Mars Walk VR vs Virtual Reality Galaxy
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
Virtual Reality Galaxy
Embark on an immersive virtual reality journey through the cosmos. Explore over 100 celestial objects, from planets and asteroids to black holes and galaxies. Gain new understanding of the universe through engaging VR experiences.
- Immersive VR experiences
- Explore 100+ celestial objects
- Learn about planets, asteroids, galaxies
- Discover facts and myths about the universe
- Explore solar system and beyond
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Join us on an amazing adventure across our universe, as we rocket to the stars in immersive Virtual Reality! Get up close to over 100 astounding celestial objects from every corner or our universe. From planets and asteroids to black holes and galaxies, you’ll have a front row seat to experience all the wonders of our amazing universe. Immersive VR experiences will shed new light and understanding on startling facts, myths and key discoveries about the universe. Explore the wonders of our solar system and beyond. Grab your spacesuit and put your helmet on!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Virtual Reality Galaxy at 3.3 against Mars Walk VR's 2.5. Virtual Reality Galaxy also leads on review sentiment (55% vs 43%). Mars Walk VR's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). 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.
Virtual Reality Galaxy holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Mars Walk VR's written reviews are positive against 55% of Virtual Reality Galaxy's.
Mars Walk VR ships an update every 2 weeks, Virtual Reality Galaxy every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mars Walk VR | Virtual Reality Galaxy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (31 ratings) | 3.3 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 736 MB | 1.0 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lockheed Martin | Abacus |
Customer experience
Mars Walk VR
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In-app purchases
Mars Walk VR
No in-app purchases
Virtual Reality Galaxy
No in-app purchases
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