Comparison

Backyard Apollo AR vs Gettysburg

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Backyard Apollo AR

Experience a life-sized Apollo Saturn V rocket in augmented reality. Explore it from all angles, walk around it, and launch it with realistic sounds and visuals. Customize your rocket experience and share snapshots.

Highlights
  • Life-sized rocket model
  • 360-degree viewing
  • Augmented reality placement
  • Realistic launch sequence
  • Authentic mission sounds
  • Customizable rocket experience
  • Snapshot sharing
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Its the model rocket you’ve always wanted! See a life-sized Apollo Saturn V rocket up close from every angle walk under and around it, then blast it off! Authentic mission sounds using 3D positional audio — wear headphones for the coolest effect — combine with realistic high-detail graphics, physically-based rendering, and HDR audio recordings of real rocket launches to make the experience just like being there! You’ll be able to launch your rocket again and again, from anywhere you like. Just tap where you want your rocket to appear. It's that easy! Launch a tiny model on your desktop or a full-sized giant in a field! Backyard Apollo offers ways to customize your experience too, making it even more fun to launch your rockets and take snapshots for your friends. “3…2…1…Houston: we have liftoff”!

About

Gettysburg

Experience the Battle of Gettysburg through immersive augmented reality. Witness historical events unfold around you, collect virtual artifacts, and learn the personal stories of those who lived through this pivotal Civil War moment. Unlock the full experience to explore the battlefield with location-based guidance.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality battle simulation
  • Virtual artifact scavenger hunt
  • Animated historical avatars
  • Location-based battlefield guidance
  • Earn virtual coins and ranks
  • 360 slow-motion action scenes
Features
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Narrated by actor Scott Eastwood, this award-winning, immersive, time-travel adventure, takes you back to July 1, 1863 to witness the Battle of Gettysburg. The app uses exciting mixed reality technologies combined with photo-real animation to explore the story of the turning point in the Civil War. Historically accurate in every detail, this experience puts you in the middle of the battle to stand beside the people who made history and to watch the battle unfold around you. Compelling and fun for all, try out the app for free. Activities include searching for virtual historical artifacts on the battlefield and collecting virtual Civil War gold coins as rewards while rising through the ranks from Private to Major General. Animated archival photos of soldiers, women, and an African American journalist come to life as Avatars, who tell their little-known stories. Their plights are revealed to share the rich understanding of the effects the battle that caused the most casualties of the Civil War had on ordinary people. Designed to be used anywhere - the app can be used at home, at school, in a park, or on location at the Gettysburg battlefield. When you are at Gettysburg, unlock the full app then use your location to help guide your journey in time to see the stories and events unfold at the exact location where they occurred. Key Features: · Try out the app for free and unlock the full Gettysburg: A Nation Divided experience later. · Latest mixed reality technology to tell the story of one of the most important battles in U.S. history · 360 slow-motion scenes of critical action in each of the stories · Wayfinding capability that provides a 360º view of the battlefield at 10 locations with identified landmarks and annotated flags that tell you where the armies were located and who was in command · A fun artifact scavenger hunt · Earn virtual Civil War coins and achieve military rankings · Follows and aligns with the Park Service historic Auto Tour Stops when visiting the battlefield at Gettysburg · An Augmented Reality animated Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the Gettysburg National Cemetery near where he gave the address in November 1863

Screenshots

Backyard Apollo AR4 screens
Gettysburg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Backyard Apollo AR at 4.7 against Gettysburg's 3.4. Backyard Apollo AR also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Gettysburg's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gettysburg sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Backyard Apollo AR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backyard Apollo AR holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backyard Apollo AR has 1.5K ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Backyard Apollo AR's written reviews are positive against 45% of Gettysburg's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backyard Apollo AR ships an update every 7 months, Gettysburg every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Backyard Apollo AR versus Gettysburg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackyard Apollo ARGettysburg
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better3.4 (63 ratings)
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews — better45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better63
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB2.4 GB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperWobbleworks LLCQuantumERA, LLC

Customer experience

Backyard Apollo AR

All ratings1,488 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative26.1%

Gettysburg

All ratings59 ratings
Positive59.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative39.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%

Bugs and requests

Backyard Apollo AR

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Startup crashes and sensor reset loops
  • Rocket launch sequence freezes
  • Persistent audio issues after app closure

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more rocket models and launch configurations
  • Implement video recording capability
  • Improve overall stability and performance

Gettysburg

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Backyard Apollo AR

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Gettysburg

One-time1
  • Gettysburg: A Nation Divided$1.99

Questions

Is Backyard Apollo AR free?
Backyard Apollo AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gettysburg free?
Gettysburg is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Backyard Apollo AR or Gettysburg?
Backyard Apollo AR is rated higher. Backyard Apollo AR averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Gettysburg averages 3.4 from 63 ratings.
Do Backyard Apollo AR or Gettysburg have ads?
Gettysburg shows ads; Backyard Apollo AR does not.
Which is updated more often, Backyard Apollo AR or Gettysburg?
Backyard Apollo AR ships an update every 7 months, and Gettysburg every 2 months. Most recently, Backyard Apollo AR was updated on November 11, 2026 and Gettysburg on November 3, 2026.

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