Comparison

Martian Monster vs PhishTD

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

Head to head
About

Martian Monster

Embark on a solo mission to explore the Martian landscape. This app provides unique sound bites to accompany your journey. Make the most of your limited time on the red planet.

Highlights
  • Mars exploration simulation
  • Interactive sound bites
  • Astronaut experience
  • Limited time gameplay
Features
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You have been selected as the first astronaut to explore the planet Mars! Keep these phishy sound-bites handy as you explore. And remember: your trip is short!

About

PhishTD

Stay connected to the current tour with real-time setlist data, song statistics, and tour trends. Get instant insights after each show and receive notifications for updates. This app is your reliable companion for following live music events.

Highlights
  • Real-time setlist updates
  • Song statistics (longest songs, gaps)
  • Tour debut and repeat tracking
  • Automatic tour transitions
  • Push notifications for new data
  • Clean, focused layout
Features
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Phish Tour Dashboard is built for fans who want to stay closely connected to the current Phish tour. Instead of focusing on deep historical setlist archives, PhishTD offers a simple, one-page view of what’s happening on the road right now. Whether you’re on tour, couch touring, or listening to the boards night after night, PhishTD serves as a reliable tour companion—providing clear, data-driven insight after every show. After each show, the app surfaces the latest setlist, longest songs, song gaps, tour debuts, repeats, and overall tour trends, all presented in a clean, focused layout designed for quick understanding. PhishTD updates automatically after each night of tour and seamlessly transitions when a new tour begins, keeping everything current without requiring any action from you. You can also opt in to receive iOS notifications when new show data is added, so you’re always up to date as the tour unfolds. Setlist and tour data are provided with thanks to the teams behind Phish.net and Phish.in, whose work makes accurate, up-to-date tour information possible.

Screenshots

Martian Monster2 screens
PhishTD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Martian Monster at 318 against PhishTD's 6. Martian Monster also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Martian Monster against 5.0 for PhishTD. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Martian Monster has 318 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Martian Monster ships an update every 4 months, PhishTD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Martian Monster versus PhishTD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMartian MonsterPhishTD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (318 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings318 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperViktor DenicDylan Suhr

Customer experience

Martian Monster

All ratings296 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PhishTD

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Martian Monster

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • No sound on iPhone 4s devices

Requested features

9 requests
  • Fishman sound pad with 'Yeah' and 'uhhh huuuuu' samples
  • Summer 2021 show samples
  • Kasvot Växt update with 'Faceplant into Rock' sound
  • More recent Phish concert samples
  • Additional screaming cat sounds
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  • Individual band member sounds
  • More spaceship crash and cat meow sounds
  • Slow Llama preset jam
  • Halloween 2018 effects

PhishTD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Martian Monster

No in-app purchases

None

PhishTD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Martian Monster free?
Martian Monster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhishTD free?
PhishTD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Martian Monster or PhishTD?
PhishTD is rated higher. Martian Monster averages 4.9 out of 5 from 318 ratings, while PhishTD averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Martian Monster or PhishTD have ads?
Neither Martian Monster nor PhishTD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Martian Monster or PhishTD?
Martian Monster ships an update every 4 months, and PhishTD every 2 months. Most recently, Martian Monster was updated on November 1, 2026 and PhishTD on October 31, 2026.

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