Mars Quest vs 8
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!
8
A retro arcade game where you play as a bartender serving impatient customers. Match ingredients quickly to earn tips and unlock new recipes. Features pixel art and 8-bit animations with increasing difficulty.
- Serve classic cocktails
- Retro pixel art style
- Increasing difficulty
- High score tracking
- Portrait mode gameplay
- Unlockable recipes
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Step behind the bar and shake up some classics — if you're fast enough. 8-Bit Bartender is a retro pixel-art arcade game where you play as a bartender serving a packed bar full of impatient customers. Match the right ingredients before their patience runs out, rack up tips, and level up to face harder drinks and bigger tippers. HOW TO PLAY • A customer walks in and places an order • Select the correct ingredients from your bar • Serve before the patience meter hits zero • Earn tips — speed and accuracy pay off • Level up every 5 drinks to unlock harder recipes CUSTOMER TYPES • Regular — easygoing, fair tips • Tourist — patient but a light tipper • Businessperson — no time to waste, huge tips • Party Guest — quick and generous • Expert — demands perfection, tips like it FEATURES • 50+ classic cocktail recipes to learn and master • Pixel art characters and 8-bit style animations • Increasing pressure as difficulty ramps up • High score tracking across sessions • Portrait mode — perfect for one-handed play • No random ads. No energy bars. Download free and play through the first 5 levels. Unlock the full bar with an Unlimited subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mars Quest at 4.0 against 8's 1.0. Mars Quest also leads on ratings volume (91 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 8's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and 8 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mars Quest holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mars Quest has 91 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mars Quest ships an update fortnightly, 8 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mars Quest | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (91 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 91 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | First Class Media B.V. | Malcolm Paulino |
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
8
- Unlimited Unlock$1.99








