# Super Starship 3 — The SETI Missions

> Explore a persistent galaxy, claim stars and planets, and search for alien signals. (iPhone/iPad app by Les Bird.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/super-starship-3/id1619621970 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Les Bird](https://appshunter.io/developer/398917210)
- Category: Games, Adventure, Simulation
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.03/5 from 31 App Store ratings · 24 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 336 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2022-06-08
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/super-starship-3/id1619621970/reviews.md

## What is Super Starship 3?

Explore strange new worlds. Go where no one has gone before!

Are you a fan of Star Trek or No Man's Sky? What would you do if you had your own starship? Where would you go?

Explore a huge persistent galaxy of one million stars and almost 6 million planets (5,999,792 to be exact). The galaxy is split up into 125 quadrants with each quadrant split into 729 sectors. There's a lot to explore.

Claim stars and planets and make them yours forever. Other starship captains will also see stars and planets that you claim and you will see theirs.

Full 3D universe - fly to any star/planet you see in your view and claim/explore it.

Your mission, as starship captain, is to locate ETI (extraterrestrial intelligence) signals in deep space. Galactic Command has detected the signals and will supply you with quadrant and sector coordinates, but it is up to you to scan the planets and locate the source of the signals.

Each of the one million stars is a unique solar system with a random number of planets and maybe a starbase. Each planet is unique and you can fly your starship down through the planet atmosphere and even land on the planets.

Collect beacons on the planet surface for points/credits/fuel/minerals. Collect all beacons on a planet for an extra reward. Sell your habitable planet discoveries and collected minerals for credits at any starbase. Use credits to upgrade your ship.

Refuel your ship and recharge your life support system by visiting starbases. Just fly to one of the green cubes around the starbase to dock with it.

Land on planets! Your starship will convert to a hovercraft where you can explore the planet surface and collect PODS for big points/fuel/minerals.
Discover alien structures on habitable planets.

Build bases on the planets. Bases are saved on the backend server so others can see and use them as well. Planet bases act just like starbases - you can sell resources and upgrade your ship when you dock with one.

This is a game of exploration and discovery, not combat.

Inspired by No Man's Sky, explore a massive persistent procedurally generated universe with a huge number of unique planets on your mobile device.

Device with A12 or higher recommended.

"Just give me a starship and stars to steer her by." - 2021 Les Bird

## Key features

- Explore a galaxy of millions of stars and planets
- Claim stars and planets
- Search for extraterrestrial intelligence signals
- Collect resources and discover alien structures
- Upgrade your starship
- Build bases on planets

## Recent user reviews (10 of 24)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/super-starship-3/id1619621970/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Love it

*2026-05-08, version 3.9*

There is many more planets I would discover.
And my favorite kind of planet is ones that have rings!

### 3/5 — Great, but stopped counting

*2025-12-29, version 3.9*

Really enjoying. But some of the statistics stopped incrementing in April of 2025, specifically stars, planets, and habitables. No incentive to play now.

### 3/5 — Leaderboard counts not increasing

*2025-12-10, version 3.9*

The counts for stars and planets stopped incrementing in April 2025. The whole point is to collect stars and planets and if the leaderboard counts are not accurate, it doesn’t make sense to play anymore. I am done unless my counts are corrected. It sure was fun while it lasted, though.

### 4/5 — Great, but stopped counting

*2025-12-10*

Really enjoying. But some of the statistics stopped incrementing in April of 2025, specifically starts, planets, and habitables.

### 5/5 — Love it

*2025-11-15, version 3.9*

There is many more planets I would discover.
And my favorite kind of planet is ones that have rings!

### 3/5 — speed increase

*2024-12-28, version 3.9*

Please increase the speed of the ship
Especially in a planets atmosphere

### 5/5 — Super Starship 3

*2024-11-13, version 3.9*

Disregard the negative reviews. This game is pretty unique and awesome if you enjoy playing space exploration games. If you enjoy exploring on Elite Dangerous on your PC you will love Super Starship 3 on your mobile. All of the mechanics are very similar. 

Travel across the galaxy, explore star systems, land on planets, collect materials and search for anomalies. No combat or threats. Simple exploration for those that enjoy this type of simulation. Travel times between stars and planets along with atmospheric landings make it feel more like realistic simulator than an arcade game. 

This game could definitely use a Wiki if someone took the time to publish one. I would also encourage the developer to continue upgrading this because I haven’t seen anything else like it. 

Super Starship 3 is one of the better space simulators out there. It should be highlighted on the App Store for those who enjoy these types of casual games.

### 5/5 — Seek and you will find

*2024-07-12, version 3.8*

There are multiple opportunities in this fantastic simulation. Re: time to travel; space is vast. Seek Habitable planets and their buildings for credits, Beacons, Pods and the Rare searchable Planets Anomalies for 1M Credits. Found Buildings and Discovered Star Systems will have your Name on them! Missions completed for extra Credits.
This Sim is Definitely Not Boring. Real Planet gravity simulations in planet to Planet travel. Landing and searching for objects are great fun. Enjoy this best Starship travel sim for iPad ever. Even Greater for ‘M’ Class iPad devices. Enjoy!

### 3/5 — Fun, but..

*2024-01-17, version 3.8*

The sound of the starship warp drive is the most annoying thing I’ve ever heard in my life. And worse, I can’t find any way to mute the in game sound. So I either have to turn my volume off or deal with it. Not cool. 3/5 stars but could be 5 if the game had a basic settings menu.

### 1/5 — Hard game

*2024-01-14*

Very hard to find earth

## Frequently asked questions about Super Starship 3

### What is Super Starship 3?

Super Starship 3 is a space exploration game where you pilot your own starship through a massive, procedurally generated galaxy. You can explore millions of stars and planets, claim them as your own, and search for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence.

### What are the key features of Super Starship 3?

Key features include exploring a vast persistent galaxy, claiming stars and planets, searching for ETI signals, collecting resources, discovering alien structures, building bases on planets, and upgrading your starship. The game focuses on exploration and discovery rather than combat.

### Is Super Starship 3 free to play?

Yes, Super Starship 3 is a free-to-play game. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, suggesting a completely free experience.

### What are the system requirements for Super Starship 3?

The game recommends a device with an A12 chip or higher. This indicates that it is designed for more modern mobile devices to handle the detailed 3D universe and persistent galaxy.

### What can I do in Super Starship 3?

You can fly your starship to any star or planet you see, claim them, and explore. You can land on planets to collect resources, discover alien structures, and build bases. You can also refuel and upgrade your ship at starbases.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.9 — 2024-09-11

Minor update

Planet pods and planet beacons no longer give fuel. You can only re-fuel your ship at a star base or planet base. The reason for this change is that star bases and planet bases were mostly not necessary because collecting planet pods and beacons meant you never had to re-fuel your ship.

### 3.8 — 2022-08-07

Add effect for planet to planet warp system
Fix a bug where ship would not move if no planet was lined up for a warp

### 3.7 — 2022-08-03

Added an audio mute button on the computer screen
When in planet atmosphere you can now toggle the local map to show surface pickups or solar system map. Auto switches to surface pickups when you. land.

### 3.6 — 2022-08-01

Planet to planet warp adjusted slightly to bring ship closer to planet

### 3.5 — 2022-07-30

New planet to planet warp system - travel to any planet in 5 seconds
Performance improvements when on habitable planets

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