Board 2 Death vs Mars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Board 2 Death
Perform tricks and avoid obstacles while bombing down a hill on a skateboard. Collect coins to unlock new characters and challenge friends in a two-player mode. Enjoy hours of fun with intuitive touch or gamepad controls.
- Perform tricks for points
- Avoid obstacles
- Collect coins to unlock characters
- Challenge friends
- Two-player mode on one device
- Touch and gamepad controls
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Jump, grind and weave as you bomb down the big hill and rack up the points. Try not to biff it and see how far you can go for hours of fun and challenging skateboarding gameplay. -Do tricks for points! -Avoid the obstacles! -Collect coins to unlock characters! -Challenge your friends! -Go head to head on one device with two player mode! Touch Controls: Single Player - Tap anywhere on the screen to change direction Two Player - Yellow player taps on the left side of the screen and the blue player taps on the right side of the screen Gamepad Controls: Single Player - Press A or X buttons to change direction Two Player - Yellow player presses A button and the blue player presses the X button
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 ads: Board 2 Death at none against Mars's shown. Mars's advantage is ratings volume (22K vs 9). 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
Both are free to download. Board 2 Death 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.
Board 2 Death holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mars has 22K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Board 2 Death's written reviews are positive against 91% of Mars's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Board 2 Death ships an update every 2 months, Mars monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Board 2 Death | Mars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.8 (22K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 90.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 22K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 256 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Matthew Barrie | Pomelo Games |
Customer experience
Board 2 Death
Mars
Bugs and requests
Board 2 Death
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
Board 2 Death
- Remove Adverts$0.99
Mars
- Arnold$0.99
- Little Martha$0.99
- Marselot$0.99
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- Ufo$0.99
- Discman$0.99
- Kestrel 5$0.99
- Eagle$0.99
- Stephen$3.99
- El Dorado$3.99








