Comparison

Whopping Planes vs Backyard Apollo AR

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

Head to head
About

Whopping Planes

This app provides a collection of airplane-themed videos, photos, and a memory game designed for young children and toddlers. It offers an engaging and interactive experience with content that is easy for little fingers to navigate, even offline.

Highlights
  • Airplane videos and photos
  • Train-themed memory game
  • Automatic video playback
  • Offline functionality
  • Toddler-friendly interface
  • HD-quality content
Features
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Whopping Planes is a simple entertainment app with games and videos for small kids and toddlers, delivering endless fun with Airplanes, Jet planes, helicopters and everything that flies, lands and takes off! The app is 100% free to use forever. Whopping Planes offers tons of videos and photos and an awesome train themed memory game all in one toddler-sized app for iPhone or iPad. It's made for little fingers (ages 1+) to explore on their own, and works without an internet connection so you can take the fun anywhere! Whopping Apps have over a million downloads since 2011 – join the team of happy kids now! -= USER COMMENTS =- “Great for 2 year old - My 2 year old son is in love with planes and this keeps him happy. It is his favorite plane app!” “My son's favorite iPad app - My 2.5 yo son LOVES this app. As an adult, it's not all that exciting, but he loves it - that's all that matters.” “Great for toddlers - Most aps for kids are too advanced for the under 3 set, but this one is great. It nurtures his curiosity and holds his attention about as long as you can hold a 2 year olds attention.” TODDLER VIDEO PLAY - Videos start automatically, no buttons to press - Swipe left or right to move to the next photo or video - 21 free videos and 100+ photos - HD-quality resolution and sound MEMORY GAME AND PUZZLE - Simple to learn, easy to play - Fun sounds whether you guess right or wrong - Learn and play at the same time! -= MORE WHOPPING APPS AVAILABLE =- The entire Whopping Apps collection of video apps was created by a father of three rambunctious toddlers. All content has therefore been thoroughly evaluated, critiqued, banged on, and licked by an entire in-house staff of discerning toddlers with sticky fingers. Your little tike will love it too! ;) Check out the other Whopping Apps including: Whopping Diggers (1 & 2), Whopping Fire Trucks, Whopping Trains and more. -= TATTLE ON US =- Please rate and write a review for Whopping Apps if your toddler loves it as much as ours. For questions, concerns, bug reports, or improvements, please write directly to us via the app's Parents Zone or: Email: support@whoppingapps.com Facebook.com/whoppingapps YouTube.com/whoppingapps

About

Backyard Apollo AR

Experience a life-sized Apollo Saturn V rocket in augmented reality. Explore it from all angles, walk around it, and launch it with realistic sounds and visuals. Customize your rocket experience and share snapshots.

Highlights
  • Life-sized rocket model
  • 360-degree viewing
  • Augmented reality placement
  • Realistic launch sequence
  • Authentic mission sounds
  • Customizable rocket experience
  • Snapshot sharing
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Its the model rocket you’ve always wanted! See a life-sized Apollo Saturn V rocket up close from every angle walk under and around it, then blast it off! Authentic mission sounds using 3D positional audio — wear headphones for the coolest effect — combine with realistic high-detail graphics, physically-based rendering, and HDR audio recordings of real rocket launches to make the experience just like being there! You’ll be able to launch your rocket again and again, from anywhere you like. Just tap where you want your rocket to appear. It's that easy! Launch a tiny model on your desktop or a full-sized giant in a field! Backyard Apollo offers ways to customize your experience too, making it even more fun to launch your rockets and take snapshots for your friends. “3…2…1…Houston: we have liftoff”!

Screenshots

Whopping Planes4 screens
Backyard Apollo AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backyard Apollo AR at none against Whopping Planes's 1. Backyard Apollo AR also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 57). Whopping Planes's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 70%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Whopping Planes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Backyard Apollo AR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backyard Apollo AR holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backyard Apollo AR has 1.5K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Whopping Planes's written reviews are positive against 70% of Backyard Apollo AR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Whopping Planes versus Backyard Apollo AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhopping PlanesBackyard Apollo AR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (57 ratings)4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews — better69.6% of reviews
Number of ratings571.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size423 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppsipaja OyWobbleworks LLC

Customer experience

Whopping Planes

All ratings55 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral1.8%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative16.7%

Backyard Apollo AR

All ratings1,488 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative26.1%

Bugs and requests

Whopping Planes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Backyard Apollo AR

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Startup crashes and sensor reset loops
  • Rocket launch sequence freezes
  • Persistent audio issues after app closure

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more rocket models and launch configurations
  • Implement video recording capability
  • Improve overall stability and performance

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Whopping Planes

One-time1
  • Pro Pack$1.99
None

Backyard Apollo AR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Whopping Planes free?
Whopping Planes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backyard Apollo AR free?
Backyard Apollo AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Whopping Planes or Backyard Apollo AR?
Backyard Apollo AR is rated higher. Whopping Planes averages 4.3 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Backyard Apollo AR averages 4.7 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Whopping Planes or Backyard Apollo AR have ads?
Neither Whopping Planes nor Backyard Apollo AR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whopping Planes or Backyard Apollo AR?
Whopping Planes ships an update every 7 months, and Backyard Apollo AR every 7 months. Most recently, Whopping Planes was updated on October 20, 2026 and Backyard Apollo AR on November 2, 2026.

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