Mars vs Sky Checkers
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!
Sky Checkers
Engage in a thrilling multiplayer action game where you blast enemies off a stage. Be the last one standing in this battle, playable with up to four players locally or online.
- 1-4 player multiplayer
- Action-packed battles
- Last one standing gameplay
- Online multiplayer
- Gamepad support
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Blast off your enemies in a 1-4 multiplayer action packed battle and be the last one standing! Hook up gamepads to add more friends or host/join a game with your friends online (absent of firewall / network restrictions).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sky Checkers at none against Mars's 10. Sky Checkers also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Mars's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (22K vs 3). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sky Checkers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sky Checkers 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 3, 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 Sky Checkers's.
Mars ships an update monthly, Sky Checkers every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mars | Sky Checkers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (22K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| 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 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 256 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Pomelo Games | Mayur Pawashe |
Customer experience
Mars
Sky Checkers
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
Sky Checkers
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
Sky Checkers
No in-app purchases
