Discover Mars vs Mars LTE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Discover Mars
Explore stunning, high-definition images captured on Mars by NASA rovers. View the latest photos, zoom in for detail, and learn fascinating facts about the Red Planet's atmosphere, gravity, and temperature.
- View latest Mars rover images
- Slideshow mode for full-screen viewing
- Zoom into high-definition photos
- Save images to your device
- Explore Mars' atmosphere, gravity, and temperature
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The Discover Mars app provides easy access to images taken on Mars by the NASA Mars rovers. - View the latest images taken on Mars by the Perseverance, Curiosity, Opportunity, and Spirit rovers. - Tapping on a photo launches it in slideshow mode to view the full high-definition image. You can double-tap to zoom into a photo or tap on the Share icon to save images directly onto your iPhone. - The Mars tab provides interesting visuals about Mars, such as its atmosphere, gravity, temperature, and much more. Designed by Spencer Everett Developed by Monte Thakkar
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.
- Perseverance rover mission details
- Search for ancient microbial life
- Core sample collection and storage
- Technology testing for human exploration
- Ingenuity helicopter flight information
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Launch Date : July 30, 2020 Landing Date : Feb. 18, 2021 Location: Jezero Crater, Mars The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover will search for signs of ancient microbial life, which will advance NASA's quest to explore the past habitability of Mars. The rover has a drill to collect core samples of Martian rock and soil, then store them in sealed tubes for pickup by a future mission that would ferry them back to Earth for detailed analysis. Perseverance will also test technologies to help pave the way for future human exploration of Mars. Strapped to the rover's belly for the journey to Mars is a technology demonstration — the Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, may achieve a "Wright Brothers moment “ by testing the first powered flight on the Red Planet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Discover Mars at monthly against Mars LTE's every 43 months. Discover Mars also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.4). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Discover Mars against 5.0 for Mars LTE. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Discover Mars has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Discover Mars ships an update monthly, Mars LTE every 43 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Discover Mars | Mars LTE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 43 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Manthan B Thakkar | Taylan Atasoy |
Customer experience
Discover Mars
Mars LTE
In-app purchases
Discover Mars
No in-app purchases
Mars LTE
No in-app purchases
