Golf On Mars vs Railbound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Golf on Mars simulation
- Infinite* rocky Martian surface
- Unique Martian golfing obstacles
- Vast number of golf holes
- Realistic gravity simulation
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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.
Railbound
A cozy puzzle game where you guide two dogs on a global train adventure. Bend and connect railways to help carriages reach the locomotive safely, navigating over 240 unique challenges across diverse landscapes. Enjoy a relaxing experience with charming visuals and a soothing soundtrack.
- Bend and connect railways
- Over 240 clever puzzles
- Train-inspired mechanics (tunnels, barriers, switches)
- Comic-book-inspired visuals
- Relaxing original soundtrack
- Pick up cute friends
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Railbound is a comfy track-bending puzzle game about a pair of dogs on a train journey around the world. Connect and sever railways across different landscapes and help everyone reach their homes. Solve over 240 clever puzzles ranging from gentle slopes to twisted passageways. BEND RAILS TO MAKE THE TRAIN GO ‘CHOO-CHOO' Place, remove and reroute connections so that carriages safely connect to the locomotive. But be careful and don’t make them run into each other! 240+ PUZZLES TO COMPLETE Our main levels will take you through a variety of locations at a relaxed pace. Forks along the road will lead you to spicy brainteasers that’ll please even the most demanding players! TRAIN-INSPIRED MECHANICS Use tunnels to cover vast distances in an instant. Delay trains using well-timed railway barriers. Switch tracks to reroute cars in different directions. Pick up cute friends on the way and encounter even more challenges on your journey! ART AND MUSIC FULL OF WHOLESOME VIBES Across the game’s world enjoy our comic-book-inspired visuals and a relaxing original soundtrack by the team behind Golf Peaks and inbento.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Railbound at 4.8 against Golf On Mars's 4.3. Railbound also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 62%). Golf On Mars's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Golf On Mars costs $2.99 and Railbound $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Railbound holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 183 and 117 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Golf On Mars's written reviews are positive against 80% of Railbound's.
Golf On Mars ships an update every 2 days, Railbound every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.
| Parameter | Golf On Mars | Railbound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (183 ratings) | 4.8 (117 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.6% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 183 — better | 117 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #139 | #105 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 229 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Captain Games Inc. | Afterburn Lukasz Spierewka |
Customer experience
Golf On Mars
Railbound
Bugs and requests
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
Railbound
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Golf On Mars
No in-app purchases
Railbound
No in-app purchases







