Mars Today vs AboveYou
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
AboveYou
Stay updated on space news and astronomy. Explore NASA's database, view the Astronomy Picture of the Day, and virtually travel to Mars with rover imagery. Track the International Space Station's current location.
- Space sector news updates
- Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Access NASA database
- Explore Mars with rover data
- Track International Space Station
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Get the latest news of all that's happening in space sector along with Astronomy Picture of the Day, access NASA database, explore MARS through the eyes of NASA rovers and track ISS
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Mars Today at 4 against AboveYou's 1. Mars Today also leads on device support (3 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mars Today against 5.0 for AboveYou. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Mars Today | AboveYou |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | James Buckhouse | Shivacharan Reddy |
Customer experience
Mars Today
AboveYou
In-app purchases
Mars Today
No in-app purchases
AboveYou
No in-app purchases
