Comparison

Moon Missions vs MoonBase Explorer

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

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About

Moon Missions

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Moon Missions โ€” Explore Lunar History From the first probes of the late 1950s to the latest crewed expeditions, Moon Missions brings the complete history of lunar exploration to your fingertips. Whether you're a space enthusiast, a student, or simply curious about humanity's greatest adventure, this app covers every mission โ€” the triumphs, the tragedies, and the extraordinary people behind them. Completely free โ€” no ads, no accounts, nothing locked behind a purchase. There's an optional tip jar if you'd like to support development. 3D LUNAR GLOBE The interactive 3D globe is your home screen. Every landing site, soft landing, and impact is pinned on the surface. Rotate and zoom the Moon freely, then tap any pin to jump straight to that mission. You can also navigate to any landing site directly from the mission details. EXPLORE EVERY MISSION Browse over 100 missions spanning more than six decades, organized by decade. From the Soviet Luna programme and the iconic Apollo landings to modern missions from China, India, Japan, and ESA โ€” every chapter of the story is here. MISSION VIDEOS Watch archive footage for Apollo and other key missions, streamed directly in the app. MEET THE CREWS Discover the astronauts who flew to the Moon. Read their biographies, view their portraits, and see which missions they flew on. Their birth dates, life stories, and the missions they flew are all here. Tap any photo to view it full screen. MISSION IMAGES Every mission has its own image โ€” mission patches, spacecraft photos, and NASA imagery. Tap to view full screen with pinch-to-zoom. ON THIS DAY Open the app and discover if a lunar mission launched โ€” or an astronaut was born โ€” on today's date in history. LUNAR QUIZ Test your knowledge of Moon missions with a built-in quiz covering mission facts, dates, crews, and more. SEARCH AND FILTER Find missions instantly by name, country, or astronaut. Filter by nation โ€” USA, Soviet Union, China, India, Japan, ESA and more. Toggle between a visual grid and a compact list view. Optionally hide unmanned missions to focus on crewed flights. NASA PICTURE OF THE DAY A tab with NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day โ€” a new image of the universe every day, with NASA's own explanation. The latest picture stays on your device, so there's still something to see when you're offline. WORKS OFFLINE All mission data, patches, and images are bundled with the app. Videos and each day's new NASA picture need an internet connection. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED A dark space-inspired theme puts the focus on the missions. Designed for both iPhone and iPad. Mission data sourced from publicly available historical records. Images represent mission patches, spacecraft photography, and NASA imagery.

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MoonBase Explorer

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Discover the architecture of a polar station in a realistic lunar environment, with its cylindrical habitat modules, hydroponic greenhouses, radiation shields, walkways and passages protected from solar radiations, lunar landing area, photovoltaic panels rising over 100 m above the ground to provide permanent solar energy... Explore freely the Moon Base in a lunar environment of almost one square kilometer, interact with resident astronauts and teleport directly to 6 sites near the station or in the surrounding craters and valleys.

Screenshots

Moon Missions4 screens
MoonBase Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MoonBase Explorer at none against Moon Missions's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Moon Missions sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MoonBase Explorer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Moon Missions versus MoonBase Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoon MissionsMoonBase Explorer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size301 MB757 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGary WatsonOlivier Boisard

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Moon Missions

One-time1
  • Tip the Developer$0.99
None

MoonBase Explorer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moon Missions free?
Moon Missions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MoonBase Explorer free?
MoonBase Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Moon Missions or MoonBase Explorer have ads?
Neither Moon Missions nor MoonBase Explorer shows ads.

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