NASA Mash vs Mars LTE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NASA Mash
Explore stunning astronomy images and real-time views of Earth from space. Discover Mars rover photos and track changes on our planet using powerful NASA APIs. A visually rich educational experience for space enthusiasts.
- Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Mars Rover Photos
- Earth Imagery API
- Space exploration visuals
- Historical Earth changes
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Delight in the most beautiful astronomy pictures you’ve ever seen. Send a postcard from Mars. Search for a location using the Earth Imagery API and see how it has changed over time, from space! This app provides easy access to incredible images courtesy of some of the awesome NASA Open APIs: - Astronomy Picture of the Day - Mars Rover Photos - Earth Imagery We hope you enjoy a little spot of space!
Mars LTE
Explore Mars with detailed information about the Perseverance rover's mission. Learn about its search for ancient life, sample collection, and technology testing for future human exploration. Discover the Ingenuity helicopter's groundbreaking flight capabilities.
- Perseverance rover mission details
- Search for ancient microbial life
- Core sample collection and storage
- Technology testing for human exploration
- Ingenuity helicopter flight information
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See Mars the way Perseverance sees it. Mars LTE brings you the raw images sent back by the Perseverance rover from Jezero Crater: rocks, sand ripples, distant hills, the rover's own robotic arm and its shadow on the Martian ground. New photos appear as soon as they are published, and every sol since the February 2021 landing is just a few taps away. BROWSE BY SOL • Opens on the latest sol (Martian day) with photos • Step one sol back or forward, or jump straight to Latest • Pick any Earth date from the calendar and see what the rover captured that sol FILTER BY CAMERA • Navcam, Hazcam, Mastcam-Z, SuperCam, SHERLOC, SkyCam and more • See at a glance how many photos each camera took • Every thumbnail is labelled with the camera that took it FULL-SCREEN VIEWER • Swipe left and right through every photo of the sol • Pinch or double-tap to zoom into the smallest details • See the sol, camera and time each photo was taken • Save your favourites to Photos or share them with friends DESIGNED FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • Dark Mode with a deep-space theme • Pull to refresh • Fast, smooth scrolling with image caching Mars LTE has no ads and doesn't collect any personal data. Images courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech. Mars LTE is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NASA or JPL.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NASA Mash at 10.0 against Mars LTE's 15.4. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NASA Mash against 5.0 for Mars LTE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | NASA Mash | Mars LTE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | redBred LLC | Taylan Atasoy |
Customer experience
NASA Mash
Mars LTE
In-app purchases
NASA Mash
No in-app purchases
Mars LTE
No in-app purchases
