Mars Quest vs Pixel Inside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 8-bit retro music
- Guide astronaut through levels
- Avoid aliens and obstacles
- Smart level progression
- Increasing speed challenges
- Game Center scores and achievements
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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!
Pixel Inside
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A dimension inside a Commodore 64 connected to a program creates a bit war and our hero, who is an electric and electronics engineer, trapped in the 80s Commodore as a result of an experiment gone bad. He joins the battle with only a bullet to rule them all. Destroy these bugs formed from the glitches and cleanse the bitverse. A player with many maps to cover fights on the bugs with a bullet which has to be collected again after firing like a boomerang. Search the maps and try to end this battle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixel Inside at none against Mars Quest's 5. Pixel Inside also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Mars Quest's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 16 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Mars Quest sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pixel Inside asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mars Quest ships an update fortnightly, Pixel Inside every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mars Quest | Pixel Inside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (91 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 91 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | First Class Media B.V. | Safak Yalcinkaya |
In-app purchases
Mars Quest
- 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
Pixel Inside
No in-app purchases
Questions
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