Comparison

Mars47 vs CodeBastion

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

Head to head
About

Mars47

Design, build, and manage a thriving space program from an empty desert coast. Research new technologies, construct essential facilities, and launch satellites into orbit while managing resources and facing dynamic environmental challenges.

Highlights
  • Build and manage a spaceport
  • Research new technologies
  • Test and launch rockets
  • Plan logistics and infrastructure
  • Complete campaign objectives
  • Experience dynamic weather events
Features
Read full description

Build your own spaceport. Research new technology, test rockets and take satellites into orbit. In Mars47: Spaceport, an empty stretch of desert coast becomes a growing space program. Plan your base, connect its essential services and follow each mission from the first building to the launchpad. Every expansion brings new opportunities and new decisions. YOUR BASE, YOUR PLAN Build assembly halls, research facilities, launch infrastructure and the services that keep them running. Balance power, staffing and your budget, then decide which facility will move your program forward. RESEARCH THAT SHAPES YOUR PROGRAM Unlock technologies across energy, propulsion and orbital systems. Turn individual breakthroughs into a connected space program and improve rocket reliability through research. FROM ASSEMBLY TO LIFTOFF Prepare flight hardware, run engine tests and bring rockets to the launchpad. Follow your missions from ground operations to flight. LOGISTICS THAT CONNECT EVERYTHING Plan roads, transport routes, port facilities and fuel supply. Keep production and research moving as your base grows. SATELLITES AND MISSIONS Work through campaign objectives, expand your orbital capabilities and view deployed satellites and active mission objects around Earth. A LIVING COASTAL SPACEPORT Weather events and thunderstorms accompany daily operations. Watch infrastructure, industry and crew activity bring your spaceport to life. BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Play with an interface adapted for iPhone and iPad. Open your base and start your own space program!

About

CodeBastion

Forge a city from a humble camp into a lasting bastion through strategic idle clicker and incremental city-building mechanics. Manage resources, assign citizens to jobs, research new technologies, and embark on expeditions to expand your legacy.

Highlights
  • Idle clicker and incremental progression
  • Resource and citizen management
  • Deep skill tree with research
  • Expeditions and exploration
  • Timed defense challenges
  • Offline progress
Features
Read full description

Build a city from its first camp into a lasting bastion in Code Bastion, a strategic idle clicker and incremental city-builder. Begin in Summary, where every tap matters. Gather wood, stone, food, and science through quick actions, manage your energy, watch your population, and keep your city moving even while you are away. Your resources continue to grow through citizen jobs and buildings, while seasons, incidents, and storage limits keep every plan under pressure. Move to Development to unlock a large skill tree across economy, construction, society, and expeditions. Each research choice opens new buildings, improves production, increases storage, strengthens manual gathering, expands your population, and prepares your city for the frontier. Turn a fragile settlement into a reliable system of farms, sawmills, quarries, mines, warehouses, markets, universities, barracks, walls, and more. Use the Resources screen to assign citizens to the jobs that matter most. Balance food, wood, stone, iron, coal, steel, gold, science, and influence. Build capacity before production overflows, keep enough workers in essential buildings, and adapt to changing seasons. Missions give every stage of the city a direction. Complete daily tasks, pursue a weekly campaign, and progress through a five-chapter city legacy: found the settlement, grow it into a city, open the frontier, endure its threats, and build a lasting legacy. When the city is ready, enter Expeditions. Train citizens, assign roles, craft preparation items, reveal a procedural map tile by tile, recruit from camps, discover points of interest, and research a catalogue of hidden treasures. Beyond the walls, every expedition can bring resources, experience, discoveries, and risks. Prepare for incursions with passive defenders and a timed defense challenge. Gather temporary materials, build defenses, create weapons, and decide how to hold the line when the frontier strikes back. CODE BASTION FEATURES Idle clicker and strategic incremental progression Quick actions, energy management, and offline progress Deep skill tree with research, upgrades, and unlocks Resources, citizen jobs, buildings, storage, and seasons Daily tasks, weekly campaigns, and city-wide goals Procedural exploration map, expeditions, equipment, and loot Treasure research, defense roles, incursions, and timed battles Five supported languages: English, Spanish, German, French, and Italian Build deliberately, explore carefully, and defend what you have created.

Screenshots

Mars474 screens
CodeBastion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CodeBastion at 100% against Mars47's 0%. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mars47 ships an update every 9 days, CodeBastion every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Mars47 versus CodeBastion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMars47CodeBastion
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size559 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBENJAMIN HEIDGERGines Ortiz

Customer experience

Mars47

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

CodeBastion

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mars47

No in-app purchases

None

CodeBastion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mars47 free?
Mars47 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CodeBastion free?
CodeBastion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mars47 or CodeBastion have ads?
Neither Mars47 nor CodeBastion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mars47 or CodeBastion?
Mars47 ships an update every 9 days, and CodeBastion every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mars47 was updated on October 29, 2026 and CodeBastion on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons