Comparison

Mars Rescue vs Rocket Landing

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

Head to head
About

Mars Rescue

Control a rocket to rescue astronauts from the Martian surface in this skill-based arcade simulator. Manage your fuel, avoid crashes, and enjoy stylized graphics and simple controls.

Highlights
  • Skill-based arcade gameplay
  • Rocket control
  • Astronaut rescue missions
  • Fuel management
  • Simple controls
  • Stylized graphics
  • Cloud save option
Features
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Mars Rescue: rocket survivor - is a skill-based arcade rocket simulator. You’ll be in charge of controlling your rocket to save astronauts from falling on the Mars surface. Mars Rescue: rocket survivor gameplay: You need to controll your rocket and save astronauts , also you will need to pay attention to the fuel that you use and to crash your rocket. Key features: - simple controls - arcade gameplay - great stylized graphics - fun characters - cloud save option Enjoy!

About

Rocket Landing

Pilot rockets with realistic physics and precision controls to land them safely on various surfaces. Master challenging missions, unlock new boosters, and compete on global leaderboards. Enjoy offline play and quick restarts for a rewarding space flight simulation experience.

Highlights
  • Realistic rocket physics
  • Challenging landing missions
  • Multiple rocket models
  • Competitive leaderboards
  • Arcade-style controls
  • Offline play
Features
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You fly the lander now. Today the whole world is trying the same descent, and the pad does not care how many times you've done it before. MOON LANDER PHYSICS A moon lander game the way the arcade classic worked, with a real rocket: one engine, limited fuel, gravity doing the rest. The Moon at one-sixth g with no air to slow you, then Earth with drag and a crosswind, then Mars dust and Titan's thick sky. Judge the burn, keep the tank, touch down level. TODAY'S GLOBAL MISSION Every pilot, everywhere, gets the same mission today. Same lander. Same pad. Same wind, same fuel, same fog. Three stars, one chance. Your run lands on the global leaderboard — share the result card, see who beat you by how much. FLY AGAINST A REAL RIVAL Each daily mission picks one real pilot who scored just above your best and replays their descent as a ghost beside yours. Close enough to chase. Far enough to sting. Beat them and tomorrow's rival gets harder. CLIMB THE RANK Five ranks. One career. Cadet, Pilot, Commander, Ace, Legend. Every rank hands you a new Commander who briefs your missions and reads out your numbers over the radio. Your Pilot Card is the one-page record of every world you've conquered — meant to be screenshotted, meant to be sent. SIX WORLDS, ONE PROGRESSION • Earth / Boca Chica — chopstick catches with wind, fog, and night descents • The Moon / Shackleton — a classic moon lander game at one-sixth gravity, no atmosphere, no second chances • Mars / Jezero — dust-storm landings on thin atmosphere • Titan — thick-atmosphere drag, slow descents, methane rain • Europa — ice-slip landings, surface stability mechanics • Mechazilla Mastermode — catch a Starship Super Heavy booster with robotic chopstick arms on the first attempt EVERY CRASH WRITES YOU AN EMAIL You don't just crash. You compose an Apology Letter to Elon. Your booster's serial number. The exact descent rate. The wind speed. The moment you over-corrected. Procedurally generated, formatted like the real thing. Some are sad. Some are unhinged. Share them. They are the best part of losing. REAL PHYSICS, ONE STEP AT A TIME A rocket simulator that plays fair. Gravity, thrust, mass, drag — all real. Each world adds one new variable. Earth teaches descent timing. The Moon takes away your atmosphere. Mars adds dust. Titan thickens the air. You learn the same way the actual engineers learn — one constraint at a time. CONTROLS YOU CHOOSE Tilt with the gyroscope or tap. Casual pilots and expert simmers welcome. OFFLINE Full offline play. Daily Global Mission syncs when you reconnect. FREE TO PLAY, NO PAYWALL Free to download and play. Optional one-time Captain's Bundle removes ads and unlocks all current rocket skins. No forced subscription. No signup. No account required. FOR FANS OF The original Lunar Lander. Spaceflight Simulator. Kerbal Space Program. Anyone who watched a real booster come home and thought: I could do that. Land the rocket. Climb the rank. Cross the worlds. The leaderboard remembers.

Screenshots

Mars Rescue4 screens
Rocket Landing4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mars Rescue and Rocket Landing both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Rocket Landing's written reviews are positive against 50% of Mars Rescue's. Rocket Landing also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 Rescue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rocket Landing 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Mars Rescue against 4.6 for Rocket Landing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 16 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Mars Rescue's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rocket Landing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mars Rescue ships an update every 4 months, Rocket Landing every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mars Rescue versus Rocket Landing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMars RescueRocket Landing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (27 ratings)4.6 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size239 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvan PanasenkoTeamz Lab Ltd

Customer experience

Mars Rescue

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Rocket Landing

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mars Rescue

One-time1
  • Remove ads on Mars$0.99
1 purchases

Rocket Landing

One-time1
  • Captain's Bundle$2.99

Questions

Is Mars Rescue free?
Mars Rescue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rocket Landing free?
Rocket Landing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mars Rescue or Rocket Landing?
Mars Rescue and Rocket Landing are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 27 and 16 ratings respectively.
Do Mars Rescue or Rocket Landing have ads?
Both Mars Rescue and Rocket Landing show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mars Rescue or Rocket Landing?
Mars Rescue ships an update every 4 months, and Rocket Landing every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mars Rescue was updated on September 24, 2026 and Rocket Landing on September 9, 2026.

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