Comparison

Mars Base vs L.A. Story

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

Head to head
About

Mars Base

Establish a human presence on Mars by cultivating crops in the harsh Martian soil. Manage a growing colony, interact with fellow colonists, and explore the Red Planet. Your mission is to make the base self-sustaining through advanced agriculture.

Highlights
  • Cultivate crops on Mars
  • Manage a growing colony
  • Interact with fellow colonists
  • Build and upgrade facilities
  • Explore the Martian surface
  • Crafting and research
Features
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Welcome to Mars, adventurer! You have been selected to join the latest Mars colonization mission, establishing a permanent human presence on the enigmatic Red Planet. Your assignment is at Mars Base, located in the scenic Erebus Montes region on the Amazonis Planitia. Your job? Make sure that our nascent colony can sustain itself through agriculture. Achieve the impossible and convert the harsh Martian soil into arable land, to grow everything the colonists need to survive. If successful, you'll mark the beginning of Human-Martian history. However, never forget that you'll be working tens of millions of kilometers away from Earth. Resupply is not an option for the most dangerous gardening job ever. WELCOME TO MARS BASE The scenic Erebus Montes region is located in one of the most fascinating regions of Mars, with a rich geological history. Mars Base will be tasked with digging into this rich history and help humanity understand our next home a little better. - The base is a living organism, with dozens of facilities. You will have access to all the necessary essentials upon landing, including crafting facilities, research labs, solar power plants, and your trusty greenhouses. - Every colonist has something to share. Be sure to interact with your fellow expedition members to learn their stories and see if you can't help them with their tasks. Teamwork! - More colonists will join you at the base every two Earth years, bringing with them more job expertise and assisting in growing Mars Base. See it grow from an outpost to humanity's first extraterrestrial city! SCIENCE THE "CROP" OUT OF MARS As the expedition's main botanist, you'll be responsible for turning a dead planet into a living one, a planter at a time. The other colonists will certainly appreciate your tireless labor to keep them fed and alive. - Martian soil can be toxic and barren, so botanists have to get creative. Starting with raw resources supplied by fellow colonists on a daily basis, you'll be able to gradually turn this sterile land into something much more suited for life to thrive. - A colonist does not live on “poo-tatoes” alone. Expand agriculture endeavors to provide a variety of crops and provide them with all the necessary micronutrients. Scurvy is not fun - and positively lethal when in the red variety instead of yellow. - Utilize a broad range of tools to succeed, from modular planters that can be combined in an infinite variety of configurations to autonomous robots to automate much of the labor. MISSION: MARS Mars is more than just humanity's first foothold in the stars. It is also endless wind-swept plains and cyclopean mountains above ground, gigantic pyroducts and vast caverns below, as well as the most hostile environment humanity has set foot upon. Grow your crops, pack them for the journey, and venture out beyond the safe perimeter of Mars Base to explore the Red Planet! - If you brave the dust storms on the surface and the undiscovered mysteries of the underground, you will gain access to valuable resources for crafting tools and supplies. You might even help further the mission's scientific research goals while you're at it. - Crafting is essential. Bring back those resources and see what can be made to help you survive the challenges of Mars - or grow your agricultural projects instead! - During down time, don your iconic chef hat and whip up Martian-cooked meals with freshly grown produce, race Mars rovers for research, or build rockets to explore other celestial bodies beyond the red horizon. - Settle into your assigned living space - a fully customizable home base - to catch up on sleep after a hard day’s work. We would like all colonists to remember that, on Mars, while sleep may be optional, work is not.

About

L.A. Story

Embark on a journey from a humble student to a wealthy tycoon in a sprawling city. Make life choices, build relationships, and develop your career in this immersive life simulation game.

