Jupiter vs Mars LTE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jupiter
Explore Jupiter with stunning images and scientific insights from NASA's Juno mission. Features an immersive slideshow, interactive 3D models, and a dynamic video library for a deep-space educational experience.
- High-definition Jupiter images
- Scientific insights for each image
- Immersive full-screen slideshow
- Dynamic video library
- Interactive 3D models of Jupiter
- Haptic feedback
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Discover Jupiter Like Never Before. With "Jupiter: Juno," the secrets of the solar system's largest planet are now at your fingertips. Built with the latest data from NASA’s groundbreaking Juno mission, this app offers a deeply immersive and educational experience for space enthusiasts, students, and curious minds alike. Experience a premium interface redesigned for the modern age, featuring glassmorphism aesthetics, haptic feedback, and a seamless journey through deep space. CORE FEATURES: Breathtaking Discovery: Browse through a curated collection of hundreds of high-definition photos. Each image comes with detailed scientific insights, allowing you to understand the storms, gravity, and magnetic fields of Jupiter. Immersive SlideShow: Let the beauty of the cosmos take over. Our full-screen slideshow mode makes you feel like you are in orbit, witnessing the giant’s vibrant clouds and swirling eddies in real-time. Dynamic Video Library: Watch mission highlights and scientific visualizations. Our new hybrid video system delivers crystal-clear footage with a modern, intuitive player designed for deep-space exploration. Interactive Gallery: Zoom into the finest details of Jupiter’s landscape. Our high-performance gallery allows you to examine every vortex and cloud band with pinpoint precision. 3D Space Exploration: Step into a new dimension. Explore interactive 3D models of Jupiter and the Juno spacecraft to understand the engineering and scale of this historic mission. Premium User Experience: Feel the mission with integrated haptic feedback and a sleek, dark-themed design that puts the focus where it belongs: on the beauty of space. Why Jupiter: Juno? We aim to bridge the gap between complex space research and your mobile device. Whether you are here for the stunning visuals or the scientific transcripts, "Jupiter: Juno" provides a compact, powerful, and beautiful way to explore the frontier of human discovery. Ad Astra!
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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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mars LTE at none against Jupiter's shown. Mars LTE also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Jupiter's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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 Jupiter against 5.0 for Mars LTE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Jupiter ships an update every 34 months, Mars LTE every 27 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Jupiter | Mars LTE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 27 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alparslan Topbas | Taylan Atasoy |
Customer experience
Jupiter
Mars LTE
In-app purchases
Jupiter
No in-app purchases
Mars LTE
No in-app purchases








