Comparison

Mars Tomorrow vs Mars

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

Head to head
About

Mars Tomorrow

Transform Mars from a hostile planet into a habitable home by building a sustainable economy and a vast transportation network. Join millions of players in a challenging settlement project, making crucial decisions to overcome obstacles and deliver resources. Experience real-time logistics and a deep tech tree in this expansive space simulation.

Highlights
  • Terraform Mars into a habitable planet
  • Build a complex logistic and transport network
  • Collaborate with millions of real players
  • Explore a huge tech tree with over 100 researches
  • Manage a complex resource system
  • Participate in regular content updates
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Mars is known as the Red Planet but this is going to change in Mars Tomorrow. You inhabit the hostile planet and start turning it into a green and habitable place. Terraforming allows you to grow a sustainable economy and create a new place for living - soon called home. You take the role of a brave space pioneer – joining millions of real players. Together you become the last hope for humanity and build a massive transportation network on Mars. Can you overcome all obstacles, make crucial decisions and deliver all required resources on time? FEATURES - Up to thousands of real players per server - Build a complex logistic and transport network - Transporters move in real-time - 8 different terraforming phases - Huge Tech tree with over 100 different researches - Legendary vehicles and plugins - Complex resource system - Regular updates with new content - Growing guilds in a huge community Try your luck as a Martian and lead the challenging settlement project called Mars Tomorrow today! Enjoy Mars Tomorrow? Learn more about Mars Tomorrow and share your experiences with us! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marstomorrow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/marstomorrow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mars_tomorrow/ Mars Tomorrow is free to download and play. Some game items can also be purchased for real money. If you do not want to use this feature, please set up password protection for purchases in the settings of your App Store app.

About

Mars

Build and manage a thriving colony on Mars in the year 2050. Explore the planet, research new technologies, and collaborate with other colonies to overcome daily challenges and establish a new civilization.

Highlights
  • Explore Mars with Rovers
  • Collaborate on Mega Builds
  • Help Citizens with Minigames
  • Research New Technologies
  • Build Colony Structures
  • Collect and Study Stone Samples
Features
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We are in the year 2050, all the resources on Earth are close to depletion, so we have no choice but to colonize other planets. Mars is the closest planet to us, and we have to find a way to colonize it as fast as possible. However, going to a new planet that we never lived on before is not going to be easy. Every day is different and comes with new challenges. -Explore the Mars- Upgrade or unlock new Rovers to explore Mars on exciting Expeditions and collect and study Stone Samples. -Collaborate with other Colonies- Together with other Colonies you can collaborate on building a Space Lift or other Mega Builds. -Help your Citizen with Minigames- Meet various Citizens of your Colony. Like Freddy the Mechanic, Luna the Scientist, Nura the Gardener or Yuri the Technician and help them with little Puzzles or fun Minigames. -New Technologies- Research on new Technologies like Fusion Energy to unlock new Possibilities for your Colony and Humanity -Build your own Colony- Aluminum Mines, Water Pumps, Solar Power Plants, Residences, Nuclear Power Plants, Science Centers and many more Buildings. Build up a completely new Civilization on Mars. Give it a try for yourself and enjoy creating the best Mars Colony of all!

Screenshots

Mars Tomorrow4 screens
Mars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mars Tomorrow at 3.9 against Mars's 1.0. Mars Tomorrow also leads on ratings volume (69 vs 2) and review sentiment (31% vs 20%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Mars Tomorrow sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Mars sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mars Tomorrow holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mars Tomorrow has 69 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Mars Tomorrow's written reviews are positive against 20% of Mars's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mars Tomorrow versus Mars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMars TomorrowMars
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (69 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews30.7% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings69 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB407 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developergamefabrik GmbHPaul Noack

Customer experience

Mars Tomorrow

All ratings69 ratings
Positive71.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative26.1%
Written reviews166 reviews
Positive30.7%
Neutral9.6%
Negative59.6%

Mars

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

Mars Tomorrow

Reported bugs

37 issues
  • Crashes instantly on startup
  • App won't load
  • Cannot login
  • Menus open and won't close
  • Fails to open on iPhone
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  • Game won't even load
  • Crashes even after reinstalling
  • Keeps logging out
  • Goes to a black screen
  • No confirmation for resource usage
  • Tutorial is overly confusing and tedious
  • Registration area was buggy
  • Internal error pop ups
  • Cannot get more than 5 mins play before it crashes
  • Unable to create an account
  • Won't let me log in with Facebook
  • Game won't even load on iPhone
  • Stuck on loading additional files
  • Gets stuck at eleven percent and then crashes
  • Stuck on tutorial
  • Fails to load game files from a server
  • Cannot play the game without a Facebook account
  • Tutorial is minimal
  • Locked out of account
  • Auto save progress didn't work
  • Bug with prototype equipment purchase chance
  • App update needed for server updates
  • Username taken glitch
  • App keeps crashing once loading screen is about to finish
  • Cannot connect to server
  • Doesn't recognise password
  • Reset function shows '_ entity not found _'
  • Login interface over-engineered
  • Cannot log in using Game Center
  • Tiny text on iPhone
  • Doesn't load past opening screen
  • Crashes when loading game

Requested features

7 requests
  • Make game playable offline
  • Add more information/manual
  • Improve tutorial clarity
  • Add more phase/guild features
  • Fix text size for mobile
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  • Add survival element
  • Allow fresh start on Mars

Mars

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Mars Tomorrow

One-time7
  • Tiny Tritium Package$1.99
  • A bit of tritium$2.99
  • Small Tritium package$3.99
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  • Medium Tritium Package$8.99
  • Big Tritium package$13.99
  • Huge Tritium Package$26.99
  • Giant Tritium Package$54.99
11 purchases

Mars

One-time11
  • Tiny Antimatter Pack$0.99
  • Small Antimatter Pack$1.99
  • Medium Antimatter Pack$3.99
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  • Small Bundle$4.99
  • Large Antimatter Pack$8.99
  • Small Bundle$12.99
  • Medium Bundle$13.99
  • Extra Large Antimatter Pack$24.99
  • Large Bundle$31.99
  • Medium Bundle$34.99
  • Large Bundle$69.99

Questions

Is Mars Tomorrow free?
Mars Tomorrow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mars free?
Mars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mars Tomorrow or Mars?
Mars Tomorrow is rated higher. Mars Tomorrow averages 3.9 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Mars averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Mars Tomorrow or Mars have ads?
Both Mars Tomorrow and Mars show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mars Tomorrow or Mars?
Mars Tomorrow ships an update weekly, and Mars weekly. Most recently, Mars Tomorrow was updated on October 20, 2026 and Mars on October 16, 2026.

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