Comparison

Pocket Planets vs Mars LTE

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Planets

Explore our solar system with detailed information on planets, moons, and astronauts. Track who is currently in space and receive notifications for new launches. Access NASA images and compare celestial body characteristics.

Highlights
  • Detailed planet and moon data
  • Astronaut information and missions
  • Real-time space occupancy
  • Launch notifications
  • NASA image gallery
  • Celestial body comparisons
Features
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Pocket Planets gives you all the information you need about our solar system and human activity in space. Learn more about all 565 astronauts who been to space. What was their mission? How long had they been up there? See who is in space now! Get notified when somebody goes into space. Get up to date information about every planet and moon in the solar system. Including: - Physical characteristics: mass, radius, density, gravity, escape velocity - Orbital characteristics: real-time distance from the Sun and Earth, orbital period, orbital speed, eccentricity, apsis, periapsis, visualise orbit - Atmosphere: pressure, atmospheric composition - Images from Nasa - Moons: compare their size and distance

About

Mars LTE

Explore Mars with detailed information about the Perseverance rover's mission. Learn about its search for ancient life, sample collection, and technology testing for future human exploration. Discover the Ingenuity helicopter's groundbreaking flight capabilities.

Highlights
  • Perseverance rover mission details
  • Search for ancient microbial life
  • Core sample collection and storage
  • Technology testing for human exploration
  • Ingenuity helicopter flight information
Features
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See Mars the way Perseverance sees it. Mars LTE brings you the raw images sent back by the Perseverance rover from Jezero Crater: rocks, sand ripples, distant hills, the rover's own robotic arm and its shadow on the Martian ground. New photos appear as soon as they are published, and every sol since the February 2021 landing is just a few taps away. BROWSE BY SOL • Opens on the latest sol (Martian day) with photos • Step one sol back or forward, or jump straight to Latest • Pick any Earth date from the calendar and see what the rover captured that sol FILTER BY CAMERA • Navcam, Hazcam, Mastcam-Z, SuperCam, SHERLOC, SkyCam and more • See at a glance how many photos each camera took • Every thumbnail is labelled with the camera that took it FULL-SCREEN VIEWER • Swipe left and right through every photo of the sol • Pinch or double-tap to zoom into the smallest details • See the sol, camera and time each photo was taken • Save your favourites to Photos or share them with friends DESIGNED FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • Dark Mode with a deep-space theme • Pull to refresh • Fast, smooth scrolling with image caching Mars LTE has no ads and doesn't collect any personal data. Images courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech. Mars LTE is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NASA or JPL.

Screenshots

Pocket Planets4 screens
Mars LTE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mars LTE at none against Pocket Planets's shown. Mars LTE also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Pocket Planets's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mars LTE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Planets has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Planets ships an update every 3 weeks, Mars LTE every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pocket Planets versus Mars LTE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket PlanetsMars LTE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 27 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAd Lunam Kereskedelmi es Szolgaltato Korlatolt Felelossegu TarsasagTaylan Atasoy

Customer experience

Pocket Planets

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Mars LTE

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Planets

No in-app purchases

None

Mars LTE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Planets free?
Pocket Planets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mars LTE free?
Mars LTE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Planets or Mars LTE?
Mars LTE is rated higher. Pocket Planets averages 4.6 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Mars LTE averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pocket Planets or Mars LTE have ads?
Pocket Planets shows ads; Mars LTE does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Planets or Mars LTE?
Pocket Planets ships an update every 3 weeks, and Mars LTE every 27 months. Most recently, Pocket Planets was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mars LTE on October 23, 2026.

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