HoppAR vs Blimp Watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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)
Blimp Watch
Track airship movements in real-time with live map views and smart push notifications. Get detailed flight data, monitor multiple aircraft, and receive alerts for takeoffs, landings, and proximity. Designed for aviation enthusiasts, it offers a clutter-free, ad-free experience.
- Live map tracking with flight trails
- Smart push notifications for aircraft events
- Real-time flight data (altitude, speed, heading)
- Multi-aircraft support
- Adaptive polling for battery saving
- Designed for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV
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Never miss a flyover again. Blimp Watch is the essential tracking companion for airship enthusiasts. Whether you're an aviation photographer hunting the perfect shot, a curious local wondering "Is that thing headed my way?" or simply someone who smiles every time you spot the blimp overhead — Blimp Watch keeps you connected to the aircraft you care about. What Blimp Watch does: • Live Map Tracking — Watch aircraft move in real time on an interactive map with detailed flight trails. See the current flight path or replay the last 24 hours of movement. • Smart Push Alerts — Get notified the moment a watched aircraft takes off, lands, enters your area, or leaves your range. No more guessing or refreshing — the app does the watching for you. • Real-Time Flight Data — Altitude, ground speed, heading, and distance from your location, updated automatically. When something is airborne, Blimp Watch polls every 30 seconds so you always have the latest position. • Multi-Aircraft Support — Track more than one aircraft at a time. Blimp Watch monitors every watched tail number and lets you see which ones are airborne, grounded, in your alert radius, or out of range. • Adaptive Polling — The app intelligently speeds up updates when aircraft are airborne and slows down when they're grounded, saving battery while keeping you informed. • Beautiful on Every Screen — Designed for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV with adaptive layouts that look great on a phone in your pocket or a 4K television on your wall. • Privacy-First Location — Your location is only used to calculate distance and trigger nearby alerts. You remain in full control of location permissions. • Keep-Awake Mode — Optionally keep your screen on during an active flight so you never lose sight of the action. Blimp Watch is built by people who love aviation, for people who love aviation. No ads. No clutter. Just clean, reliable tracking of the aircraft that capture our imaginations. Download Blimp Watch today and look up with confidence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blimp Watch at none against HoppAR's 14. Blimp Watch also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). HoppAR's advantage is ratings volume (584 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Blimp Watch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blimp Watch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HoppAR has 584 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HoppAR ships an update every 2 months, Blimp Watch every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HoppAR | Blimp Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (584 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 584 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 372 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Josef Grunig | Joe Takai |
Customer experience
HoppAR
Blimp Watch
Bugs and 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
Blimp Watch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Blimp Watch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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