Comparison

Mars vs Rocket Landing

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

Head to head
About

Mars

Build and manage a thriving colony on Mars in the year 2050. Explore the planet, research new technologies, and collaborate with other colonies to overcome daily challenges and establish a new civilization.

Highlights
  • Explore Mars with Rovers
  • Collaborate on Mega Builds
  • Help Citizens with Minigames
  • Research New Technologies
  • Build Colony Structures
  • Collect and Study Stone Samples
Features
Read full description

We are in the year 2050, all the resources on Earth are close to depletion, so we have no choice but to colonize other planets. Mars is the closest planet to us, and we have to find a way to colonize it as fast as possible. However, going to a new planet that we never lived on before is not going to be easy. Every day is different and comes with new challenges. -Explore the Mars- Upgrade or unlock new Rovers to explore Mars on exciting Expeditions and collect and study Stone Samples. -Collaborate with other Colonies- Together with other Colonies you can collaborate on building a Space Lift or other Mega Builds. -Help your Citizen with Minigames- Meet various Citizens of your Colony. Like Freddy the Mechanic, Luna the Scientist, Nura the Gardener or Yuri the Technician and help them with little Puzzles or fun Minigames. -New Technologies- Research on new Technologies like Fusion Energy to unlock new Possibilities for your Colony and Humanity -Build your own Colony- Aluminum Mines, Water Pumps, Solar Power Plants, Residences, Nuclear Power Plants, Science Centers and many more Buildings. Build up a completely new Civilization on Mars. Give it a try for yourself and enjoy creating the best Mars Colony of all!

About

Rocket Landing

Pilot rockets with realistic physics and precision controls to land them safely on various surfaces. Master challenging missions, unlock new boosters, and compete on global leaderboards. Enjoy offline play and quick restarts for a rewarding space flight simulation experience.

Highlights
  • Realistic rocket physics
  • Challenging landing missions
  • Multiple rocket models
  • Competitive leaderboards
  • Arcade-style controls
  • Offline play
Features
Read full description

You fly the lander now. Today the whole world is trying the same descent, and the pad does not care how many times you've done it before. MOON LANDER PHYSICS A moon lander game the way the arcade classic worked, with a real rocket: one engine, limited fuel, gravity doing the rest. The Moon at one-sixth g with no air to slow you, then Earth with drag and a crosswind, then Mars dust and Titan's thick sky. Judge the burn, keep the tank, touch down level. TODAY'S GLOBAL MISSION Every pilot, everywhere, gets the same mission today. Same lander. Same pad. Same wind, same fuel, same fog. Three stars, one chance. Your run lands on the global leaderboard — share the result card, see who beat you by how much. FLY AGAINST A REAL RIVAL Each daily mission picks one real pilot who scored just above your best and replays their descent as a ghost beside yours. Close enough to chase. Far enough to sting. Beat them and tomorrow's rival gets harder. CLIMB THE RANK Five ranks. One career. Cadet, Pilot, Commander, Ace, Legend. Every rank hands you a new Commander who briefs your missions and reads out your numbers over the radio. Your Pilot Card is the one-page record of every world you've conquered — meant to be screenshotted, meant to be sent. SIX WORLDS, ONE PROGRESSION • Earth / Boca Chica — chopstick catches with wind, fog, and night descents • The Moon / Shackleton — a classic moon lander game at one-sixth gravity, no atmosphere, no second chances • Mars / Jezero — dust-storm landings on thin atmosphere • Titan — thick-atmosphere drag, slow descents, methane rain • Europa — ice-slip landings, surface stability mechanics • Mechazilla Mastermode — catch a Starship Super Heavy booster with robotic chopstick arms on the first attempt EVERY CRASH WRITES YOU AN EMAIL You don't just crash. You compose an Apology Letter to Elon. Your booster's serial number. The exact descent rate. The wind speed. The moment you over-corrected. Procedurally generated, formatted like the real thing. Some are sad. Some are unhinged. Share them. They are the best part of losing. REAL PHYSICS, ONE STEP AT A TIME A rocket simulator that plays fair. Gravity, thrust, mass, drag — all real. Each world adds one new variable. Earth teaches descent timing. The Moon takes away your atmosphere. Mars adds dust. Titan thickens the air. You learn the same way the actual engineers learn — one constraint at a time. CONTROLS YOU CHOOSE Tilt with the gyroscope or tap. Casual pilots and expert simmers welcome. OFFLINE Full offline play. Daily Global Mission syncs when you reconnect. FREE TO PLAY, NO PAYWALL Free to download and play. Optional one-time Captain's Bundle removes ads and unlocks all current rocket skins. No forced subscription. No signup. No account required. FOR FANS OF The original Lunar Lander. Spaceflight Simulator. Kerbal Space Program. Anyone who watched a real booster come home and thought: I could do that. Land the rocket. Climb the rank. Cross the worlds. The leaderboard remembers.

Screenshots

Mars4 screens
Rocket Landing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rocket Landing at 100% against Mars's 20%. Rocket Landing also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Mars's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mars sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Rocket Landing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rocket Landing holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rocket Landing has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Mars's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rocket Landing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mars ships an update weekly, Rocket Landing every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mars versus Rocket Landing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarsRocket Landing
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)4.6 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings216 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size407 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul NoackTeamz Lab Ltd

Customer experience

Mars

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

Rocket Landing

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Mars

One-time10
  • Tiny Antimatter Pack$0.99
  • Medium Antimatter Pack$3.99
  • Small Bundle$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Large Antimatter Pack$8.99
  • Small Bundle$12.99
  • Medium Bundle$13.99
  • Extra Large Antimatter Pack$24.99
  • Large Bundle$31.99
  • Medium Bundle$34.99
  • Large Bundle$69.99
1 purchases

Rocket Landing

One-time1
  • Captain's Bundle$2.99

Questions

Is Mars free?
Mars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rocket Landing free?
Rocket Landing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mars or Rocket Landing?
Rocket Landing is rated higher. Mars averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Rocket Landing averages 4.6 from 16 ratings.
Do Mars or Rocket Landing have ads?
Both Mars and Rocket Landing show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mars or Rocket Landing?
Mars ships an update weekly, and Rocket Landing every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mars was updated on November 3, 2026 and Rocket Landing on October 30, 2026.

Other comparisons