Backyard Apollo AR vs MoonOutpost
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”!
MoonOutpost
Explore the challenges and opportunities of returning to and colonizing the Moon. This app delves into the future of lunar habitation and the scientific endeavors involved.
- Lunar colonization challenges
- Opportunities for moon habitation
- Future of space exploration
- Scientific endeavors on the moon
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We are returning to the Moon within the next five years, and with the goal not just to visit, but also to stay. MoonOutpost explores the challenges and the opportunities that will be associated with our returning to and colonizing the Moon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Backyard Apollo AR at Free against MoonOutpost's $2.99. Backyard Apollo AR also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.4). MoonOutpost's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On 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
Backyard Apollo AR is free to download; MoonOutpost costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MoonOutpost 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Backyard Apollo AR ships an update every 7 months, MoonOutpost every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backyard Apollo AR | MoonOutpost |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 756 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wobbleworks LLC | Outer Planet Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Backyard Apollo AR
MoonOutpost
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
MoonOutpost
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Backyard Apollo AR
No in-app purchases
MoonOutpost
No in-app purchases
Questions
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