Mars Walk VR vs EduVenture VR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mars Walk VR
Embark on an educational virtual reality tour of the red planet. Explore Martian landscapes, visit historic landing sites, and witness scientific instruments in action. This immersive experience brings the wonders of Mars directly to your smartphone.
- Explore Mars surface and landing sites
- Experience Martian dust storms
- Observe scientific instruments on Mars
- Visit historic Viking landers
- Follow Curiosity rover'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 in a stunning VR experience. Explore Mars – on your phone. Download today. A cardboard VR device is required. 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 and Viking as they gather 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
EduVenture VR
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A must have e-learning tool for 21st century learning and teaching. Based on the EduVenture outdoor learning system. EduVenture-VR is an ultimate solution for teachers to carry out VR learning in a classroom. Composing VR learning materials via the web-based authoring tools is fun and effortless. Teacher can distribute the VR content seamlessly via the EduVenture-VR App to their students.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mars Walk VR at every 2 weeks against EduVenture VR's every 6 weeks. Mars Walk VR also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, 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.
Mars Walk VR ships an update every 2 weeks, EduVenture VR every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mars Walk VR | EduVenture VR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 736 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lockheed Martin | Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
In-app purchases
Mars Walk VR
No in-app purchases
EduVenture VR
No in-app purchases
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