Comparison

Mars Mining Simulator vs Idle Pact

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

Head to head
About

Mars Mining Simulator

Pilot a mining rig on Mars to extract valuable minerals and discover ancient relics. Upgrade your equipment, utilize tactical consumables, and survive treacherous caverns to complete challenges and rescue a trapped miner.

Highlights
  • Mine 10 unique minerals
  • Discover 3 mega-rare Relics
  • Upgrade 6 ship Parts
  • Use 5 Tactical consumables
  • Visit 4 Surface shops
  • Complete 6 Challenges
  • Engage in 1 Epic Boss fight
Features
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Deep beneath the red dust of Mars lies a fortune in rare minerals—and a crew of miners who never made it back. Take control of a powerful mining rig, navigate treacherous underground caverns, and become the hero Mars needs. - Mine 10 unique minerals: Copper → Iron → Silver → Gold → Obsidian → Sapphire → Emerald → Ruby → Diamond → Bismuth - Discover 3 mega-rare Relics hidden in the deep: Ancient Tablet → Meteoric Metal → Fossilized Remains - 6 Upgradeable ship Parts, build the ultimate digging machine: Improve drill speed, extend your Cargo Bay, reinforce your Armor, optimize your Engine, expand your Gas Tank, upgrade your Radiator - 5 Tactical consumables, master your arsenal to survive the deep: Use TNT and Nukes to blast through solid rock. Deploy a Repair Bot when the damage gets critical. Pop a Portable Fuel Pod when you're low on gas. Try the Nexus Teleporter for an instant extraction to the surface! - 4 Surface shops to Buy/Sell/Upgrade/Repair - Service Station(Fuel), Mineral Shop, Upgrade Shop, Item Shop(Supplies) - 3 Unique Mining Rigs to play as - Basic Rig, Yellow Tiger Tank, Violet Vento - 6. Completable Challenges: 1. Mine all three rare relics 2. Mine five Bismuth minerals in a single haul 3. Fall 5,000 feet in a single drop 4. Sell over $500,000 to the Mineral Shop in a single transaction 5. Upgrade all of your mining rig components to elite 6. Defeat the final boss - 1 Full length quest: Rescue the trapped miner - 1 Epic Boss fight to beat the game Mars is waiting. Grab your gear, prep your explosives, and start your descent.

About

Idle Pact

Cultivate mystical flora through ancient rituals and solve light puzzles. This incremental occult gardening simulator challenges you to grow plants slowly while discovering ways to accelerate their growth.

Highlights
  • Occult gardening simulation
  • Incremental gameplay
  • Light puzzle elements
  • Mystical plant growth
  • Ritualistic mechanics
Features
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Ancient seeds. Secret rituals. Something stirs beneath the stone... An incremental occult gardening simulator with light puzzles. Grow increasingly slow plants while uncovering how to speed things up.

Screenshots

Mars Mining Simulator4 screens
Idle Pact4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mars Mining Simulator at daily against Idle Pact's every 4 days. Mars Mining Simulator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Idle Pact's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 4) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Mars Mining Simulator sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Pact 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

Mars Mining Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Pact has 53 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Mars Mining Simulator's written reviews are positive against 80% of Idle Pact's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mars Mining Simulator ships an update daily, Idle Pact every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mars Mining Simulator versus Idle Pact: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMars Mining SimulatorIdle Pact
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.7 (53 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings453 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB27 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMatthew MustoJames Fischer

Customer experience

Mars Mining Simulator

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Idle Pact

All ratings53 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mars Mining Simulator

One-time2
  • Violet Vento$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

Idle Pact

One-time1
  • Permanent x2 Speed$5.99

Questions

Is Mars Mining Simulator free?
Mars Mining Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Pact free?
Idle Pact is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mars Mining Simulator or Idle Pact?
Mars Mining Simulator is rated higher. Mars Mining Simulator averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Idle Pact averages 4.7 from 53 ratings.
Do Mars Mining Simulator or Idle Pact have ads?
Both Mars Mining Simulator and Idle Pact show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mars Mining Simulator or Idle Pact?
Mars Mining Simulator ships an update daily, and Idle Pact every 4 days. Most recently, Mars Mining Simulator was updated on September 16, 2026 and Idle Pact on September 28, 2026.

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