Highlights
  • RPG-style life simulation
  • Character customization
  • Open world exploration
  • Career building
  • Relationship building
  • Property and vehicle acquisition
  • Character development
Features
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You have just arrived in the City of Angels and want to start a new life. You have to go from a student to a successful careerist or businessman, become rich and successful, and establish a personal life. Are you ready to test yourself? Immerse yourself in a game filled with real simulation, where you have to make choices, establish a personal life, build relationship, become rich. Then you should try your luck in this life simulator… L. A. Story is an exciting life simulator in which you decide who you want to become. In this simulation game, you can become anyone: run your own business, build a career, enjoy life, but you have to go through a difficult path of live. Make a choice to become in this life simulator what you only want to become! From assistant manager to manager of a large company. Real life challenges are waiting for you! The game is for those who like life simulation by type: Sims, Bitlife, Avakin! Not every player will be able to walk the path from scratch and succeed in this life simulator. Find a job, love, build a career, a beautiful life, make relationship, friends, engage in character development, buy real estate, beautiful cars, business, learn to find a balance between enjoying life and the thorny path to success. Are you ready to go this real way? Then you will succeed in the game L. A. Story - Life Simulator! This game contains the best role-playing mechanics and simulation of urban life, where you rock your character from scratch, as in any life games. It is also suitable for fans of simulators: Sims, Avakin, Bitlife, Hobo. This game is close to real life and all its everyday moments. If you've read up to this point, you're almost ready to appreciate this life simulator. Features of the simulation game: - An RPG-style simulator of life in the City of Angels: from a poor student to a rich tycoon. - Character customization. The choice of who to play for is a guy or a girl. - A large city divided into districts. - An open world in which you can move on foot, by car, subway or taxi. - Building a career is a huge selection of vacancies (From a cleaner to a famous actor). - Completing game goals and tasks for rewards. - Character development - work experience in various fields and personal qualities necessary for life in the city. - Your hero's needs are hunger, mood, energy, and health. - Meeting people in public places to build relationship. - The ability to make friends and add to contacts. - Stylish clothes, hairstyles and the creation of a unique character appearance. - Completing game goals and tasks for rewards. - Buying a fleet of vehicles - from an old wreck to a hypercar for millions of dollars. - Purchase of apartments or houses - from a small apartment in a disadvantaged area to an elite villa. - Acquisition and development of companies. - Game gifts. - The player rating is Forbes. Good luck in the game L. A. Story - Life Simulator. We are also waiting for feedback to improve the game.

Screenshots

Mars Base4 screens
L.A. Story4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: L.A. Story at Free against Mars Base's $4.99. L.A. Story also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 weeks). Mars Base's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

L.A. Story is free to download; Mars Base costs $4.99 up front. L.A. Story sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Mars Base asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

L.A. Story holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Mars Base's written reviews are positive against 33% of L.A. Story's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mars Base ships an update every 3 weeks, L.A. Story every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mars Base versus L.A. Story: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMars BaseL.A. Story
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (5 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB410 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperFreedom Games, LLCNikita Poslanichenko

Customer experience

Mars Base

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%

L.A. Story

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Mars Base

No in-app purchases

16 purchases

L.A. Story

One-time16
  • Money 1$0.99
  • Set 1$1.99
  • Remove ADS$1.99
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  • Money 2$2.99
  • Set 2$4.99
  • Points 1$4.99
  • Points 4$4.99
  • Money 3$5.99
  • Set 3$7.99
  • Points 2$9.99
  • Points 5$9.99
  • Money 4$10.99
  • Set 4$16.99
  • Points 3$19.99
  • Points 6$19.99
  • Set 6$84.99

Questions

Is Mars Base free?
Mars Base costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is L.A. Story free?
L.A. Story is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mars Base or L.A. Story?
L.A. Story is rated higher. Mars Base averages 3.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while L.A. Story averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Mars Base or L.A. Story have ads?
Neither Mars Base nor L.A. Story shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mars Base or L.A. Story?
Mars Base ships an update every 3 weeks, and L.A. Story every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mars Base was updated on October 14, 2026 and L.A. Story on November 1, 2026.

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