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.
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.
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.
- 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
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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+
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Golf On Mars | Ollie’s Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (184 ratings) | 4.8 (137 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.6% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 184 — better | 137 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #96 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Captain Games Inc. | The Iconfactory |
Customer experience
Golf On Mars
Ollie’s Arcade
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
Golf On Mars
No in-app purchases
Ollie’s Arcade
- Tranquility Touchdown$1.99
- Snake$1.99
Questions
Is Golf On Mars free?
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Do Golf On Mars or Ollie’s Arcade have ads?
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