toys Manufactory Ltd | Wobbleworks LLC |
Customer experience
1
Backyard Apollo AR
Bugs and requests
1
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Backyard Apollo AR
Reported bugs
3 issues- Startup crashes and sensor reset loops
- Rocket launch sequence freezes
- Persistent audio issues after app closure
Requested features
3 requests- Add more rocket models and launch configurations
- Implement video recording capability
- Improve overall stability and performance
In-app purchases
1
No in-app purchases
Backyard Apollo AR
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is 1 free?
Is Backyard Apollo AR free?
Which has better reviews, 1 or Backyard Apollo AR?
Do 1 or Backyard Apollo AR have ads?
Which is updated more often, 1 or Backyard Apollo AR?
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