Ascent vs Jupiter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ascent
Explore stunning Shuttle mission footage with commentary, additional scenes, and production notes. This educational compilation offers a deep dive into the STS-114, STS-117, and STS-124 missions.
- Ground-based Shuttle motion imagery
- STS-114, STS-117, and STS-124 mission footage
- Includes commentary
- Additional scenes
- Selected images
- Production notes
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Ascent is a compilation of film and video representing the best of the best ground based Shuttle motion imagery from the STS-114, STS-117, and STS-124 missions. This app includes the entire Ascent production with commentary, numerous additional scenes, selected images, and production notes.
Jupiter
Explore Jupiter with stunning images and scientific insights from NASA's Juno mission. Features an immersive slideshow, interactive 3D models, and a dynamic video library for a deep-space educational experience.
- High-definition Jupiter images
- Scientific insights for each image
- Immersive full-screen slideshow
- Dynamic video library
- Interactive 3D models of Jupiter
- Haptic feedback
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Discover Jupiter Like Never Before. With "Jupiter: Juno," the secrets of the solar system's largest planet are now at your fingertips. Built with the latest data from NASA’s groundbreaking Juno mission, this app offers a deeply immersive and educational experience for space enthusiasts, students, and curious minds alike. Experience a premium interface redesigned for the modern age, featuring glassmorphism aesthetics, haptic feedback, and a seamless journey through deep space. CORE FEATURES: Breathtaking Discovery: Browse through a curated collection of hundreds of high-definition photos. Each image comes with detailed scientific insights, allowing you to understand the storms, gravity, and magnetic fields of Jupiter. Immersive SlideShow: Let the beauty of the cosmos take over. Our full-screen slideshow mode makes you feel like you are in orbit, witnessing the giant’s vibrant clouds and swirling eddies in real-time. Dynamic Video Library: Watch mission highlights and scientific visualizations. Our new hybrid video system delivers crystal-clear footage with a modern, intuitive player designed for deep-space exploration. Interactive Gallery: Zoom into the finest details of Jupiter’s landscape. Our high-performance gallery allows you to examine every vortex and cloud band with pinpoint precision. 3D Space Exploration: Step into a new dimension. Explore interactive 3D models of Jupiter and the Juno spacecraft to understand the engineering and scale of this historic mission. Premium User Experience: Feel the mission with integrated haptic feedback and a sleek, dark-themed design that puts the focus where it belongs: on the beauty of space. Why Jupiter: Juno? We aim to bridge the gap between complex space research and your mobile device. Whether you are here for the stunning visuals or the scientific transcripts, "Jupiter: Juno" provides a compact, powerful, and beautiful way to explore the frontier of human discovery. Ad Astra!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ascent at none against Jupiter's shown. Ascent also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (16 vs 2). Jupiter's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, 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.
Jupiter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ascent has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ascent ships an update every 46 months, Jupiter every 58 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ascent | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 46 months — better | Every 58 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 731 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | NASA | Alparslan Topbas |
Customer experience
Ascent
Jupiter
In-app purchases
Ascent
No in-app purchases
Jupiter
No in-app purchases
