Pluto Patrol vs Moon Lander Lunar Lander
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pluto Patrol
Pilot a space buggy across Pluto's challenging terrain, dodging obstacles and battling enemies. This arcade-style game offers updated graphics and controls for a modern retro experience.
- Navigate 75 checkpoints across 3 levels
- Avoid holes, rocks, land mines, and meteors
- Battle tanks, hovercars, boulders, and UFOs
- Updated graphics and controls
- Classic arcade gameplay
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Pluto Patrol is an homage to the arcade classic Moon Patrol, one of the greatest games of all time. Navigate your space buggy across the harsh and desolate landscapes of Pluto, avoiding obstacles while fighting off enemies out to destroy you. Only the most vigilant will survive! • Drive your way through 75 checkpoints across 3 levels, with new challenges at each stage. • Deftly avoid holes, rocks, land mines, and even falling meteors. • Fight your way through tanks, hovercars, rolling boulders, and multiple types of UFOs. • Enjoy updated graphics and controls for a modern take on classic gameplay.
Moon Lander Lunar Lander
Safely land a fragile lunar module on a craggy moon surface. Use thrusters to control your descent and aim for designated landing pads to score points. Avoid crashing by managing fuel, speed, and angle.
- Safe lunar module landings
- Precise thruster controls
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Scoring based on landing quality
- Crashed lander detection
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Moon Lander, Welcome to Moon Lander, this is a lunar landing style game where you have to safely land the lunar module on the moon. Sounds easy, however the moon is very craggy and the lunar capsule is basically made of tinfoil so its very fragile, so you'll need to be very careful. Control are easy, tilt left or right for side thrusters. Tilt back for main thrusters. You must land squarely on a landing pad, green is the easiest, orange middle and red is the most difficult landing pad but will reward with the most points. Beware, if you land on the moon surface and not a pad then the lunar lander will sink and explode! There are 3 levels of difficulty, on easy you have more fuel and the lander is a little more robust. On difficult, the lander is very fragile with not much fuel on board, however you'll get a stack of points if you land successfully. The screen will scroll left and right to reveal upto 6 landing pads, although on the more difficult levels you may find some are out of action and you'll need to travel further to find a safe landing place. Score :- 0 You crashed. +2000 Well done you landed. They say any landing you can walk away from was a good landing. Not true here, the lander is too damaged to take off again and there's nowhere to walk to! +4000 Good Job, Safe landing and will you be able to lift off again. +5000 Qualified Pilot, nice job. +7000 Amazing, sign up for the next Mars mission! 10,000+ Space Shuttle Commander, expert! The following will cause a crash :- 1. Not landing on a pad. 2. Landing too fast. 3. Doing too much damage on moon rocks. 4. Not landing level, the lander cannot survive on severe angles. Download and play Moon Lander now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pluto Patrol at 63% against Moon Lander Lunar Lander's 11%. Pluto Patrol also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Pluto Patrol holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pluto Patrol has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Pluto Patrol's written reviews are positive against 11% of Moon Lander Lunar Lander's.
Pluto Patrol ships an update every 6 months, Moon Lander Lunar Lander every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pluto Patrol | Moon Lander Lunar Lander |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (14 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 218 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +9 |
| Developer | Erik Hinterbichler | Galatic Droids |
Customer experience
Pluto Patrol
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In-app purchases
Pluto Patrol
No in-app purchases
Moon Lander Lunar Lander
No in-app purchases
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