Comparison

Mars LTE vs Mars Today

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Perseverance rover mission details
  • Search for ancient microbial life
  • Core sample collection and storage
  • Technology testing for human exploration
  • Ingenuity helicopter flight information
Features
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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.

About

Mars Today

Access the latest images of Mars from NASA's Curiosity rover. Browse current photos or explore past images from Curiosity, Spirit, and Opportunity by SOL. Bookmark and share your favorite discoveries.

Highlights
  • Latest Mars images from Curiosity
  • View past images from Spirit and Opportunity
  • Browse by Mars SOL
  • Bookmark favorite images
  • Easy sharing functionality
  • No login required
Features
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Mars Today brings you the latest images of Mars from NASA’s Curiosity rover. You can view the current photos or jump to any Mars SOL to view past photos from Curiosity, Spirit, and Opportunity. Bookmark your favorite images and easily share with your friends. No login required. Explore the red planet today!

Screenshots

Mars LTE4 screens
Mars Today4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mars Today at monthly against Mars LTE's every 27 months. Mars Today also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mars LTE against 5.0 for Mars Today. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mars LTE ships an update every 27 months, Mars Today monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mars LTE versus Mars Today: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMars LTEMars Today
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.415.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaylan AtasoyJames Buckhouse

Customer experience

Mars LTE

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mars Today

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mars LTE

No in-app purchases

None

Mars Today

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mars LTE free?
Mars LTE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mars Today free?
Mars Today is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mars LTE or Mars Today?
Mars LTE and Mars Today are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Mars LTE or Mars Today have ads?
Neither Mars LTE nor Mars Today shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mars LTE or Mars Today?
Mars LTE ships an update every 27 months, and Mars Today monthly. Most recently, Mars LTE was updated on November 3, 2026 and Mars Today on November 3, 2026.

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