Ultra Blade vs Mars Base
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ultra Blade
Engage in a pixelated roguelike survival RPG where you defend humanity's final city from relentless darkness. Master simple controls to unleash devastating attacks and build unique heroes with diverse powers and weapons for dynamic gameplay sessions.
- Horde survival RPG gameplay
- Rogue-lite progression
- Unlockable heroes with unique powers
- Deep combat build customization
- One-touch controls with skill-based combat
- Endless Challenge Mode
- Offline play
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Defend Mankind's last city from the endless hordes of darkness! Ultra Blade is a horde survival RPG with rogue-lite progression elements. Build new heroes to take on new challenges while cutting through 1000s of foes at once. New heroes unlock new powers, making runs more dynamic the more you play. Drag to move and auto attack, release to execute a heavy attack. Swipe to dodge. The controls are simple, but the real complexity is in how you build your champion. Infuse flaming bolts into your bow, generate earthquakes with your slashes, or summon blizzards with your shield- the possibilities are almost limitless. Built for short, action-packed sessions. Core features Include: - One-touch control scheme and challenging, skill-based combat - Endless Challenge Mode that refreshes every hour - 27 Unique arena gauntlets to master - 12 Unique heroes to unlock by completing challenges. - 5 core classes (Bow, Shield, Greatsword, Gun, and Staff) and 100s of weapons to mix and match - 15 Meta-changing relics to unlock and upgrade - Mutating enemies that change how they fight and behave. - Fully offline - Blood-pumping soundtrack And more to come! https://twitter.com/_FoolishMortal
Mars Base
Establish a human presence on Mars by cultivating crops in the harsh Martian soil. Manage a growing colony, interact with fellow colonists, and explore the Red Planet. Your mission is to make the base self-sustaining through advanced agriculture.
- Cultivate crops on Mars
- Manage a growing colony
- Interact with fellow colonists
- Build and upgrade facilities
- Explore the Martian surface
- Crafting and research
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Welcome to Mars, adventurer! You have been selected to join the latest Mars colonization mission, establishing a permanent human presence on the enigmatic Red Planet. Your assignment is at Mars Base, located in the scenic Erebus Montes region on the Amazonis Planitia. Your job? Make sure that our nascent colony can sustain itself through agriculture. Achieve the impossible and convert the harsh Martian soil into arable land, to grow everything the colonists need to survive. If successful, you'll mark the beginning of Human-Martian history. However, never forget that you'll be working tens of millions of kilometers away from Earth. Resupply is not an option for the most dangerous gardening job ever. WELCOME TO MARS BASE The scenic Erebus Montes region is located in one of the most fascinating regions of Mars, with a rich geological history. Mars Base will be tasked with digging into this rich history and help humanity understand our next home a little better. - The base is a living organism, with dozens of facilities. You will have access to all the necessary essentials upon landing, including crafting facilities, research labs, solar power plants, and your trusty greenhouses. - Every colonist has something to share. Be sure to interact with your fellow expedition members to learn their stories and see if you can't help them with their tasks. Teamwork! - More colonists will join you at the base every two Earth years, bringing with them more job expertise and assisting in growing Mars Base. See it grow from an outpost to humanity's first extraterrestrial city! SCIENCE THE "CROP" OUT OF MARS As the expedition's main botanist, you'll be responsible for turning a dead planet into a living one, a planter at a time. The other colonists will certainly appreciate your tireless labor to keep them fed and alive. - Martian soil can be toxic and barren, so botanists have to get creative. Starting with raw resources supplied by fellow colonists on a daily basis, you'll be able to gradually turn this sterile land into something much more suited for life to thrive. - A colonist does not live on “poo-tatoes” alone. Expand agriculture endeavors to provide a variety of crops and provide them with all the necessary micronutrients. Scurvy is not fun - and positively lethal when in the red variety instead of yellow. - Utilize a broad range of tools to succeed, from modular planters that can be combined in an infinite variety of configurations to autonomous robots to automate much of the labor. MISSION: MARS Mars is more than just humanity's first foothold in the stars. It is also endless wind-swept plains and cyclopean mountains above ground, gigantic pyroducts and vast caverns below, as well as the most hostile environment humanity has set foot upon. Grow your crops, pack them for the journey, and venture out beyond the safe perimeter of Mars Base to explore the Red Planet! - If you brave the dust storms on the surface and the undiscovered mysteries of the underground, you will gain access to valuable resources for crafting tools and supplies. You might even help further the mission's scientific research goals while you're at it. - Crafting is essential. Bring back those resources and see what can be made to help you survive the challenges of Mars - or grow your agricultural projects instead! - During down time, don your iconic chef hat and whip up Martian-cooked meals with freshly grown produce, race Mars rovers for research, or build rockets to explore other celestial bodies beyond the red horizon. - Settle into your assigned living space - a fully customizable home base - to catch up on sleep after a hard day’s work. We would like all colonists to remember that, on Mars, while sleep may be optional, work is not.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ultra Blade at 4.5 against Mars Base's 3.0. Ultra Blade also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 29%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Ultra Blade costs $3.49 and Mars Base $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ultra Blade holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultra Blade has 78 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Ultra Blade's written reviews are positive against 29% of Mars Base's.
Ultra Blade ships an update weekly, Mars Base every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultra Blade | Mars Base |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.49 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (78 ratings) — better | 3.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #194 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kyle Barrett | Freedom Games, LLC |
Customer experience
Ultra Blade
Mars Base
Bugs and requests
Ultra Blade
Reported bugs
38 issues- Game crashes after an hour
- Doesn't save progress sometimes
- XP disappears
- Menus are confusing
- Game crashed with error code
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- UI is cut off by screen edges
- Button labeled 'nper'
- Game doesn't start anymore after crash
- Error in action number 1 of Create Event for object controller 3
- Game breaks and doesn't return after first play
- Can't unlock new zones
- Notch hides health bar on iPhone 12 mini
- Game doesn't follow its own rules (damage/aiming)
- Game won't progress (completed waves not counted)
- Game is super zoomed in on iPhone 16 Pro Max
- Settings are hard to get to
- Game hangs after character dies
- Black screen error message
- Crashing every time, losing progress
- Glitch after second time trying to open the game, blank screen
- Progress reset after update
- Freezes and then error code
- Later waves cannot be efficiently navigated
- Performance issues on 13pro
- Game crashed, won't open, black screen
- Character won't unlock after meeting criteria
- Teleport item doesn't proc with staff on later levels
- App froze and wouldn't open, lost progress after uninstall
- Perk options are too similar
- Game suddenly becomes slow and hard to control
- Can't retire blade
- Equipping skull in stage stops the game
- Dying to a boss before grabbing loot, can't exit screen
- Start menu confusing, swiping on sword starts game
- Camera shake on Rebus Prime is too much
- Settings button tucked in top left corner
- Cannot see character sometimes
- Can't get past character selection screen
Requested features
17 requests- Landscape/controller support
- Streamlined menus
- More lore/dialogue
- Korean localization
- Dash button
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- Quit round option
- Return to main menu option
- Tutorial
- Joystick-like controls
- Long-term hero development
- More items
- Specific hero development
- Screen shake option
- Reroll button placement adjustment
- Grid of icons for blades
- Dark mode
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Mars Base
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ultra Blade
No in-app purchases
Mars Base
No in-app purchases









