# Stellar Commanders — user reviews > 51 indexed App Store user reviews of Stellar Commanders by Blindflug, rated 4.36/5 from 909 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stellar-commanders/id1469802393/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stellar-commanders/id1469802393.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 641 · 4★ 125 · 3★ 44 · 2★ 26 · 1★ 72 ## What do users think of Stellar Commanders? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Interesting concept - 👍 Fun gameplay - 💡 Potential for improvement **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and crashes - 🤔 Confusing UI and lack of explanation - 🕰️ Long loading times - 💤 Lack of players in multiplayer - 🤯 Unbalanced AI difficulty **Commonly reported bugs** - Frequent crashes and freezes - Progress and save data loss - UI elements not working as expected - Matchmaking issues **Most requested features** - Add singleplayer campaign - Improve tutorial and in-game explanations - Implement a proper ranking system - Allow players to add friends and play together - Provide more game modes and customization options ## Newest reviews (16 of 51) ### 3/5 — Has potential *2024-06-28* I love this game and would play it more if it wasn’t so frustrating. Lots of features and pieces of this game are left unexplained. When selecting my weapons, I have no idea what each item does until it’s added to my arsenal so I have to constantly add and remove to review the features of an item. Also, there’s an unlock item that says “win a game games by conquering to unlock this defender” - which I assume means I need to conquer all of my opponents spaces to win. This is almost impossible to do when playing as the blue icon because there are no flying conquerors and you can’t get through the other persons capital base- so you basically have to conquer spaces across the entire world in both directions to get to both sides of your opponents area. The game ends before you can do this. Also, what do the different color icons mean? The weapons and unlocks change when you click each one so are these considered levels? The tutorial does not go over much more than game play. A tutorial to break down the main menus and the features would be cool. I also feel like I’ve purchased a bunch of skins but what do these do? I haven’t been able to figure it out. I enjoy this game but again, it’s frustrating to play because there’s so much information left out or up to interpretation. ### 3/5 — Good game, long load time *2023-03-09, version 1.6* I love the game so far (it’s why I got Apple Arcade) but the loading/log in screen takes like 5 minutes. I’m on an iPhone 14 with everything updated but it still takes me quite a while to boot up the game ### 4/5 — BIG NUKE GO no explode *2022-04-02, version 1.6* I love the concept of super weapons but please make them a bit faster so by the time the match ends you could actually use the super weapon. Other than that great game. Others are complaining about the globe ui but i think it’s a great mechanic. It allows for some stealth tactics and keeps the players in alert. ### 3/5 — Get to 4th level and impossible AI won’t allow a win *2021-10-20, version 1.6* Very frustrating ### 4/5 — Really fun space battle game! A couple of things that could be improved *2021-10-14, version 1.6* 1: Super rockets(the ones fired from your base) are too slow. I know they do a ton of damage but they take so long to make and cost so much, 30 if I remember correctly, that they should move faster so you can actually use them before the game ends! 2: Option for longer game vs AI this is the main mode that I like to play but the games are only seven minutes long so by the time you get all set up the world explodes 3:Make easy, easy When you select easy in the difficulty select it’s still too hard easy should be an auto win no matter what so new players can experiment with different features. Every time I experiment even on easy I normally lose which is pretty humiliating XD **Developer response:** Hey GeneralFlynn, thank you for your feedback! We really appreciate it. I personally noted it down in our feedback form, so the devs can have a look at it. - Jun from Blindflug Studios ### 4/5 — Great game but confused by point system *2021-04-26, version 1.5.1* Really great game. Quite addictive. But can’t figure out point system. I have negative points, even though I continue to win. Very confused. ### 2/5 — Don’t bother *2021-04-02, version 1.5.1* Why is this still in the arcade? No people play multiplayer, the AI is overpowered, even on the easiest difficulty. Building the super weapon is near impossible, the tutorial isn’t very descriptive and gives a false impression of actual gameplay. It’s a cool concept but a headache in actual execution. ### 3/5 — Fun Gameplay *2021-02-04, version 1.5.0* Fun, but the game is stuck. The guy keeps trying to give me something for free in the store..........but it won’t let me buy it or even click on it. So now I can’t even play the game. ### 