Comparison

Mars Points vs Efemeris

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

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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.

Highlights
  • Score calculation
  • Terraforming Mars companion
  • Quick and easy
  • Point tallying
Features
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Calculate your Terraforming Mars scores in an easy an quick way!

About

Efemeris

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Two fleets face each other across a star map that does not exist yet. You build it, one tile at a time, as you explore. A turn-based board game duel, played solo against the AI or with a friend across phone, tablet and PC. A game lasts about twenty minutes. HOW YOU WIN First to conquer five planets in ten turns takes it. Lose every planet you hold and the game ends there. EVERY TURN, FOUR DECISIONS • Explore — place a tile and open a new stretch of the Celestial Vault • Harvest — collect Star Pepper and Celestial Vanilla from the trading posts you hold • Manoeuvre — move your galleon and frigates, spend your crew cards • Build — buy frigates, raise fortresses, pay a planet's price THREE NATIONS, THREE WAYS TO PLAY The British Royal Navy, the French Royal Navy or the Spanish Armada. Each fields its own captains and its own crew: the Spanish Governor talks a planet's price down, the French Lady of the Night fills your holds, the Gunner opens fire. You pick two captains and five crew members before the first tile is laid. That choice shapes the whole game. NOTHING IS FREE Your holds never exceed five spices. Firing costs a Gunner card. Your captain's ability only triggers if a Chief mate is there to relay the order — and if your galleon falls, your captain goes down with it. SOLO OR TWO PLAYERS • Solo — face an AI that drafts its hand, plays its cards and races you to the fifth planet • Duel — play a friend across Android, iOS and PC HAND-DRAWN CELESTIAL CHARTS Engraved constellations, gilded compass roses and inked portraits: Efemeris is played on an old star atlas that slowly fills with light. A complete game. No ads, no in-app purchases. Available in English and French.

Screenshots

Mars Points3 screens
Efemeris4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mars Points at Free against Efemeris's $3.99. Mars Points also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 8 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mars Points ships an update every 4 months, Efemeris every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mars Points versus Efemeris: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMars PointsEfemeris
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating1.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucas Assis RodriguesDTDA Games

In-app purchases

None

Mars Points

No in-app purchases

None

Efemeris

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mars Points free?
Mars Points is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Efemeris free?
Efemeris costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mars Points or Efemeris have ads?
Neither Mars Points nor Efemeris shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mars Points or Efemeris?
Mars Points ships an update every 4 months, and Efemeris every 8 months. Most recently, Mars Points was updated on October 9, 2026 and Efemeris on October 3, 2026.

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