1 Dark Room vs Mars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1 Dark Room
Embark on an adventurous journey through mysterious and unknown zones, from a cold hut to a noisy town. Explore diverse environments and encounter various characters as you navigate this immersive experience.
- Text-based exploration
- Mysterious zones
- Adventurist journey
- Interactive narrative
- Diverse environments
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A cold and dark hut...... A silent forest...... A noisy town...... Lots of woods...... Some strangers...... And other unknown zone...... Now, start your adventurist journey! Support: skyingnet@gmail.com If you have any problems or good ideas, you can contact us~
Mars
Embark on a thrilling space adventure as a volunteer on a mission to Mars. Pilot a jetpack to explore the Martian surface, capture unique selfies, and navigate the challenges of interplanetary travel. Prove the doubters wrong and make history on this groundbreaking expedition.
- Explore Mars on a jetpack
- Take selfies on Mars
- Avoid Rapid Unscheduled Disassemblies
- Discover Martian sights
- Volunteer for a space mission
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MarsCorp is ready to take the first group of volunteers on an exciting mission to Mars! Fly around Mars in one of our brand new jetpacks and discover what’s out there. As part of the “Put A Human On Mars No Matter What” program, we are proud to announce that MarsCorp is the first company cutting enough corners to make human flights to Mars finally viable. So-called “professional” astronauts will tell you things like “No sane person would travel across space on that thing” or “The fuel on that jetpack lasts about 30 seconds”, but you can prove them wrong! Here’s your chance to make history! - Explore Mars on a jetpack. - Take selfies on Mars's greatest sightings. - Avoid Rapid Unscheduled Disassemblies. - Have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mars at 91% against 1 Dark Room's 44%. Mars also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (22K vs 24). 1 Dark Room's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Mars sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. 1 Dark Room asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mars holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mars has 22K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of 1 Dark Room's written reviews are positive against 91% of Mars's.
1 Dark Room ships an update every 9 days, Mars monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1 Dark Room | Mars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (24 ratings) | 4.8 (22K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 90.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 22K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 256 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Skynet, Inc. | Pomelo Games |
Customer experience
1 Dark Room
Mars
Bugs and requests
1 Dark Room
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mars
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when taking selfies
- Streak resets when returning to a previous level
- Inconsistent controls and fuel usage
Requested features
4 requests- Add new planets and environments to explore
- Introduce different gameplay modes (e.g., time trials, challenges)
- Allow players to customize platforms and backgrounds
- Implement a way to revisit previous levels
In-app purchases
1 Dark Room
No in-app purchases
Mars
- Arnold$0.99
- Little Martha$0.99
- Marselot$0.99
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- Nigiri$0.99
- Ufo$0.99
- Discman$0.99
- Kestrel 5$0.99
- Eagle$0.99
- Stephen$3.99
- El Dorado$3.99
