Liftoff vs Next Space Launch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Liftoff
Track all space launches globally, past and future. Get detailed information on missions, launch vehicles, and real-time weather. Add events to your calendar and watch live streams.
- View past and upcoming launches worldwide
- Detailed launch and vehicle specifications
- Real-time launch weather updates
- Add launches to your calendar
- Home screen countdown widgets
- Search launches, vehicles, agencies, astronauts
- Live launch streams and past launch videos
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Liftoff is your go-to app for viewing past and upcoming space launches worldwide. Features: • Explore recent and upcoming launches worldwide. • Access launch details: time, location, mission specifics, and launch vehicle information including technical specifications, success rates, reusability, launch cost, and more. • Real-time weather information for each launch. Stay informed about launch conditions with detailed weather updates, covering visibility, precipitation chance, wind speed, and cloud cover. • Easily add launch events to your calendar and never miss a single launch. • Home Screen widgets for upcoming launch countdown. • Effortless search for launches, launch vehicles, agencies or astronauts. • Detailed insights and configuration data for launch vehicles and spacecraft. • Live streams of upcoming launches and videos of past launches.
Next Space Launch
Track upcoming rocket launches and space events globally with detailed mission information. Set reminders for launches and view launch pad locations. Stay informed about EVAs, dockings, and landings.
- Rocket launch schedule
- Detailed launch information
- Launch pad map
- Space event tracking
- Customizable launch reminders
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Next Space Launch is your companion for the journey to the cosmos. Discover, follow and never miss a rocket launch from anywhere in the world, from SpaceX and NASA to ESA, Roscosmos, ISRO or CNSA. With a live countdown, smart notifications and every detail of every mission, Next Space Launch turns you into a space expert in seconds. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Upcoming launches. See every scheduled liftoff with rocket, mission, launch pad and launch window. - Live countdown. Never miss a liftoff. An elegant countdown right on the home screen and in the widgets. - Smart notifications. Choose how early you want to be alerted: 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour or 2 hours. The app takes care of the rest, automatically and for every upcoming launch. - Space events. Spacewalks, docking events, vehicle unveilings and all the milestones that make history. - Explore the cosmos. Astronauts, rockets, agencies, space stations, programs and launch pads. Everything with their story, photos and data. - Space news. The latest news from the industry, right inside the app and always up to date. - Interactive maps. Discover where each mission lifts off from with fully interactive maps in standard, satellite or hybrid view. - Global search. Find any rocket, astronaut, agency or mission in a second. Take the experience to infinity with Next Space Launch Premium: - Ad-free experience - Full historical launch archive - Live Starship dashboard - Home Screen widgets - Exclusive content Perfect for space enthusiasts, families, teachers and anyone who looks up at the sky with curiosity. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Next Space Launch at 100% against Liftoff's 57%. Next Space Launch also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). Liftoff's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Next Space Launch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Liftoff asks for nothing beyond the download.
Next Space Launch holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 97 and 69 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Liftoff's written reviews are positive against 100% of Next Space Launch's.
Liftoff ships an update every 5 months, Next Space Launch every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liftoff | Next Space Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (97 ratings) | 4.8 (69 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 97 — better | 69 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vatthikorn Apiratitham | Brais Castro |
Customer experience
Liftoff
Next Space Launch
In-app purchases
Liftoff
No in-app purchases
Next Space Launch
- Monthly subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly subscription$29.991 Year
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