Comparison

Mars Points vs Terraforming Companion

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

Head to head
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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

Terraforming Companion

Features
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The Terraforming Mars board game comes with player boards that are very basic and can cause confusion and errors when playing the game. This app replaces a players board and allows all production, resource and global parameters to be managed. In a game individual players can choose if they want to use the original player board or replace it with this app. This is an unofficial app and is not associated with FryxGames, the creator of Terraforming Mars board game. Benefits of using this app: * Automatic production between generations * Standard projects update global stats * Conversion rate of steel and titanium resources * Payment for cards with Megacredit, steel, titanium or heat (Helion company) * History of player actions * Easily buy cards * Help with remembering whose turn it is * Help with remembering to reset action cards between generations * Step by step count of points in end of the game * Previous games final score kept * Graphs showing global and production parameters change over time * Built in help to explain features * Count tags on cards

Screenshots

Mars Points3 screens
Terraforming Companion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mars Points at none against Terraforming Companion's 3. Terraforming Companion's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Terraforming Companion sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Mars Points asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mars Points ships an update every 4 months, Terraforming Companion weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mars Points versus Terraforming Companion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMars PointsTerraforming Companion
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucas Assis RodriguesMarcus Gotling

In-app purchases

None

Mars Points

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Terraforming Companion

One-time3
  • Deimos$1.99
  • Phobos$3.99
  • Mars$7.99

Questions

Is Mars Points free?
Mars Points is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Terraforming Companion free?
Terraforming Companion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mars Points or Terraforming Companion have ads?
Neither Mars Points nor Terraforming Companion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mars Points or Terraforming Companion?
Mars Points ships an update every 4 months, and Terraforming Companion weekly. Most recently, Mars Points was updated on November 3, 2026 and Terraforming Companion on October 30, 2026.

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