Mars Quest vs Super Jetpack
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!
Super Jetpack
A retro-style arcade game where players control a jetpack with a single tap. Navigate through challenging obstacles and survive as long as possible in a fast-paced, ever-increasing environment. Compete for high scores on global leaderboards.
- One-tap jetpack control
- Obstacle avoidance
- Increasing difficulty
- Multiple worlds
- Game Center leaderboards
- No ads or purchases
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Super Jetpack is back! Hold to fire your jetpack. Let go to fall. Super Jetpack is a one-tap arcade game in the style of classic 80s home consoles. Thread the pillars. Time the laser gates. Dodge the asteroids drifting between them. The further you fly the faster it gets, the tighter the gaps close, and the more the world throws at you. How long can you survive? • One control: hold to rise, release to fall • Four kinds of hazard, introduced as you get further • Four worlds, cycling as you fly • Game Center leaderboards, all-time and weekly • No ads, no purchases, no accounts, nothing collected
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Super Jetpack at 5.0 against Mars Quest's 4.0. Super Jetpack also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). Mars Quest's advantage is ratings volume (91 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Super Jetpack asks for nothing beyond the download.
Super Jetpack 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mars Quest ships an update fortnightly, Super Jetpack every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mars Quest | Super Jetpack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (91 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 91 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | First Class Media B.V. | Kevin West |
Customer experience
Mars Quest
Super Jetpack
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
Super Jetpack
No in-app purchases
