Terraforming Assistant vs Mars Points
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Terraforming Assistant
This app digitally replaces your physical player mat for the board game Terraforming Mars. It automates generation advancement, resource setup by corporation, and tracks game history, allowing you to restore past game states.
- Automatic generation advancement
- Automatic resource setup by corporation
- View transaction history
- Restore game state
- Supports all expansions and promo corporations
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Replace your physical Terraforming Mars player mat with this easy to use tool. Features include: - Automatic generation advancement adjustments - Automatic resource setup by corporation (including all expansion and promo corporations) - View history of all transactions/adjustments - Restore game state to any point in history Terraforming Assistant is an unofficial companion to the board game Terraforming Mars. Terraforming Mars is the creation of FryxGames and Stronghold Games. Special thanks to Steven Hunnicutt and https://icons8.com/.
Mars Points
Easily calculate your scores for the board game Terraforming Mars. This tool provides a quick and straightforward way to tally your points after a game.
- Score calculation
- Terraforming Mars companion
- Quick and easy
- Point tallying
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Calculate your Terraforming Mars scores in an easy an quick way!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Terraforming Assistant at 94% against Mars Points's 0%. Terraforming Assistant also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.3) and ratings volume (28 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Terraforming Assistant holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Terraforming Assistant has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Terraforming Assistant's written reviews are positive against 0% of Mars Points's.
Terraforming Assistant ships an update every 6 months, Mars Points every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Terraforming Assistant | Mars Points |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (28 ratings) — better | 1.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alan You | Lucas Assis Rodrigues |
Customer experience
Terraforming Assistant
Mars Points
In-app purchases
Terraforming Assistant
No in-app purchases
Mars Points
No in-app purchases
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