Comparison

Apollo360 vs MoonBase Explorer

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

Head to head
About

Apollo360

Experience the lunar surface in 360 degrees with high-resolution panoramas from the Apollo missions. Explore all six landing sites using your device's motion sensors, with optional narration and mission audio.

Highlights
  • 360-degree lunar surface panoramas
  • Explore 6 Apollo landing sites
  • Device motion sensor control
  • Virtual Sun and Earth
  • Mission audio
  • Optional narration and annotations
  • VR Goggles mode
Features
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Apollo 360VR for iOS is a new Virtual Reality App allowing you to get a Moonwalkers eye view of the Lunar Surface in glorious 360 degrees. Made from high resolution Apollo 360 degree panoramas with virtual a Sun and Earth, mission audio, and optional narration and annotations. Apollo 360VR makes use of the iPhone and iPad's accelerometer to allow users to move their devices around to get a 360 degree experience of all 6 Apollo lunar landing sites The app uses 360 degree panoramas assembled by Mike Constantine of Moonpans.com which were captured by the Apollo Astronauts as separate frames which were then seamlessly assembled to form a single 360 degree image. The 360 degree images were then placed into 360 degree astronomy software developed by Mike Smithwick of DistantSuns where a virtual Sun and Earth were added. iPhone users can click the VR Goggles mode, allowing users to put their phone into a headset adaptor. The result is a virtual experience depicting the exact sight only 12 Moonwalkers have even seen before. There is also mission audio as spoken by the Astronauts to mission control in Houston at the time each panorama was captured. Optional narration and annotations to help identify features in the panoramas along with detailed description.

About

MoonBase Explorer

Features
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Discover the architecture of a polar station in a realistic lunar environment, with its cylindrical habitat modules, hydroponic greenhouses, radiation shields, walkways and passages protected from solar radiations, lunar landing area, photovoltaic panels rising over 100 m above the ground to provide permanent solar energy... Explore freely the Moon Base in a lunar environment of almost one square kilometer, interact with resident astronauts and teleport directly to 6 sites near the station or in the surrounding craters and valleys.

Screenshots

Apollo3604 screens
MoonBase Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MoonBase Explorer at Free against Apollo360's $2.99. Apollo360's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On ads, 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

MoonBase Explorer is free to download; Apollo360 costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Apollo360 versus MoonBase Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApollo360MoonBase Explorer
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size572 MB757 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike SmithwickOlivier Boisard

In-app purchases

None

Apollo360

No in-app purchases

None

MoonBase Explorer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Apollo360 free?
Apollo360 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MoonBase Explorer free?
MoonBase Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Apollo360 or MoonBase Explorer have ads?
Neither Apollo360 nor MoonBase Explorer shows ads.

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