Comparison

Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses vs Golf On Mars

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

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About

Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses

Compete against players worldwide in real-time multiplayer golf. Master realistic 3D physics across famous courses, upgrade your gear, and climb the leaderboards in various thrilling game modes.

Highlights
  • Real-time multiplayer duels
  • Signature Golf Royale battle mode
  • Realistic 3D physics engine
  • Over 30 real-world legendary courses
  • Unlock and upgrade golf clubs
  • Climb Tour Pro Leagues
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Golf legends have been made at Pebble Beach — now it's your turn. Tee off in Ultimate Golf and go from weekend hacker to leaderboard legend! Ultimate Golf is a real-time multiplayer golf game where you take on rivals from around the world in live tournaments, head-to-head duels, and our signature Golf Royale battle mode, where up to 20 players race to the pin at once. BUILT FOR AN AUTHENTIC GOLF EXPERIENCE Every swing runs on realistic 3D physics, so reading the wind, working the rough, and landing your approach actually feels like golfing. PLAY REAL COURSES Tee off at Harbour Town Golf Links, Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Torrey Pines Golf Course, Sedgefield Country Club, and 30+ other legendary courses — a real world tour, right in your pocket. GEAR UP YOUR WAY Unlock and upgrade golf clubs, and score specialty golf balls that fit your unique play style. COMPETE IN REAL TIME Forget waiting for turns — compete in real-time against fellow golfers as everyone plays simultaneously in our fast-paced, thrilling game modes. CLIMB THE RANKS Win matches, stack rewards, and move up from Amateur through the Tour Pro Leagues. Every round is a step toward the top of the leaderboard. FEATURES AT A GLANCE: - Stunning real-world courses, faithfully recreated - Real-time, simultaneous head-to-head mode - Competitive daily and multi-day tournaments - Gear upgrades and rewards to enhance your play - Tee up on the world’s greatest golf courses A network connection is required to play. This game includes optional in-game purchases (includes random items).

About

Golf On Mars

Experience golf on a terraformed Mars in the year 2866. Navigate an expansive, rocky landscape with unique Martian obstacles. With an immense number of holes, the game offers a virtually endless golfing adventure.

Highlights
  • Golf on Mars simulation
  • Infinite* rocky Martian surface
  • Unique Martian golfing obstacles
  • Vast number of golf holes
  • Realistic gravity simulation
Features
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For centuries, philosophers and mathematicians have gazed up at the night sky and wondered: "Is there Golf On Mars?" The year is 2866. Mars is 35% terraformed, finally enough to allow the playing of the game of.. Golf! Golf across an infinite* rocky Martian surface. Discover golfing obstacles that make us Earthlings gasp in awe! --- *Infinity is impossible to represent on any non-quantum computer. In actuality there are roughly 25,770,000,000 golf holes in this game. In 2020, NASA will launch the Perseverance rover to search for life and golf on Mars. The journey there will take 200 days, If you were to play one hole of Golf On Mars every 30 seconds during that journey, you would only be able to complete 0.002% of the game (576000 holes). If you were a paleolithic hunter-gatherer gazing up at the Red planet one night during your traversal of the ice bridge connecting Russia to Alaska at the last glacial maximum 24515 years ago and a time traveler brought an iPhone for you and your tribe to ritually play a hole of Golf On Mars every 30 seconds, it would take until the present day to complete all the holes. But this is not a realistic simulation. For example, if the ball is 16 pixels wide on your screen then the typical hole will be 1200 pixels away. Scaling this to the size of a real ball (1.68 inches), it's as if the hole is only 3.5 yards away! A realistic 18 hole golf course where the fairways are 3.5 yards away would only require about 1300 square feet of land. However, gravity on Mars is 38% that of Earth's gravity, so you could hit a ball 7 times farther, or roughly 1400 yards for a good player. This 18 hole course then needs to be to 64000 square feet. You could cover the entire surface of Mars with 241 billion of these golf courses. Therefore, you could easily fit all the holes in Golf On Mars on the surface of Mars. Mars is par 3, so aim to finish in under 77 billion strokes.

