Comparison

Golf On Mars vs Ollie’s Arcade

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Golf on Mars simulation
  • Infinite* rocky Martian surface
  • Unique Martian golfing obstacles
  • Vast number of golf holes
  • Realistic gravity simulation
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

Ollie’s Arcade

Experience classic arcade and handheld gaming on your phone with a collection of retro-styled mini-games. Enjoy challenging yet simple gameplay with no ads, coins, or subscriptions required. Accessible for all, including those with color-blindness, and supports game controllers and keyboards.

Highlights
  • Retro-styled mini-games
  • Ad-free experience
  • No in-app purchases or subscriptions
  • Accessible design for color-blindness
  • Game controller and keyboard support
  • Handheld electronic game simulation
Features
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A fun collection of retro-styled mini games that are both challenging and simple to play. Relive fond memories of your favorite classic arcade or electronic handheld games! ⁕ 100% Free Thanks to generous Kickstarter backers, Ollie's Arcade is entirely free to play! ⁕ Handheld Retro Gaming Put the sights and sounds of electronic gaming in the palm of your hand. Turns your device into a perfectly pixelated way to pass the time and have some fun. ⁕ No Ads, No Coins, No Subs There are no ads to watch, no coins to buy, and no subscriptions to renew. Crash that lunar lander all you want, we'll build more! ⁕ Fun AND Accessible Ollie's mini games are easy to learn and designed to be accessible for all, even those with color-blindness. ⁕ Game Controller and Keyboard Support Sometimes you just gotta go old school! Each of Ollie's mini games offer full support for playing with your favorite game controller or keyboard. IGRS Rating: 3+

Screenshots

Golf On Mars4 screens
Ollie’s Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ollie’s Arcade at Free against Golf On Mars's $2.99. Ollie’s Arcade also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (82% vs 62%). Golf On Mars's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 months). On ratings volume, ads, monetization model and 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

Ollie’s Arcade is free to download; Golf On Mars costs $2.99 up front. Ollie’s Arcade sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Golf On Mars asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ollie’s Arcade holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 184 and 137 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Golf On Mars's written reviews are positive against 82% of Ollie’s Arcade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Golf On Mars ships an update every 2 days, Ollie’s Arcade every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Golf On Mars versus Ollie’s Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolf On MarsOllie’s Arcade
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (184 ratings)4.8 (137 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.6% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings184 — better137
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#96 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaptain Games Inc.The Iconfactory

Customer experience

Golf On Mars

All ratings183 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral6.6%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive61.6%
Neutral18.8%
Negative19.6%

Ollie’s Arcade

All ratings135 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

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

Ollie’s Arcade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Golf On Mars

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Ollie’s Arcade

One-time2
  • Tranquility Touchdown$1.99
  • Snake$1.99

Questions

Is Golf On Mars free?
Golf On Mars costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ollie’s Arcade free?
Ollie’s Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Golf On Mars or Ollie’s Arcade?
Ollie’s Arcade is rated higher. Golf On Mars averages 4.4 out of 5 from 184 ratings, while Ollie’s Arcade averages 4.8 from 137 ratings.
Do Golf On Mars or Ollie’s Arcade have ads?
Neither Golf On Mars nor Ollie’s Arcade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Golf On Mars or Ollie’s Arcade?
Golf On Mars ships an update every 2 days, and Ollie’s Arcade every 8 months. Most recently, Golf On Mars was updated on October 29, 2026 and Ollie’s Arcade on October 27, 2026.

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