Comparison

AR Moon vs HoppAR

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

Head to head
About

AR Moon

Explore the lunar surface through an augmented reality portal on your iPhone. Help an astronaut complete missions, overcome challenges, and escape dangers on a mysterious Moon.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality lunar exploration
  • Interactive astronaut missions
  • Solve lunar rover challenges
  • Escape dangers on the Moon
  • Explore mysterious lunar surface
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AR Moon is an AR app about the space, it uses your iPhone lens to show doors to the Moon, you will be brought to the surface of mysterious Moon. Damaged lunar rover, missing energy sources. Can you help the astronaut accomplish his missions and escape from dangers? Action now!

About

HoppAR

Experience rocket launches and landings in augmented reality. Control thrust vectoring, perform engine test fires, and customize rockets with your own colors. Explore a variety of real spacecraft and space mission scenarios.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality rocket launches
  • Manual thrust vectoring control
  • Rocket engine test fires
  • Customizable rocket coloring
  • Variety of real spacecraft models
  • Entry, Descent, and Landing simulations
  • Indoor and Outdoor AR modes
Features
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Launch and land your favorite rockets in Augmented Reality from your courtyard! Perform rocket engine test fires directly on your table. Manually control the Thrust Vectoring and perform your first landing at home! Color your favorite rocket and see it in action in Augmented Reality You can choose between many different rocket prototypes and real spacecrafts. Here are a few of them: the beloved StarHopper, the giant Starship MK1, and the hover test of the Dragon 2. Watch the Crew Dragon Demo Mission 2 leave the launch pad and the Falcon 9 first stage land back! Enjoy the Buran Orbiter and Energia Rocket conquer the sky, and many more spacecrafts to come! Not only rockets: enjoy the Perseverance Landing and the Sky-Crane maneuver in the "Last Minute of Terror" of the Entry Descend and Landing sequence. Fire a Raptor engine on your desk at home! Select between Indoor and Outdoor mode depending on where you are and the scale of the Rocket you want to launch. Apply filters to mimic the colors of your favorite planet and change the environmental conditions choosing among many different options: Rain, Thunderstorm, Snow and more Take a picture or record your best launch, share them with your friends with the #HoppAR hashtag and get into the Rocket Launcher's Social Wall Auto-renewable Subscription: Support app Development and new Rockets Addition (renewed on an annual basis) You get all mission unlocked with no limits for the time the subscription is active Non-Consumable Purchase: Instead of subscribing you might buy a single mission that will be unlocked with no time limit Let's HoppAR! (Disclaimer: This is app is not affiliated with any space company or its partners or customers)

Screenshots

AR Moon4 screens
HoppAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HoppAR at 4.8 against AR Moon's 3.5. HoppAR also leads on ratings volume (579 vs 4). AR Moon's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AR Moon sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and HoppAR sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HoppAR holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HoppAR has 579 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of AR Moon's written reviews are positive against 85% of HoppAR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AR Moon ships an update fortnightly, HoppAR every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AR Moon versus HoppAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAR MoonHoppAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings)4.8 (579 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews85.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4579 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size238 MB372 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Augmreal Technology Co., Ltd.Josef Grunig

Customer experience

AR Moon

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

HoppAR

All ratings579 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative12.2%

Bugs and requests

AR Moon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HoppAR

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Black screen on horizontal surface scanning
  • Camera not working on certain devices
  • App won't open or crashes on startup
  • Gray screen display issue
  • iPad AR compatibility problems
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  • App performance issues causing crashes
  • Sound/audio problems requiring fixes

Requested features

15 requests
  • Space Shuttle addition
  • Manual control for Falcon 9 and Dragon
  • Free access to premium rockets
  • Launch towers for all rockets
  • Soyuz rocket
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  • Sea Dragon rocket
  • Starship inclusion
  • First-person/cockpit camera view
  • Non-AR mode for gameplay
  • VR mode support
  • Ability to place objects in front of rockets
  • Increased rocket size to fill room
  • Enhanced smoke/rumble effects
  • Original countdown voices per rocket
  • More rocket variety overall

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AR Moon

One-time2
  • Unlock All Stages$0.99
  • unlock all the stars$2.99
14 purchases

HoppAR

Subscriptions1
  • HoppAR Supporter$7.991 Year
One-time13
  • FALCON HEAVY$0.99
  • STARSHIP Belly Flop$0.99
  • SUPER HEAVY$0.99
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  • DELTA IV HEAVY$0.99
  • PERSEVERANCE$0.99
  • DRONESHIP OCISLY$0.99
  • NEW SHEPARD$0.99
  • ARIANE 5$0.99
  • ARTEMIS I$0.99
  • SOYUZ$0.99
  • ELECTRON$0.99
  • SATURN V$1.99
  • Control Feature$2.99

Questions

Is AR Moon free?
AR Moon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HoppAR free?
HoppAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AR Moon or HoppAR?
HoppAR is rated higher. AR Moon averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while HoppAR averages 4.8 from 579 ratings.
Do AR Moon or HoppAR have ads?
Neither AR Moon nor HoppAR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AR Moon or HoppAR?
AR Moon ships an update fortnightly, and HoppAR every 2 months. Most recently, AR Moon was updated on October 8, 2026 and HoppAR on October 8, 2026.

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