Comparison

Kalimba™ vs Doge To Mars

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

Head to head
About

Kalimba™

Navigate a vibrant, challenging world by controlling two colored totem pieces simultaneously. Solve mind-bending puzzles and overcome obstacles to restore light to the island. Enjoy both a single-player adventure and a local co-op mode.

Highlights
  • Dual totem control
  • Puzzle-platforming gameplay
  • Single-player campaign
  • Local co-op mode
  • Collectible challenges
  • Leaderboard competition
Features
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** BAFTA-nominated ‘Best New Property’ 2015 ** Jump, slide and fly your way through a beautiful, mind-bending world in this award-winning, puzzle-platforming adventure. The island of Kalimba has been cast into darkness by an evil shaman. Your totems must journey from the underworld to the heavens in order to restore light to the land. Thankfully, Hoebear the vaguely bear-shaped Metabear will be your spirit guide in this quest. Rebuild the totem pole to bring back the positive vibes to Kalimba. In Kalimba, you play two coloured totem pole pieces simultaneously – one on the top half, and one on the bottom half of the screen. Avoid dark pits, deadly spikes and roaming enemies, but remember the totems move together. One totem jumps over a hole, the other jumps into spikes; one soars into the sky while the other tumbles into the abyss. ========== “Beautiful, wonderfully designed, thoughtful and thought-provoking…” 10/10 – Official Xbox Magazine “With its smart design and mind-melting puzzles [...] Kalimba is the new golden child of PC platformers.” 5/5 - Expert Reviews “One of the biggest treats I have had all year…” 9/10 – God is a Geek “Precise, taxing and faintly adorable, it's the [Xbox]One's secret platforming weapon. Got a sneering Nintendo fan coming over? Show them this thing and their happy, colourful brains will be blown into rainbow chunks." Games Radar “Kalimba is a beautiful, cheerful platformer that finds a neat middle ground between reflex-oriented running and taxing puzzle solving.” 81/100 - PC Gamer “Kalimba not only has one of the best cooperative experiences around, but it also has a strong single-player element.” 8/10 Destructoid “Kalimba is a delightful game. Bright colours, tight controls, platforming, animals with accessories…” Rock Paper Shotgun ========== CAMPAIGN Play through an exciting single-player adventure where every new level will test your platforming and puzzle-solving skills. CO-OP Share a local co-op challenge on one device - a fiendishly challenging experience that will make or break any friendship. Co-op is only available on iPad. CHALLENGES Collect all the gold totems, find and beat the secret challenge rooms, and compete on the leaderboards. If you enjoy Kalimba, please leave a rating, check out our other titles, or simply follow @FlashbulbGames on Twitter and Facebook.

About

Doge To Mars

Embark on a meme-fueled space adventure by tapping to guide a spaceship past obstacles. Collect in-game doges and memes, build combos, and upgrade your station to reach new heights in this crypto parody.

Highlights
  • Tap/swipe controls
  • Meme-fueled boosts
  • Station upgrades
  • Collect doges and memes
  • Stack combos
  • Low-poly graphics
Features
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Doge To Mars - A Meme-Powered Space Adventure! Tap to launch Doge’s spaceship past meteors, bears, and much more in this Flappy Bird-inspired crypto parody. Collect doges and memes, stack combos, and ride to the stars! Each level charts a wild, fake Doge price - can you reach the moon? Features: - Simple tap/swipe controls - Meme-fueled boosts like Bull and Eth Bridge - Upgrade your station with Doge Mines and Meme Factories - Low-poly, colorful chaos Everything in this game is parodic and fictional. No real or crypto currencies are involved. Join the meme revolution now!

Screenshots

Kalimba™4 screens
Doge To Mars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Doge To Mars at Free against Kalimba™'s $3.99. Doge To Mars also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 76%) and ratings volume (225 vs 49). Kalimba™'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On rating, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Doge To Mars is free to download; Kalimba™ costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Kalimba™ against 4.9 for Doge To Mars. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 225 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Kalimba™'s written reviews are positive against 92% of Doge To Mars's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kalimba™ ships an update daily, Doge To Mars every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Kalimba™ versus Doge To Mars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKalimba™Doge To Mars
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (49 ratings)4.9 (225 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49225 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size785 MB331 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFlashbulb ApSArthur Scheidel

Customer experience

Kalimba™

All ratings49 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative16.3%

Doge To Mars

All ratings225 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.6%

Bugs and requests

Kalimba™

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Doge To Mars

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Cannot choose skins after unlocking dog house
  • Timer does not run when the app is closed
  • Game crashes on loading screen (3%)
  • Math for mining and interest seems incorrect
  • Items disappear after an update
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  • Maxed out upgrades lead to repetitive gameplay with no objective
  • Users don't understand the game

Requested features

7 requests
  • Bring back Flappy Bird mode
  • Add a prestige system with multipliers
  • Fix the timer bug
  • Fix the skin selection bug
  • Fix the crashing issue
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  • Clarify the game's math
  • Fix the issue with items disappearing after updates

In-app purchases

None

Kalimba™

No in-app purchases

None

Doge To Mars

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kalimba™ free?
Kalimba™ costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Doge To Mars free?
Doge To Mars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kalimba™ or Doge To Mars?
Doge To Mars is rated higher. Kalimba™ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Doge To Mars averages 4.9 from 225 ratings.
Do Kalimba™ or Doge To Mars have ads?
Doge To Mars shows ads; Kalimba™ does not.
Which is updated more often, Kalimba™ or Doge To Mars?
Kalimba™ ships an update daily, and Doge To Mars every 4 days. Most recently, Kalimba™ was updated on November 3, 2026 and Doge To Mars on November 3, 2026.

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