# A Basket Case - Mars or bust — A game that takes you to Mars > A game that takes you to Mars (iPhone/iPad app by Kevin Beguerie.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/a-basket-case-mars-or-bust/id6766964884 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Kevin Beguerie](https://appshunter.io/developer/1891960962) - Category: Games, Action, Adventure - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.6 · 34 MB - Languages: American English, French (France) - Released: 2026-05-28 - Data updated: 2026-08-07 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/a-basket-case-mars-or-bust/id6766964884/reviews.md ## What is A Basket Case? A Basket Case — Pilot your hot air balloon, fly higher and higher, reach Mars… and challenge your friends. Dodge cliffs, birds, storms and meteors across a procedurally generated sky. Reach Mars, climb the leaderboards and challenge your friends. 5 GAME MODES Adventure: start from the ground and reach Mars, at 30,000 m 60s Speedrun: fly as high as possible in 60 seconds Survival: one life, go as high as you can Weekly Challenge: the same world for everyone, refreshed every week, with its own weekly leaderboard Weekly Speedrun: that same shared world in 60s mode, weekly leaderboard Each mode has its own leaderboard. PERSONALISE & CREATE Earn balloons after every run and spend them in the shop Unlock dozens of hot air balloons, passengers and rockets ARTIST'S WORKSHOP: design your own balloons and rockets — colours, patterns, inscriptions and light effects — then equip them and find them in-flight and on your home screen GAME CENTER & FRIEND CHALLENGES Game Center leaderboards for every mode Invite your friends and face them on the same world Your Apple friends, your scores, your challenges — all in one place SHARE YOUR SCORE Generate a card from your run: your balloon, your altitude, your score A built-in QR code so your friends can join you in one scan GAMEPLAY Intuitive controls: burner, ballast, vent valve Procedurally generated sky every run 6 biomes: plains, highlands, mountains, stratosphere, mesosphere, space JOURNEY THROUGH THE SKY Northern lights, shooting stars, space station Ice cliffs, paragliders, other hot air balloons Parachute pickups to grab: gas, shield, ballast Easter eggs to discover in space: famous objects and hidden nods LEADERBOARDS Built-in global leaderboard + Game Center leaderboards per mode Filter by country Your rank is always shown, even outside the top 100 PERSONAL DATA Anonymous account by default, or sign in via Apple/Google One-tap GDPR data export Sign out and account deletion built in PREMIUM PASS — €2.99 (one-time purchase, yours for life) Remove ads permanently Save the Run: restart with your hearts restored on your first death each run One-time purchase, no subscription Restore from any iPhone linked to your Apple ID A Basket Case is free and includes an optional ad after your first death each run. The Premium Pass (one-time purchase, €2.99) removes ads permanently. Terms of Use: https://abasketcase.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://abasketcase.app/privacy.html ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium Pass | $2.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 3 releases) ### 1.2 — 2026-07-01 1.2 puts the brush in your hands. ARTIST'S WORKSHOP Create your own balloons AND rockets: colours, patterns, inscriptions and light effects. Compose multiple creations, equip them, and find them in-flight and on your home screen. SHOP & BALLOONS Earn balloons after every run and unlock dozens of hot air balloons, passengers and rockets. POLISH Stronger privacy between accounts, clearer purchase feedback, and many fixes. Fly high! ### 1.1 — 2026-06-27 1.1 transforms A Basket Case. Here's everything new since 1.0: REACH MARS The journey now runs from the ground all the way to Mars (30,000 m): your balloon turns into a rocket and crosses space, its easter eggs and its hazards. 5 GAME MODES - Adventure: from the ground to Mars - Time Attack 60s: climb as high as you can in 60 seconds - Survival: one single life - Weekly Challenge: same world for everyone, weekly leaderboard - Weekly Time Attack: that shared world as a 60-second run GAME CENTER & FRIEND CHALLENGES Per-mode leaderboards, invites and challenges, right through Game Center. SCORE SHARING Share your run with a slick card — your balloon, altitude and score — plus a QR code so friends can join in one scan. PREMIUM PASS (one-time, lifetime) Remove ads and unlock Save the Run: revive with your hearts on your first death of each run. ALSO New biomes and hazards, parachute pickups, 40 badges to unlock, GDPR data export, and lots of polish. Happy flying! ### 1.0 — 2026-05-28 No release notes. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-07.*