JFK Moonshot vs HoppAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JFK Moonshot
Explore the Apollo 11 mission in augmented reality. Witness a full-scale Saturn V rocket, track the mission in real-time, and engage with interactive games and archival footage. Experience President Kennedy's vision brought to life.
- Augmented reality rocket recreation
- Real-time mission tracking
- Interactive AR games
- Archival NASA footage
- Educational multimedia
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Using the latest in augmented reality technology, we immerse users into 1969 with a full-scale recreation of the Saturn V rocket and a 5-day real-time tracking simulation of the mission and moon landing. Users can take a deeper dive into President Kennedy’s vision with interactive AR games, archival NASA footage and educational multimedia experiences.
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.
- 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
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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)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JFK Moonshot at none against HoppAR's 14. JFK Moonshot also leads on iOS requirement (11.3 vs 15.0). HoppAR's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 64%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. HoppAR sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. JFK Moonshot asks for nothing beyond the download.
HoppAR holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 198 and 579 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of JFK Moonshot's written reviews are positive against 85% of HoppAR's.
JFK Moonshot ships an update monthly, HoppAR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JFK Moonshot | HoppAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (198 ratings) | 4.8 (579 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.8% of reviews | 85.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 198 | 579 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 734 MB | 372 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation Incorporated | Josef Grunig |
Customer experience
JFK Moonshot
HoppAR
Bugs and requests
JFK Moonshot
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
JFK Moonshot
No in-app purchases
HoppAR
- HoppAR Supporter$7.991 Year
- 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
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