Earthlapse vs Mars Info Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Earthlapse
Transform your device into a window to Earth from the International Space Station. Explore stunning NASA imagery, track the ISS live, and enjoy ambient space music. This app offers a unique, interactive, and relaxing view of our planet.
- Interactive Earth views from ISS
- Live ISS tracker
- NASA live feed from Space Station
- Ambient space soundtracks
- Worldwide weather display
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Turn your iPad or iPhone into a window aboard the International Space Station. Experience stunning views of Earth captured by NASA astronauts. Touch the views and control the planet with your finger. A truly amazing one-of-a-kind experience. The app comes complete with 20 beautiful interactive views of Earth as well as NASA's live view from the Space Station. In addition, the app includes a live ISS tracker, 9 relaxing space soundtracks, a clock and worldwide weather from OpenWeather in 4 styles. Fully supports iPhone, iPhone Duo, and iPad. Please note that NASA's live feed is sometimes offline or otherwise unavailable. Even when online, the live view often shows black as the ISS is regularly on the dark side of Earth. Images courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. Created by the makers of Magic Window. For more beautiful views, check out Magic Window on iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Apple TV. Earthlapse 4K is also available on Apple TV (sold separately).
Mars Info Lite
Explore the surface of the Red Planet with an interactive 3D globe. Discover significant locations like volcanoes, craters, and mountains, and view detailed information about each. This version offers a curated selection of points of interest.
- Interactive 3D Mars globe
- Rotate, tilt, and zoom controls
- Pinpoint key locations
- View location details (name, type, size, coordinates)
- List of selectable locations
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Explore Mars using simple gestures to rotate a globe, tilt, zoom and select locations. Credits - Viking Orbiter MDIM 2.1 map of Mars - NASA NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio: GMM-3 MOLA (Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter) Topography map GMM-3 Free-Air Mars Gravity map GMM-3 Bouguer Mars Gravity map GMM-3 Crustal Mars Thickness map Features: - Ability to pinpoint about 80 the most interesting areas on the map of Mars, including volcanos, craters, plains, mountains, spacecrafts. - Displaying some information about the location, such as its name, type, short description, size and coordinates. - Ability to select locations on the 3D globe and on the plain list. - Zoom, rotation, tilt of the globe. Lite version is limited to display 7 locations for each category, i.e. you will see 42 places vs 80 (currently) in a full version.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mars Info Lite at 96% against Earthlapse's 71%. Mars Info Lite also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mars Info Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mars Info Lite has 200 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Earthlapse's written reviews are positive against 96% of Mars Info Lite's.
Earthlapse ships an update every 12 months, Mars Info Lite every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Earthlapse | Mars Info Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (25 ratings) | 4.4 (200 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews | 96.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 200 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 210 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jetson Creative LLC | Viktor Goltvyanytsya |
Customer experience
Earthlapse
Mars Info Lite
User reviews
Earthlapse
From 25 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌍 Stunning visual quality and beautiful Earth views from space
- 🎵 Excellent ambient space music that enhances experience
- 😌 Calming and relaxing atmosphere for stress relief
- 📺 Works well with AirPlay and TV display
- 🎨 Elegant design and well-coded interface
Room to improve
- 💾 Massive file size (500-609MB) consumes excessive storage
- 🐢 Very slow download times
- 🔄 Limited content with repetitive looping videos
- 📹 Low image quality and blurriness on some devices
- ❌ No real-time live feed from space station
Mars Info Lite
From 200 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to navigate and self-explanatory
- ✨ Fantastic graphics and useful information
- 🚀 Responsive navigation around Mars
- 💡 Great for learning about Mars
- 🌟 Awesome info graphics and data
Room to improve
- 🐛 Pinpoints shifted 90 degrees in longitude
- 🔭 Can't zoom in close enough
- 🖼️ Picture can be unsteady when scrolling text
Bugs and requests
Earthlapse
Reported bugs
7 issues- Weather forecast showing blank space
- App not working properly on iPad and iPhone
- Live view feature not functioning
- Blurred image quality on Apple TV
- Frame rate issues causing poor performance
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- Compatibility issues with older iOS versions
- Incompatible with original iPad devices
Requested features
15 requests- Add more video content and scenes
- Implement real-time or live streaming from ISS
- Reduce file size through better compression
- Add Chromecast support
- Allow custom music selection
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- Include 24-hour time format option
- Add space station position overlay on live view
- Enable AirPlay for live view feature
- Create longer loops showing full orbital views
- Add interactive elements like robotic arm control
- Include sunrise/sunset and weather event views
- Provide educational information about locations
- Make app universal across all Apple devices
- Add zoom functionality
- Include different viewing angles and perspectives
Mars Info Lite
Reported bugs
2 issues- Pinpoints shifted 90 degrees in longitude
- Crashes immediately on iPhone 4s
Requested features
4 requests- Implement geomorphology data
- Add ability to zoom out and see Mars alignment with other planets
- Add VR support
- Add apps for other planets
In-app purchases
Earthlapse
No in-app purchases
Mars Info Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
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