Comparison

Mars Miner vs Mars 2055

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

Head to head
About

Mars Miner

Escape Mars Corp. by mining for ancient artifact pieces. Sell gems and ores to upgrade equipment and mine deeper. Each randomly generated mine offers a unique challenge, and survival depends on managing your supplies.

Highlights
  • Mine for artifact pieces
  • Sell gems and ores
  • Upgrade mining equipment
  • Randomly generated mines
  • Manage supplies for survival
Features
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Mine, build, and upgrade your way to freedom! You've been kidnapped by the evil Mars Corp. and forced to mine for pieces of an ancient artifact buried deep below the surface of Mars. Finding all of the pieces of the artifact is your ticket back to Earth. You will find many valuable gems and ores along the way that can be sold at the shop to buy more supplies and better equipment to allow you to mine deeper. Make sure you have enough supplies to get back out of the mine! Every mine is randomly generated. No game is ever the same! Reviews: 88/100 - App of the day! - touchvolume.com Note: This is the 'lite' version of the game. The full game can be unlocked via an in-app purchase. This model was chosen so that save data would be retained between the lite and full versions. Feel free to e-mail suggestions/comments to support@tunabowlsoftware.com

About

Mars 2055

Embark on a solo first-person adventure on Mars. Survive, search for clues, and repair systems to find your way home. MacGyver items and make critical choices to escape the desolate planet.

Highlights
  • First-person solo adventure
  • Survival mechanics
  • Clue searching and puzzle solving
  • Item repair and system restoration
  • Sandbox exploration
  • Escape objective
Features
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Loneliness is the only feeling you may ever know? You wake up, alone, on a planet that appears to be Mars. There is not much else I can tell you. The rest is up to you. In this first person solo game there are clues all around you but the only thing I can tell you is its time to start moving. While you still can. Finding your way home seems like the best option. What? You need something more than that? Mars 2055 is a first person solo adventure where you, as the player, find yourself in an unknown location, for unknown reasons, alone. In this sandbox you need to: • first and foremost: survive • search for clues left behind by other intelligence: human or artificial • use those clues to make good choices • use those clues to repair broken items • use those clues to restore damaged systems • use those clues to access secure areas • use those clues to MacGyver seemingly unrelated items into usable modules • be careful to not destroy the entire base with a single miscalculation When you have, and only when you have finally pieced together the entire puzzle, there will be an opportunity for you to escape, with nothing more than the suit on your back. Where does the adventure come from? Why it comes from the stories you tell yourself, alone, inside your head.

Screenshots

Mars Miner4 screens
Mars 20554 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mars Miner at 87% against Mars 2055's 33%. Mars Miner also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.3) and ads (none vs shown). Mars 2055's advantage is device support (5 vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Miner sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Mars 2055 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

Mars Miner holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mars Miner has 239 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Mars Miner's written reviews are positive against 33% of Mars 2055's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mars Miner ships an update monthly, Mars 2055 every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mars Miner versus Mars 2055: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMars MinerMars 2055
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (239 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings239 — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB301 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTuna Bowl Software LLCBurningThumb Software

Customer experience

Mars Miner

All ratings239 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews288 reviews
Positive87.2%
Neutral8.0%
Negative4.9%

Mars 2055

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Mars Miner

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Progress not saving properly
  • Crashes and freezes on some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Expand the map and add more levels
  • Introduce new gameplay elements and challenges
  • Allow more customization and upgrades

Mars 2055

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Mars Miner

One-time8
  • Unlock Full Game$0.99
  • 10,000 Credits$0.99
  • God Mode$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Credit Doubler$0.99
  • 25,000 Credits$1.99
  • 60,000 Credits$3.99
  • 150,000 Credits$5.99
  • 500,000 Credits$11.99
1 purchases

Mars 2055

One-time1
  • Mars 2055$9.99

Questions

Is Mars Miner free?
Mars Miner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mars 2055 free?
Mars 2055 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mars Miner or Mars 2055?
Mars Miner is rated higher. Mars Miner averages 4.5 out of 5 from 239 ratings, while Mars 2055 averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Mars Miner or Mars 2055 have ads?
Mars 2055 shows ads; Mars Miner does not.
Which is updated more often, Mars Miner or Mars 2055?
Mars Miner ships an update monthly, and Mars 2055 every 4 weeks. Most recently, Mars Miner was updated on October 8, 2026 and Mars 2055 on October 5, 2026.

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