Mars Walk vs Jupiter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mars Walk
Embark on an interactive virtual reality tour of the red planet using your smartphone. Explore famous landing sites, witness Martian phenomena like dust storms, and observe scientific missions in action. This educational adventure brings the wonders of Mars directly to you.
- Explore Mars landing sites (InSight, Viking, Curiosity)
- Experience Martian dust storms
- Observe InSight's data gathering
- Visit Viking landers
- Follow Curiosity's sample collection
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The first people who will visit Mars are sitting in a school today. To help inspire these students, Lockheed Martin created Mars Walk. A virtual reality adventure you can experience using your own smartphone. Mars Walk provides a fun, interactive, and educational tour of the red planet, no special gear required! Explore Mars – on your phone. Download today. If you have a cardboard VR device, download the Virtual Reality version - Mars Walk VR. Thanks to our partners NASA and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). FEATURES: - Walk the surface of Mars and explore the landing sites for InSight, Viking and Curiosity. - Experience dust storms at the Northern Crater - Observe InSight as it gathers information about Mars - Visit one of the famous Viking landers that landed more than 40 years ago - Follow Curiosity as it navigates the red surface collecting samples
Jupiter
Explore Jupiter with stunning images and scientific insights from NASA's Juno mission. Features an immersive slideshow, interactive 3D models, and a dynamic video library for a deep-space educational experience.
- High-definition Jupiter images
- Scientific insights for each image
- Immersive full-screen slideshow
- Dynamic video library
- Interactive 3D models of Jupiter
- Haptic feedback
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Discover Jupiter Like Never Before. With "Jupiter: Juno," the secrets of the solar system's largest planet are now at your fingertips. Built with the latest data from NASA’s groundbreaking Juno mission, this app offers a deeply immersive and educational experience for space enthusiasts, students, and curious minds alike. Experience a premium interface redesigned for the modern age, featuring glassmorphism aesthetics, haptic feedback, and a seamless journey through deep space. CORE FEATURES: Breathtaking Discovery: Browse through a curated collection of hundreds of high-definition photos. Each image comes with detailed scientific insights, allowing you to understand the storms, gravity, and magnetic fields of Jupiter. Immersive SlideShow: Let the beauty of the cosmos take over. Our full-screen slideshow mode makes you feel like you are in orbit, witnessing the giant’s vibrant clouds and swirling eddies in real-time. Dynamic Video Library: Watch mission highlights and scientific visualizations. Our new hybrid video system delivers crystal-clear footage with a modern, intuitive player designed for deep-space exploration. Interactive Gallery: Zoom into the finest details of Jupiter’s landscape. Our high-performance gallery allows you to examine every vortex and cloud band with pinpoint precision. 3D Space Exploration: Step into a new dimension. Explore interactive 3D models of Jupiter and the Juno spacecraft to understand the engineering and scale of this historic mission. Premium User Experience: Feel the mission with integrated haptic feedback and a sleek, dark-themed design that puts the focus where it belongs: on the beauty of space. Why Jupiter: Juno? We aim to bridge the gap between complex space research and your mobile device. Whether you are here for the stunning visuals or the scientific transcripts, "Jupiter: Juno" provides a compact, powerful, and beautiful way to explore the frontier of human discovery. Ad Astra!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jupiter at 5.0 against Mars Walk's 3.9. Mars Walk's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 58 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Jupiter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mars Walk has 34 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mars Walk ships an update every 2 weeks, Jupiter every 58 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mars Walk | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 58 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 732 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Lockheed Martin | Alparslan Topbas |
Customer experience
Mars Walk
Jupiter
In-app purchases
Mars Walk
No in-app purchases
Jupiter
No in-app purchases








