AK Interactive vs Rocket Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AK Interactive
This app provides free resources for modelers to learn and master various modeling techniques. It offers step-by-step guides, video tutorials, and product usage information to achieve realistic results. Users can also purchase digital books and magazines for in-depth learning.
- Free technique guides
- Step-by-step tutorials
- Product usage videos
- Digital book downloads
- Magazine subscriptions
- Searchable content
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AK Interactive APP is the definitive FREE resource for modellers to learn the best techniques. OUR GOAL IS YOUR KNOWLEDGE. Within this APP, you will find TONS of FREE material, and also our award-winning titles in books and magazines. Our aim is to deliver the best modelling techniques to all modellers, and teach them how to achieve the most realistic results, without complicated or time-consuming methods. Just imagine, for example, that you want to add some mud or dust to your scale model. You go to the APP and check out that specific technique with the search engine feature, finding the exact products that you will need to achieve that result, as well as a guide on HOW TO USE them, and a video showing how those effects are applied. This APP is meant for all of us who enjoy and love this great hobby, and who want answers immediately on hand. FREE MATERIAL: *Inside MEDIA you will find: - The TECH SHEETS on how to use AK products, on a single page, with the effect applied to plastic swatches, plus a small step by step guide to other uses, and pictures of final models with the effect applied. Within the tech sheets, for most products, there will be links to short videos where the applied effects can be seen at first hand. A quick and easy way to make your model look the very best that it possibly can. Note: These tutorials are designed to be used with AK products, and may not work the same way with other brands. - PDF TUTORIALS: extended tutorials created by the best modellers around the world, in a step-by-step format, including small tutorials containing quick TIPS & TRICKS. - VIDEO: extended tutorials and how-to’s on specific or general tasks, allowing the modeller to achieve incredible and spectacular results. All this material is FREE, and will be constantly updated with new techniques from the best modellers around the world. As modelling techniques improve and evolve, we will be here to show them to you. PURCHASE MATERIAL: *Under PUBLICATIONS you will find: - All of our award-winning book titles are to be downloadable, from the FAQ 2 to those that have not been reprinted before, such as the Diorama Addicted Book. - The famous AK LEARNING SERIES: the quick and easy readable guides for special tasks. - ACES HIGH MAGAZINE: the backbone of our AIR SERIES, now published in digital. And many more things to come!!
Rocket Simulator
Build and launch your own rockets in augmented reality. Assemble various rocket models, learn about their history and functions, and customize them with AI-generated stickers. Experience space exploration with different missions and modes.
- AR rocket assembly
- Rocket model customization
- Historical rocket information
- AI sticker generation
- Flight simulation
- Educational facts about rockets
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3… 2… 1… Liftoff! Are you ready to launch your very first space rocket? Assemble rockets in AR and launch it into outer space! VARIOUS ROCKET MODELS Just choose your favourite rocket model and let’s begin. ASSEMBLY PUZZLE Assemble all rocket parts in the right order and discover historical info about its creation and missions. Customize rockets with AI stickers. INTERESTING FACTS Read about every rocket in detail and learn the functions of each rocket part. Rocket models from all over the world are waiting for you! KEEP IN MIND: Some features are only available for Subscription holders. Paid version includes all rocket models, all missions, free mode, sharing, unlimited access to AR mode, unlimited sticker generation. Free version includes 2 rockets, 2 missions, 2 AR mode launches, 3 sticker generations. https://educationterra.com/privacy https://educationterra.com/tos
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rocket Simulator at 3.8 against AK Interactive's 1.1. Rocket Simulator also leads on ratings volume (422 vs 10). AK Interactive's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (43% vs 10%). On price, update cadence, 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. AK Interactive sells 27 one-off in-app purchases and Rocket Simulator sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rocket Simulator holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rocket Simulator has 422 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of AK Interactive's written reviews are positive against 10% of Rocket Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AK Interactive ships an update every 3 months, Rocket Simulator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AK Interactive | Rocket Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.1 (10 ratings) | 3.8 (422 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 10.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 422 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 280 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ak-interactive.s.l | Education Terra |
Customer experience
AK Interactive
Rocket Simulator
Bugs and requests
AK Interactive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Rocket Simulator
Reported bugs
7 issues- Parts don't connect
- No command center on launch
- Rocket goes to sky and mission complete
- Animations not shown correctly
- Slow rollout animation
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- Minimal launch animation
- Typos in subtitles
Requested features
6 requests- Add command center
- Add space exploration
- Add more to the game
- Add staging and space rocket control
- Add other planets to land on
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- Make it free
In-app purchases
AK Interactive
- AK2900 Aces High Magazine Issue 1Free
- TANKER TECHNIQUES MAGAZINE 01 - EnglishFree
- Damaged Magazine 01 ENFree
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- Aktion Magazine 01 ENFree
- BLACK STAR 02 DIG$2.99
- BLACK STAR 01 DIG$2.99
- BLACK STAR 03 DIG$2.99
- AK2904 Aces High Magazine Issue 3$5.99
- AK2912 - ACES HIGH MAGAZINE 07 (English)$5.99
- AK4820 - TANKER TECHNIQUES MAGAZINE ISSUE 04 EN$5.99
- Flesh and Skin EN$5.99
- Learning Photoetch EN$5.99
- AK 4817 - TANKER TECHNIQUES MAGAZINE 03 (English)$5.99
- BEGINNERS GUIDE TO MODELLING$6.79
- AK508$6.99
- AK274 Tracks and Wheels$6.99
- AK259 Realistic Wood Effects$6.99
- AK272 Panzer Crew Painting G.$6.99
- THE GUIDE TO MAKE BUILDINGS$6.99
- AK507 METALLICS VOL1$6.99
- WEATHERING PENCIL TECHNIQUES$7.99
- AK001 Diorama Addicted$10.99
- Mastering Oils EN$14.99
- HOW TO WORK WITH COLORS$17.99
- AK038 FAQ 2 Limited Edition En$33.99
- AK276 Aircraft Scale Modelling F.A.Q.$37.99
- AK8000 - DIORAMAS F.A.Q. (English)$54.99
Rocket Simulator
- Rocket Ship - 1 Week$6.997 Days
- 1 Week Subscription$9.997 Days
- Rocket Simulator: Spaceflight$19.991 Month
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- Rocket Ship Building & Launch3 Days trial$20.991 Year
- 3 Months Subscription3 Days trial$20.993 Months
- 2 Months Subscription3 Days trial$39.992 Months
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