4/5 — Please add adding friends *2021-01-14, version 1.5.0* THIS GAME IS AWESOME! But at the same time me and my friends want to play together and we can’t friend each other. Please add this. ### 2/5 — Needs work *2020-12-29, version 1.5.0* Good game and decent gameplay but what’s the point of playing if the game doesn’t keep my saved data every time I open the game I don’t have any money no history, but I keep my perk tree. Doesn’t make sense but not worth playing until fixed ### 2/5 — Frustrating controls *2020-12-25, version 1.5.0* I used to play this game years ago back when it was an actual app and had a different name. It still has the same problem, namely, the control scheme. Due to the nature of the constant offense, defense, and building of this game, where you are trying to build and set up your territories to destroy your enemies and protect your areas, this game involves intense interaction with the user interface. In order to provide an immersive experience, such a time-based, complex game requires a fast and easy to use UI. This game is rather frustrating in that regard, because the globe system means that you can only see a fraction of the board at once, meaning you often cannot see where your enemy’s weapons were fired from and are targeting at the same time, for example. This bottleneck to information-gathering makes you feel like you are fighting against the poorly designed UI instead of fighting against an opponent or an enemy. It is annoying **Developer response:** Hello! I am sorry you're having a bad experience with the UI of Stellar Commander. As you can imagine, the globe system is kind of core to the concept of Stellar Commanders, so I am afraid I can't help you there. But if you got suggestions on how to make the UI easier and faster to use, we always try to optimize the game for our players. Thanks for your feedback! - Roman from Blindflug Studios ### 4/5 — Potential *2020-12-23, version 1.5.0* Like everyone else. This game is actually really fun. Once you get the hang of it. Like anything. It isn’t perfect. Here are some notes. Multiplayer: I agree with the other players. There simply aren’t enough PvP moments to even make it an option. Defense: Compared to the weapons. Defense still feels a bit underwhelming. For example, between the yellow and res factions they have two options that are virtually unstoppable from a one region space. While all level 7 and up mussels are a touch to slow. And even the nose basic well designed defensive arsenal makes those weapons more optional. Offense: As I mentioned. Any mussels above level 5 is tricky because they all are entirely to slow. Also, the newly added stealth ship for the yellow faction is 50/50 at best and doesn’t make sense if it is unsuccessful in its capture move. Factions: Actually really balanced. Gameplay: The few times I’ve played a human opponent. We needed more time. The scale of every map doesn’t equate with the pace of game play. Sure, you run the risk of games becoming deadlocked. But, I would prefer to end my game. Not have it end because we both ran out of time. **Developer response:** Hi! Thanks a lot for these notes! I also hardly use big rockets, I thought of this as my play style, but maybe they are really a little to slow. I added this to our feature request list, as well as your feedback regarding the gameplay. Kind regards - Roman from Blindflug Studios ### 3/5 — Lost progress *2020-12-02, version 1.5.0* New update has been awesome but if I close the app I lose my save progress to unlock new units and the in game currency to buy upgrades and skins. I just played five days straight without an issue finally to try and unlock units in the progress tree just to find out all progress on everything not unlocked is lost. **Developer response:** Hello! We're sorry that this happened. Have you checked your profiles in the game? You find them in the top right corner of the main screen, clicking on the button with the person and arrows. Maybe your profile with your progress is still there and you can select it? If it's really gone, that's really weird. For cases like this, we have a bug report form. It would help us a lot, if you could fill it out: https://airtable.com/shrBNOpRyuCBT5Jky Our devs will then take a look at it and work on a solution. If there's anything else, you can also write to us at support@blindflugstudios.com. Again, apologies for the inconvenience. - Nuria from Blindflug Studios ### 3/5 — Terrible ranking system *2020-12-01, version 1.5.0* I really love this game and I play it a lot but there’s one thing that I hate about this game the ranking system is terrible whenever I go into a match with another really person I get destroyed right away because the have way more units so I can’t ever win unless I get lucky and get matched with a new person. I would probably add a different ranking system based on how many units you have and how powerful they. Other than that I love this game. