Epic MAR vs Backyard Apollo AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Epic MAR
Scan real-world objects and images with your phone's camera to reveal interactive digital content. This augmented reality browser enhances your perception by overlaying digital information onto your surroundings.
- Object and image detection
- Augmented reality content display
- Interactive digital experiences
- Mobile AR browser
- Real-world scanning
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Epic MAR is a Mobile Augmented Reality Browser. It lets you detect objects or images (earth, Heart,Nouh,Coffe,Tut, car) from the real world by scanning them with your phone camera, then the application displays digital contents related to them and you can interact with it on your mobile.
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.
- 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”!
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Verdict
Epic MAR and Backyard Apollo AR both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Epic MAR's written reviews are positive against 70% of Backyard Apollo AR's. Epic MAR also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Backyard Apollo AR's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 3). 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 — 4.7 for Epic MAR against 4.7 for Backyard Apollo AR. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backyard Apollo AR has 1.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Epic MAR's written reviews are positive against 70% of Backyard Apollo AR's.
Epic MAR ships an update every 5 weeks, Backyard Apollo AR every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Epic MAR | Backyard Apollo AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 69.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hisham Abdel Maguid | Wobbleworks LLC |
Customer experience
Epic MAR
Backyard Apollo AR
Bugs and requests
Epic MAR
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
Epic MAR
No in-app purchases
Backyard Apollo AR
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Epic MAR free?
Is Backyard Apollo AR free?
Which has better reviews, Epic MAR or Backyard Apollo AR?
Do Epic MAR or Backyard Apollo AR have ads?
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