Screenshots

Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses4 screens
Golf On Mars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses at Free against Golf On Mars's $2.99. Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses also leads on ratings volume (155K vs 184) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Golf On Mars's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment 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

Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses is free to download; Golf On Mars costs $2.99 up front. Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Golf On Mars asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses has 155K ratings behind it against 184, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses's written reviews are positive against 62% of Golf On Mars's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses ships an update every 10 days, Golf On Mars every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses versus Golf On Mars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltimate Golf! 3D Real CoursesGolf On Mars
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (155K ratings) — better4.4 (184 ratings)
Positive reviews67.4% of reviews — better61.6% of reviews
Number of ratings155K — better184
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#21 — better#73
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size481 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHypGames, Inc.Captain Games Inc.

Customer experience

Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses

All ratings154,870 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews2,460 reviews
Positive67.4%
Neutral9.0%
Negative23.6%

Golf On Mars

All ratings183 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral6.6%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive61.6%
Neutral18.8%
Negative19.6%

User reviews

Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses

From 155K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌅 Great graphics
  • 🕹️ Smooth gameplay
  • 🕰️ Fast-paced gameplay
  • 🏆 Enjoyable tournaments
  • 🎮 Fun game overall

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Suspected bot/cheater issues
  • 🎢 Inconsistent shot mechanics
  • 💰 Pay-to-win aspects
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔀 Erratic wind/ball behavior

Golf On Mars

From 184 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Endless gameplay
  • 👍 Relaxing and meditative experience
  • 🚀 Efficient use of battery
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
  • 👍 Aesthetically pleasing graphics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Impossible or unbeatable holes
  • 🐛 Inconsistent ball physics and behavior
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches causing game crashes
  • 🔍 Lack of instructions or tutorial
  • 🔍 Frustrating when unable to skip impossible holes

Bugs and requests

Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes during tournaments
  • Losing coins due to server issues
  • Inconsistent shot behavior
  • Putting line not accurately reflecting results

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to select clubs
  • More realistic putting mechanics
  • Practice mode to test clubs
  • Improved matchmaking system
  • Better server stability

Golf On Mars

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Terrain generation creating unbeatable obstacles
  • Ball getting stuck in walls or pits with no way out
  • Settings not persisting between sessions
  • Camera getting stuck at the bottom of the map
  • Scrolling issues causing the ball to randomly reset

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a reset/restart option
  • Implement a statistics/leaderboard system
  • Allow customization of ball/course colors
  • Introduce new gameplay elements like windmills or low-gravity
  • Provide an option to instantly skip impossible holes

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses

One-time10
  • Pack of 90 Cash$0.99
  • Ultimate Shot Pack$1.99
  • Pack of 500 Cash$4.99
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  • Value Pack$4.99
  • Pack of 1,300 Cash$9.99
  • Bonus Combo$9.99
  • Pack of 3,000 Cash$19.99
  • Ultimate Pass$19.99
  • Ultimate Pass Bundle$24.99
  • Premium Pack$29.99
None

Golf On Mars

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses free?
Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Golf On Mars free?
Golf On Mars costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses or Golf On Mars?
Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses is rated higher. Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses averages 4.7 out of 5 from 155K ratings, while Golf On Mars averages 4.4 from 184 ratings.
Do Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses or Golf On Mars have ads?
Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses shows ads; Golf On Mars does not.
Which is updated more often, Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses or Golf On Mars?
Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses ships an update every 10 days, and Golf On Mars every 2 days. Most recently, Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses was updated on November 9, 2026 and Golf On Mars on November 7, 2026.
Which is more popular, Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses or Golf On Mars?
Ultimate Golf! 3D Real Courses currently peaks at #21 in the App Store charts, and Golf On Mars at #73. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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