Gadzira shanduro yakaoma kunzwisisa yemutsara uyu Kusiyana nemamwe mablock ciphers, MARS ine chimiro chisina kufanana.
Chokwadika, shanduro yakaoma zvikuru yemutsara wacho ndeiyi "Kusiyana nemabhuku anovhara mazhinji, MARS ine chimiro chisina kuenzana: mitsara inoverengeka yenyaya yekunyora inonzi 'yakapfekedzwa' nemitsara inosanganiswa isina kuvharwa".