Apollo360 vs MoonBase Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
MoonBase Explorer
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
| Parameter | Apollo360 | MoonBase Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 572 MB | 757 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Smithwick | Olivier Boisard |
In-app purchases
Apollo360
No in-app purchases
MoonBase Explorer
No in-app purchases
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