Backyard Apollo AR vs AR Space
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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”!
AR Space
Explore the solar system in your own space with this augmented reality application. Visualize planets and celestial bodies overlaid onto your real-world environment.
- Augmented reality experience
- Solar system visualization
- Place planets in your room
- Simple and intuitive interface
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Experience the cool AR with this simple app. Get the Solar System in your room!!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AR Space at every 2 days against Backyard Apollo AR's every 7 months. AR Space also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Backyard Apollo AR's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
AR Space holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backyard Apollo AR has 1.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Backyard Apollo AR ships an update every 7 months, AR Space every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.
| Parameter | Backyard Apollo AR | AR Space |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wobbleworks LLC | Markus Wu |
Customer experience
Backyard Apollo AR
AR Space
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
AR Space
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Backyard Apollo AR
No in-app purchases
AR Space
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Backyard Apollo AR free?
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