Mars vs Jolly Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Jolly Run
Dash through a snowy landscape as Santa Claus, evading children chasing your presents. Test your reflexes to see how long you can last and achieve the highest score in this festive arcade runner.
- Top-down arcade gameplay
- Christmas theme
- Santa Claus as playable character
- Score chasing
- Evade pursuers
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Oh no, Santa Claus! Children from all around saw your sleigh crash. They're following the trail of presents you left behind. You better not get caught. Run! How long can you last? How high of score can you get? The more children chasing-the higher the rewards! Just don't let the children catch you. Jolly Run is a top-down, Christmas themed arcade game with one goal-don't get caught. Play as the great Saint Nicholas. Can you get the top score among your friends and family? Play now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jolly Run at none against Mars's 10. Jolly Run also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Mars's advantage is ratings volume (22K vs 4). On price 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. Mars sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Jolly Run asks for nothing beyond the download.
Jolly Run 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 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Mars's written reviews are positive against 100% of Jolly Run's.
| Parameter | Mars | Jolly Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (22K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 256 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pomelo Games | Thayne Studio LLC |
Customer experience
Mars
Jolly Run
Bugs and 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
Jolly Run
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
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
Jolly Run
No in-app purchases
