Protect The Planet vs Mars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Protect The Planet
Defend your planet from incoming asteroids by strategically maneuvering the moon to act as a shield. Tap to rotate and hold to accelerate the moon's movement to survive as long as possible.
- Moon shielding mechanic
- Tap to rotate moon
- Hold to accelerate moon
- Asteroid defense gameplay
- Planet survival
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Your planet is attacked by asteroids, luckily you can use the Moon as a shield! Could you defend your planet long enough to let it prosper? Tap to turn the moon around, tap and hold to accelerate it.
Mars
Embark on a thrilling space adventure as a volunteer on a mission to Mars. Pilot a jetpack to explore the Martian surface, capture unique selfies, and navigate the challenges of interplanetary travel. Prove the doubters wrong and make history on this groundbreaking expedition.
- Explore Mars on a jetpack
- Take selfies on Mars
- Avoid Rapid Unscheduled Disassemblies
- Discover Martian sights
- Volunteer for a space mission
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MarsCorp is ready to take the first group of volunteers on an exciting mission to Mars! Fly around Mars in one of our brand new jetpacks and discover what’s out there. As part of the “Put A Human On Mars No Matter What” program, we are proud to announce that MarsCorp is the first company cutting enough corners to make human flights to Mars finally viable. So-called “professional” astronauts will tell you things like “No sane person would travel across space on that thing” or “The fuel on that jetpack lasts about 30 seconds”, but you can prove them wrong! Here’s your chance to make history! - Explore Mars on a jetpack. - Take selfies on Mars's greatest sightings. - Avoid Rapid Unscheduled Disassemblies. - Have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mars at 4.8 against Protect The Planet's 4.1. Mars also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 48%) and ratings volume (22K vs 99). Protect The Planet's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 12.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Protect The Planet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mars sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mars holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mars has 22K ratings behind it against 99, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Protect The Planet's written reviews are positive against 91% of Mars's.
| Parameter | Protect The Planet | Mars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (99 ratings) | 4.8 (22K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.5% of reviews | 90.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 99 | 22K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 256 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | Pomelo Games |
Customer experience
Protect The Planet
Mars
Bugs and requests
Protect The Planet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mars
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when taking selfies
- Streak resets when returning to a previous level
- Inconsistent controls and fuel usage
Requested features
4 requests- Add new planets and environments to explore
- Introduce different gameplay modes (e.g., time trials, challenges)
- Allow players to customize platforms and backgrounds
- Implement a way to revisit previous levels
In-app purchases
Protect The Planet
- Remove Ads$1.99
Mars
- Arnold$0.99
- Little Martha$0.99
- Marselot$0.99
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- Nigiri$0.99
- Ufo$0.99
- Discman$0.99
- Kestrel 5$0.99
- Eagle$0.99
- Stephen$3.99
- El Dorado$3.99
