Comparison

Mars Quest vs Hypastorm

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

Head to head
About

Mars Quest

Embark on a challenging retro adventure guiding an astronaut through alien-infested Martian levels. Experience nostalgic 8-bit graphics and music while avoiding obstacles and increasing speed. Compete with friends via Game Center.

Highlights
  • 8-bit retro music
  • Guide astronaut through levels
  • Avoid aliens and obstacles
  • Smart level progression
  • Increasing speed challenges
  • Game Center scores and achievements
Features
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A must-have if you grew up in the eighties or if you are a C64, Atari, arcade or 8-bit lover. Nostalgic feelings guaranteed! *** REVIEWS *** - SlideToPlay.com: "Mars Quest is a good choice if you need to get your nostalgia on" - AppsOnTapp.com: "a fun and addicting retro game" - AppFavour.com: "Today's Best Apps August 18th 2012" *** WHAT PLAYERS SAY *** - "Super fun game that can be played over and over again. I'm ultra picky about games I let take up valuable space on my iPhone, but this one is a must!" - "A great little arcade game that I enjoy playing" - "Fun game, addictive" - "Once you start, you dont want to stop playing :)" *** FEATURES *** - Game Center scores and achievements - 8-bit retro music - Guide the astronaut safely through all levels - Avoid all aliens and obstacles on Mars - Think smart to advance to the next level - Be careful when the speed level increases!

About

Hypastorm

Engage in fast-paced, physics-based twin-stick action in a distant future arena. Shoot, bounce, and strategically use environmental elements to overcome challenges and achieve victory. Collect medals to level up your craft and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Physics-based twin-stick action
  • Over 25 challenging levels
  • Medal collection for leveling up
  • Jump, bounce, and plasma gun combat
  • Full game controller support
  • Game Center achievements and leaderboards
  • Universal purchase across Apple devices
Features
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A fast, physics based, twin stick indie game. In a distant future, take your craft and enter the arena to shoot and bounce your way to victory and glory. • Over 25 levels designed with increasing difficulty and challenges to solve. • Collect medals after eliminating drones to level up your craft. • Jump, bounce and use your plasma gun to beat each level. • Full support for game controllers. • Eliminate all the drone spawners in a level to reach victory. • Drones won't hurt you, so use them to jump higher. • Their bullets will hurt you though. • Jump on walls to get higher, also an air based double jump is possible before hitting the ground. • Sit on top of a spawner too long and it will push you away. Use that to your advantage to solve some levels. • Game Center achievements and high score leaderboard. • Universal purchase, enjoy the game across iOS, iPadOS, macOS and tvOS.

Screenshots

Mars Quest4 screens
Hypastorm3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mars Quest at Free against Hypastorm's $0.99. Mars Quest also leads on ratings volume (91 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Hypastorm's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On update cadence 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

Mars Quest is free to download; Hypastorm costs $0.99 up front. Mars Quest sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Hypastorm asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hypastorm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mars Quest has 91 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mars Quest ships an update fortnightly, Hypastorm every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mars Quest versus Hypastorm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMars QuestHypastorm
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.0 (91 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings91 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFirst Class Media B.V.Bitbebop

Customer experience

Mars Quest

All ratings91 ratings
Positive74.7%
Neutral7.7%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral8.7%
Negative22.8%

Hypastorm

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Mars Quest

One-time5
  • Remove advertising$0.99
  • 1 extra life$0.99
  • 5 extra lives$1.99
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  • 10 extra lives$2.99
  • 25 extra lives$4.99
None

Hypastorm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mars Quest free?
Mars Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hypastorm free?
Hypastorm costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mars Quest or Hypastorm?
Hypastorm is rated higher. Mars Quest averages 4.0 out of 5 from 91 ratings, while Hypastorm averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Mars Quest or Hypastorm have ads?
Mars Quest shows ads; Hypastorm does not.
Which is updated more often, Mars Quest or Hypastorm?
Mars Quest ships an update fortnightly, and Hypastorm every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mars Quest was updated on October 5, 2026 and Hypastorm on October 6, 2026.

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