Trops vs SpaceLaunch Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trops
Discover curated art experiences and cultural events presented as interactive "art drops." Explore neighborhoods like a treasure hunt to find local gems, collect information, and earn tokens for real-world prizes.
- Curated art drops and cultural events
- Neighborhood exploration and treasure hunt
- Collect art and venue information
- Earn 'drop tokens' for prizes
- Interactive art experiences
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The Trops mobile application exhibits "art drops" as art experiences. Curated shows and events are presented in collaboration with cultural communities. Like a treasure hunt, explorers navigate to find art drops and local gems across neighborhoods. Upon arrival, the user accesses info and collects information about the art and venue for future reference while earning "drop tokens" that can translate into real-world prizes.
SpaceLaunch Tracker
Stay updated on all rocket launches with a comprehensive schedule of upcoming and past events. Get personalized notifications and a visibility calculator to see launches from your location. Enjoy a clean, modern interface designed for space enthusiasts.
- Launch schedule for upcoming and past events
- Customizable launch reminders
- Visibility calculator for your location
- Clean and modern user interface
- Detailed launch information
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Never miss a rocket launch. SpaceLaunch tracks every upcoming launch, counts down to liftoff, and tells you whether you can see it from where you are. LAUNCH SCHEDULE • Upcoming and past launches with a live countdown to liftoff • Mission name, status, rocket, launch site and local launch time • Filter by the space agencies and companies you care about VISIBILITY FROM YOUR LOCATION • We measure the distance from you to each launch pad • See at a glance whether a launch is visible from your area • Set your own visibility radius (default 500 km), or pick a location manually LAUNCH REMINDERS • Multi-stage reminders: T-1 hour, T-15 min, T-5 min, T-1 min and liftoff • Choose your own reminder times for every rocket launch • Tap a reminder to jump straight to mission details or the live view WATCH THE LIFTOFF • Open the official launch webcast inside the app SPACEFLIGHT ENCYCLOPEDIA • Rockets and launchers, with specs and launch history • Spacecraft, space stations and expeditions • Astronauts and space agencies MADE YOUR WAY • Five themes, including Light Neon and Dark Neon • Reorder the tabs by drag and drop, swipe between them • Offline mode: launches stay available, with background sync • Built-in user guide and feedback Fast, focused and always up to date: a rocket launch tracker for space enthusiasts, without the clutter. Launch data by Launch Library 2.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Trops at none against SpaceLaunch Tracker's shown. Trops also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). SpaceLaunch Tracker's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SpaceLaunch Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Trops ships an update every 2 days, SpaceLaunch Tracker every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trops | SpaceLaunch Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colla Netrix, Inc | OLEG STASYUK |
Customer experience
Trops
SpaceLaunch Tracker
In-app purchases
Trops
No in-app purchases
SpaceLaunch Tracker
No in-app purchases









