To Mars vs Mars Mystery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
To Mars
A retro puzzle and simulation game where players must strategically load a rocket with resources and crew to colonize Mars. Manage fuel, supplies, and mission timing to ensure a successful landing and establish a new home on the red planet.
- Retro puzzle and simulation gameplay
- Resource management for colonization
- Rocket loading and launch mechanics
- Space travel and landing simulation
- Building and survival elements
- Timed challenges
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Are you smart enough to solve the puzzle and colonize Mars? To Mars is a unique retro puzzle / simulation of the soon-to-come real life colonization of Mars; it's fun to play, easy to learn, but very difficult to solve. You have 60 seconds to load all four stages of your rocket with the correct amounts of fuel components, food, and people to colonize Mars. Over the course of the next two minutes, your team of astronauts will lift off from Earth, travel to Mars, touchdown on Mars, and build a new home on the red planet! Calculate the Hydrogen / Oxygen fuel mixture to get from Earth into solar orbit. Determine when to start your deceleration burns from deep space into Mars orbit and for a perfect landing on Mars. Build greenhouses and water mines to generate life sustaining resources. All without running out of supplied resources along the way. If you choose wisely, listen carefully to hints from ground control and the ships captain, watch your resource levels, and learn from your mistakes, you can colonize Mars! Make a wrong decision, however, and leave your ship damaged, floating through space, or stranded, with your crew of astronauts left in cryo-sleep, waiting for rescue. Follow the Red Roadster and Occupy Mars!
Mars Mystery
Embark on a thrilling hidden object adventure on Mars. Explore its mysterious landscapes, uncover the secrets of failed expeditions, and race back to Earth. This game offers a unique sci-fi plot and trains your eyes and mind.
- Hidden object gameplay
- Explore Mars locations
- Sci-fi plot
- Hints for beginners
- Replayable scenes
- Eyes and mind training
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Join the Martian Mission 2038 in a new adventure game with hidden objects tasks. Pass the whole dangerous way from the orbit to the Red Planet and hurry back to Earth. You will explore the mysterious Mars, its valleys, caves, and mountains with other team members. By the way, nobody knows why the previous expeditions to the Terra Incognita failed. Probably, you are the one who will solve this puzzle? The game is TRULY FREE, the whole adventure is open to you without any additional purchases - it's entirely up to you to buy optional tools. Game features: + Bright space, Mars, and Earth locations + Hints for beginners + Option to replay every scene with new items + Sci-fi plot inspired by the famous American author + Eyes and mind training in the most exciting way We'll be happy to stay in touch with you at www.facebook.com/CrispApp - make comments, ask questions, get news about coming games!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mars Mystery at 4.5 against To Mars's 3.0. Mars Mystery also leads on ratings volume (620 vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). To Mars's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price and ads 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 Mystery sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. To Mars asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mars Mystery holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mars Mystery has 620 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of To Mars's written reviews are positive against 64% of Mars Mystery's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
To Mars ships an update every 3 weeks, Mars Mystery every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | To Mars | Mars Mystery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) | 4.5 (620 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 63.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 620 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Todd Studer | Crisp App Studio |
Customer experience
To Mars
Mars Mystery
Bugs and requests
To Mars
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mars Mystery
Reported bugs
4 issues- Skip ad button not functioning properly
- Scene reversion to jungle/animal scenes without clear objectives
- Three-star achievement system not triggering despite repeated play
- Hint system required to progress past certain scenes
Requested features
3 requests- Longer gameplay with more levels
- Better ad filtering for family-friendly content
- Improved star achievement mechanics clarity
In-app purchases
To Mars
No in-app purchases
Mars Mystery
- Preview Hints Pack$0.99
- NoAds$0.99
- Time Machine$0.99
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- Instant Hint$0.99
- Gold Master$2.99
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