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback! I added your comment to our feedback list so that our game designers will see it. - Nuria from Blindflug Studios ### 4/5 — Great game with some issues *2020-12-01, version 1.5.0* Super into this game! Great RTS. My favorite aspect of it was the music, but the recent update added a horrible squealing sound that never stops so I play on mute now! ### 4/5 — Great game but... *2020-12-01, version 1.5.0* There’s one problem with the black market tutorial where if you quit the app when you’re getting the defender. You have the defender but the tutorial says that you need to get it which is impossible since you already have it. Otherwise it’s an amazing game. **Developer response:** Hello! We're sorry about this problem. We've seen this happen but it's possible to solve it. Try uninstalling and reinstalling the game, that should solve the issue. (Even if it happens again at first after reinstalling, try to reopen the app again.) I tested it myself, got myself in the same situation but after reinstalling and reopening it stopped showing the tutorial and I still had the free defender. But if you keep having this problem, please write to us at support@blindflugstudios.com. - Nuria from Blindflug Studios ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Just not happening *2022-05-06, version 1.6* I’ve downloaded this game multiple times and can’t even get past the login in screen. Wanted to try the game but can’t even do that. Not very what’s going on. I’ve waited 30 minutes and nothing happens ### 1/5 — Bad for beginners *2021-12-30, version 1.6* The red team (I forgot there name) has a super powerful rocket that if you get sent to you can’t get enough defense because you don’t get super powerful defenses and even the AI dose this strat it ends all of your games and so I can’t complete the missions to get better defense cards love the Idea Don’t like the product. Long paragraph sort need fixes to the 9 power rockets When I played as the red team I went up agents the red team as purple and they had 2 of the 9 power rockets when I had 1 of them. Last not to the devs I don’t think this should be sponsored Apple Arcade it is a unfair and cruel start for new players I will stick to KINGS LEAGUE 2. Sorry I am kind of mean but it is true. ### 1/5 — The support did not even reply *2021-09-25, version 1.6* I downloaded the game and run it for the first time it did not load it stuck on the loading screen the loading bar finish loading but nothing happen after that i sent more than one email to them and they did not even reply i tried to delete and reinstall, restarted my phone but nothing works i have iphone 12 pro max ### 1/5 — This is a game still needs work…Feels like it’s Early Access 😂 *2021-07-13, version 1.6* I give the Devs Credit for trying to make this game. I’ve downloaded this game a few times. I even played it when it was called something else. I have to say “give it it a try.” Most people say that they didn’t like it since none of the UI or the story fails to help you. Especially the learning of the game and how to play. I deleted it, then saw that it got and update and a new name. I figured I’d give it a try. It’s still got the same problems. I just don’t understand what the actual objective of the game is especially since there is no really option to practice. You really only get to play against an AI, playing against a real person is almost impossible. Yeah they added a way for your friends to play, if anyone else was playing. The story mode also requires 1 whole day to pass before continuing. I’m not sure if this is a way for the Devs to make money because you would have to constantly open the app each day. Overall game play is weak and the UI is lacking Severely. Some of the structures have names but they are confusing and don’t act the way you intend for them to move. I see very little potential for this game at this point unless they rework the Defensive (Def) Structures - Offensive (CQN) Structures and Resources (Sup). Honestly I will follow this apps development to see if any improvements are made. Till then it’s just a 1 Star. Come on Devs I believe you can make it better 😁 **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback and for believing in us. We collect feedback like this and we work on improving the game with each update. We're sorry the game doesn't meet your requirements for a higher star rating at this moment. We hope you will check out the game in the future again and consider changing the rating. Every fair rating is vital to us as a small indie game studio. With kind regards, Nuria from Blindflug Studios ### 1/5 — Won’t even load *2021-07-10, version 1.6* after paying for Apple Arcade you was expecting all the games to be great and they mostly are. But it’s games like this that have slight problems that ruin the whole game. I can’t even get past the logging in screen. I tried waiting for 20 min to be sure before I write this. Might not happen to you but cmon this hasn’t happened to me sense App Store games first came out. ### 1/5 — Good premise terrible implementation *2021-04-12, version 1.5.1* This could be a really great game but it feels like the devs have just gone totally dark. The bugs are obnoxious and game breaking. The UI doesn’t update correctly. Please put more time into this game, this has good potential but the current iteration is terrible. ### 1/5 — Great Game... but it won’t load anymore. *2021-01-27, version 1.5.0* After playing this game since it’s release in Arcade I’ve enjoyed it up until yesterday. The game refuses to load, hanging on the logging in progress bar. A reboot of my iPad Pro didn’t help. I’m sure something is amiss and the devs will be on it soon, hopefully. ### 1/5 — Confusing but has potential *2021-01-18, version 1.5.0* My main issue is that the concept of the game seems quite easy, but I feel it failed to go in depth about how it works. Such that, the AI in easy mode, will be making decisions that you’d expect from a seasoned player, such as orbing my defense, conquerers and having quite good defense (Note: this is EASY ai, the one you’re supposed to smoke, I can only imagine how hard the medium or hard difficulty setting is) Either way, do NOT get apple arcade, no good games on it. 10/10 do not recommend this or anything on apple arcade **Developer response:** Hello Jaray! The difficulty of the AI is calibrated on the fact that you already know its strategy, since you can choose if it is an attacker, a defender or an expander. You can use this AI to learn how to play against a certain play style. But I see your point, even the easy AI does use its points well, even if it's slow. And the orbitals really are kinda fast. I suggest trying out the game with a friend, this is how it's the most fun, and you also got all the time in the world to try out the units! :) Greetings from the Airship! - Roman from Blindflug Studios ### 2/5 — Almost a great game… *2022-04-07, version 1.6* …but it’s on apple arcade. The unfortunate truth is that there aren’t many people using the service, so there aren’t enough players for a multiplayer game. The game would be a lot of fun if there was a singleplayer campaign, which there is, but a once-a-day limit gets rid of any fun it could have provided. This would be a great game if there was no limit on the singleplayer campaign! ### 2/5 — Unbalanced *2021-05-26, version 1.5.2* This game could be very good but I got throw into a Match with a high level off the bat. So I tried the AI but there not much better the middles go twice as far and they can place stuff faster and it makes it so unbalanced and I kept getting recon over and over and barely got weapons. If fixed then this game would be awesome ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good game *2022-03-06, version 1.6* I like this game I like the fireballs they are better than first strike and it’s also a good game in first strike it’s like a second until the fireball is gone 5 stars ### 5/5 — Awesome *2021-06-05, version 1.5.3* How you make each battle so fun I will always played ### 5/5 — Addicted *2021-06-04, version 1.5.3* It’s not easy to figure out how to play, but I enjoy the online competition. The AI opponents are pretty easy to beat once you are fairly good. I just wish more people were playing! ### 5/5 — Interesting concept *2021-02-08, version 1.5.0* You need to provide something to do while in match making cue. Let us play AI while we wait ### 5/5 — Wish there were more multiplayer options *2020-09-08, version 1.3.0* I love this game. I wish there was a boss, and that multiple players could work together, rather than just battling each other. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Crash *2020-04-24, version 1.2.0* Crashes almost immediately, been like this for over a month on the iPhone 11 ### 5/5 — Takes to long *2020-04-12, version 1.2.0* This game is amazing, it’s very fun, I only have one complaint. When you start a match, it counts down 30 seconds. I use this for a quick game or two but I have to wait half a minute to play. If you change this or add an AI mode that loads immediately, I’ll change my rating to 5 stars Edit This is now 5 stars! You can play against AI which doesn’t take so long to load now I play this a lot thank you! ### 5/5 — Ignore The Hate. - Good Game, one suggestion *2020-04-11, version 1.2.0* A great strategy game that teens and adults can enjoy. Very fun and addicting. One suggestion is that after the planetary collapse stage the person who has the most territories should win, it shouldn’t be a tie. ### 5/5 — New update is broken keeps crashing *2020-03-28, version 1.2.0* Great idea love the game so far however since update new vs AI crashes right about the time prep mode is over ### 5/5 — Fantastic! *2020-02-10, version 1.1.0* Initially when this game was released I was not too interested. A few days ago I decided to give this game a try and I have grown to love it! I found it quite commical that there is a large button at the start of the game "Start War". --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*