Mars Report vs Real
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mars Report
Access real-time data from the Curiosity rover on Mars. View local time, weather, and ephemeris information from the red planet directly on your device.
- Real-time Curiosity rover data
- Local Martian time
- Martian weather reports
- Ephemeris data
- Pocket-sized red planet information
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Get a real time report from the Curiosity rover on Mars. Local time, weather and ephemeris data from the red planet right in your pocket.
Real
This utility app displays the current time based on your geographical longitude. It calculates local mean time and true solar time, accounting for the Equation of Time and daylight saving. It also shows the difference between your real time and standard clock time.
- Real-time display based on longitude
- Local mean time calculation
- True solar time calculation
- Equation of Time accounting
- Daylight saving time support
- Time difference display
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Shows the real time according to your longitude. Version 3.0. - Maybe fixed an issue where the location always defaulted to 0:0 lat long - Now displays local mean time and true solar time Version 2.0. - Dedicated to Sven. - Incorporated calculations for the Equation of Time and daylight savings time. Note that with support for the Equation of Time, your time difference will change over the course of the year. - To learn more about the Equation of Time, check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equation_of_time Version 1.0. - Also shows the time difference between your real time and the clock time in your time zone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Real at 5.0 against Mars Report's 4.0. Real also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and device support. On price, ratings volume, 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.
Real holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Mars Report's written reviews are positive against 100% of Real's.
| Parameter | Mars Report | Real |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 8.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maxime Dehaye | Rotblauer, LLC |
Customer experience
Mars Report
Real
In-app purchases
Mars Report
No in-app purchases
Real
No in-app purchases
