Rocket Simulator vs Explore Mars with Rover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rocket Simulator
Build and launch your own rockets in augmented reality. Assemble various rocket models, learn about their history and functions, and customize them with AI-generated stickers. Experience space exploration with different missions and modes.
- AR rocket assembly
- Rocket model customization
- Historical rocket information
- AI sticker generation
- Flight simulation
- Educational facts about rockets
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3… 2… 1… Liftoff! Are you ready to launch your very first space rocket? Assemble rockets in AR and launch it into outer space! VARIOUS ROCKET MODELS Just choose your favourite rocket model and let’s begin. ASSEMBLY PUZZLE Assemble all rocket parts in the right order and discover historical info about its creation and missions. Customize rockets with AI stickers. INTERESTING FACTS Read about every rocket in detail and learn the functions of each rocket part. Rocket models from all over the world are waiting for you! KEEP IN MIND: Some features are only available for Subscription holders. Paid version includes all rocket models, all missions, free mode, sharing, unlimited access to AR mode, unlimited sticker generation. Free version includes 2 rockets, 2 missions, 2 AR mode launches, 3 sticker generations. https://educationterra.com/privacy https://educationterra.com/tos
Explore Mars with Rover
Bring the wonders of Mars to your home screen with interactive widgets. Choose between two active rovers and select from various cameras to display daily images or the "Image of the Week."
- Home screen widgets
- Select Curiosity or Perseverance rover
- Choose from available rover cameras
- Daily rover image widget
- "Image of the Week" widget
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Explore Mars with Rover lets you explore mars directly from your home screen with widgets. This app will let you choose which of the two active rovers you'd like to see on your home screen: - You can choose between Curiosity and Perseverance - You can choose a camera out of the dozen available on each rover Two types of widgets are currently supported: - Image of the week: a photo selected by the public vote and featured as "Image of the Week" of the Perseverance Rover - Daily Image from a Rover, which is configurable
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Explore Mars with Rover at 100% against Rocket Simulator's 10%. Explore Mars with Rover also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). Rocket Simulator's advantage is ratings volume (422 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Rocket Simulator sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Explore Mars with Rover asks for nothing beyond the download.
Explore Mars with Rover holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rocket Simulator has 422 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Rocket Simulator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Explore Mars with Rover's.
| Parameter | Rocket Simulator | Explore Mars with Rover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (422 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 422 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 280 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Education Terra | Ali KARAGOZ |
Customer experience
Rocket Simulator
Explore Mars with Rover
Bugs and requests
Rocket Simulator
Reported bugs
7 issues- Parts don't connect
- No command center on launch
- Rocket goes to sky and mission complete
- Animations not shown correctly
- Slow rollout animation
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- Minimal launch animation
- Typos in subtitles
Requested features
6 requests- Add command center
- Add space exploration
- Add more to the game
- Add staging and space rocket control
- Add other planets to land on
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- Make it free
Explore Mars with Rover
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rocket Simulator
- Rocket Ship - 1 Week$6.997 Days
- 1 Week Subscription$9.997 Days
- Rocket Simulator: Spaceflight$19.991 Month
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- Rocket Ship Building & Launch3 Days trial$20.991 Year
- 3 Months Subscription3 Days trial$20.993 Months
- 2 Months Subscription3 Days trial$39.992 Months
Explore Mars with Rover
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Rocket Simulator free?
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