Mars Points vs TMHelper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
TMHelper
A companion app for Terraforming Mars and its Ares Expedition expansion. It allows players to easily track global parameters, manage player boards, and keep score for up to five players. Designed for quick, touch-friendly adjustments.
- Track global parameters (oxygen, temperature, oceans)
- Manage player boards with production/resource controls
- Keep Terraforming Rating and player scores
- Dedicated Ares Expedition mode
- Smart, touch-first controls
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TMHelper is a fast, table‑friendly companion for Terraforming Mars and Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition. Features: - Track global parameters (oxygen, temperature, oceans) at a glance - Manage player boards with quick production + resource controls - Keep Terraforming Rating and player scores for up to 5 players, color‑coded - Switch between Terraforming Mars and Ares Expedition with a dedicated Ares mode - Use smart, touch‑first controls designed for fast, mistake‑free adjustments
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TMHelper at 67% against Mars Points's 0%. TMHelper also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.3). Mars Points's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. TMHelper sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Mars Points asks for nothing beyond the download.
TMHelper holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Mars Points's written reviews are positive against 67% of TMHelper's.
Mars Points ships an update every 4 months, TMHelper every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mars Points | TMHelper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucas Assis Rodrigues | Mike Mailyan |
Customer experience
Mars Points
TMHelper
In-app purchases
Mars Points
No in-app purchases
TMHelper
- TMHelper 7-day Free TrialFree
- Mars$0.99
- Earth$1.99
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- Saturn$2.99
- Jupiter$3.99
- TMHelper Lifetime$9.99
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