Comparison

Mars Future vs Mars Commander

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

Head to head
About

Mars Future

Embark on a Martian adventure, exploring the planet, uncovering mysteries, and building a thriving city. Utilize unique resources and advanced robots to develop tourism and transform the landscape. Complete tasks, earn rewards, and expand your region in this offline colonization game.

Highlights
  • Explore Martian landscapes
  • Uncover mysteries and artifacts
  • Build and upgrade facilities
  • Develop interplanetary tourism
  • Transform the planet's terrain
  • Complete tasks and earn rewards
  • Offline gameplay
Features
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Become one of the Mars explorers! Experiments with gravity and atmosphere have already brought the first results. Animals and plants are starting to spread. In the nearest future a flight to Marks takes just a few hours - let's take ride! Explore the planet and find the things nobody has seen before! Solve mysteries. Find artifacts, abandoned bunkers, buried tunnels and other evidence that the earthlings were not the first ones to visit the planet. Or was it even inhabitated? Study the paranormal areas nobody has visited before, where something supernatural is going on. Be the first one! Build facilities. Use the unique natural resources of the planet and the most advanced robots! Develop tourism. Receive guests from all around the Galaxy and surprise them with service and entertainment, and they will bring you the skyrocket profit you can spend on development and research. Transform the planet. Use the objects available - glaciers, craters, Martian river beds - to create structures without equals on Earth. You have more than 50 buildings to choose from. Apart from those, you will receive the unique ones in reward for participating in events and competitions. The futuristic design of the buildings lets them perfectly match the bizarre landscape of the planet. Make progress! Complete interesting tasks, receive achievements and rewards, open new areas - explore and develop them. Let your region grow and thrive. Enter the world of outer space colonization, where you can follow your adventurous spirit and apply your talents of a pioneer, explorer, businessman and city planner. Play without the Internet connection in any place at any time!

About

Mars Commander

Features
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Establish humanity's first colony on Mars and face the ultimate challenge of survival on the hostile Red Planet! As the commander of this ambitious mission, you'll need to master resource management, strategic expansion, and cutting-edge technology to transform a barren outpost into a thriving Martian civilization. GATHER CRITICAL RESOURCES Mine essential metals from the Martian soil Generate life-sustaining oxygen for your colonists Harvest water from subsurface ice deposits Deploy solar panels to power your growing colony Produce food in advanced hydroponic greenhouses Conduct scientific research to unlock new technologies EXPAND ACROSS THE RED PLANET Begin at your landing site and expand to new sectors Discover unique regions with special resource bonuses Explore the Acidalia Planitia's ancient water channels Mine rich deposits at the Olympus Mons foothills Establish protected habitats in Valles Marineris Harvest valuable ice at the Northern Ice Cap AUTOMATE AND OPTIMIZE Deploy mining rovers to automate resource collection Launch drones for atmospheric research and processing Upgrade your automation systems for increased efficiency Strategically manage energy consumption Balance resource production with colony needs RESEARCH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES Progress through multiple technology tiers Unlock advanced buildings and capabilities Discover fusion power for unlimited energy Research terraforming to transform Mars itself Master interplanetary travel for future expansion OVERCOME MARTIAN CHALLENGES Survive dust storms and meteor showers Manage scarce resources carefully Make strategic decisions that impact your colony's future Achieve prestigious milestones and accomplishments FEATURES Intuitive tap-based resource collection Satisfying progression system Beautiful Martian visuals and atmosphere Engaging automation and expansion gameplay No ads or in-app purchases - just pure gameplay Play offline - perfect for on-the-go gaming Take command of humanity's most ambitious project and turn the red dust of Mars into a thriving new home for civilization. Will your colony survive and prosper, or become another failed mission? The future of Mars is in your hands!

Screenshots

Mars Future4 screens
Mars Commander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mars Future at Free against Mars Commander's $3.99. Mars Future also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Mars Commander's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Mars Future is free to download; Mars Commander costs $3.99 up front. Mars Future sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Mars Commander asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mars Future versus Mars Commander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMars FutureMars Commander
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.4 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size280 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTM GAMES FZCORyan Morrison

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Mars Future

One-time11
  • 10,000 Coins$2.99
  • 150 Crystals$2.99
  • 40 Energy$2.99
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  • 100 Energy$5.99
  • 22,000 Coins$5.99
  • 52,000 Coins$10.99
  • 230 Energy$10.99
  • 525 Energy$20.99
  • 1,200 Energy$42.99
  • 10,000 Crystals$84.99
  • 2,600 Energy$84.99
None

Mars Commander

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mars Future free?
Mars Future is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mars Commander free?
Mars Commander costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mars Future or Mars Commander have ads?
Mars Future shows ads; Mars Commander does not.

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