# Super Starship 3 — user reviews > 24 indexed App Store user reviews of Super Starship 3 by Les Bird, rated 4.03/5 from 31 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/super-starship-3/id1619621970/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/super-starship-3/id1619621970.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 18 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 3 ## Newest reviews (4 of 24) ### 3/5 — Fun but…. *2023-06-12, version 3.8* This game has a few issues I’m having trouble with. The slider for thrust is very faint and hard to see; I can’t get a lock on a starbase to refuel. Every time I find one, the HUD says course laid in, but I’ve passed several without seeing any of them! Also, how do I earn credits so I can build a starbase? And least importantly (but it would still be helpful in finding them again), I’d love a chance to name my systems and planets. Also my ship! ### 3/5 — Gets boring *2022-09-03, version 3.8* Good game but gets boring REAL fast with not much to do other than fly around looking for ET’s signal which is hit and miss, mostly miss. Then there’s the issue of trying to find that “eerie signal” on the planet which you need to be in the atmosphere then you land and drive FOR EVER following an indicator on your panel waiting for the signal to get stronger and when it does it starts to drop off again. I’m done. ### 4/5 — A welcome blast from the past *2022-07-27, version 3.3* This game is a much needed addition to an App Store that is filled with pay to win games. Graphics wise this game isn’t much at all but it reminds me of the old school mobile games such as the now delisted Standard Definition version of Galaxy On Fire 2 or of one of the old ROTOS F/A-18 flight sim games that I used to play on my first generation iPad. There doesn’t seem to be much to do in terms of gameplay and the only thing you can do is go exploring which isn’t a bad thing at all. The game does lack many of the features of it’s console and PC counterparts (No Man’s Sky and Elite Dangerous) such as NPC ships that fly around in populated systems and the ability to go exploring on foot. Despite these shortcomings it’s obvious that this game is essentially Candy Crush for nerds but without all of the problems that that terrible P2W game has and yes this doesn’t have any micro transactions or lootboxes! TAKE THAT ACTIVISION/BLIZZARD!!!!! NOTE: The game no longer runs on 2 GB devices ### 3/5 — Tedious *2022-06-10, version 1.1* The dev ignored comments about how slow play can get when time is not speeded up. The time scale should be changeable by the player. Getting to a planet is wayyyyy too slow and it kills the fun. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Hard game *2024-01-14* Very hard to find earth ### 1/5 — Slow *2022-11-30, version 3.8* Painfully slow….. delete ### 1/5 — Updated: never mind - deleted *2022-11-07* Deleted. ### 1/5 — What? *2022-07-21, version 2.8* Loaded in. Rolled and rotated around before the ship HUD disappeared. Is there an acceleration button or does this require a controller? **Developer response:** You may have inadvertently touched the "full screen" button. It's a green toggle button at the lower left of the cockpit. It remains visible if you toggle it on, which hides the HUD and the cockpit - good for viewing full screen, and you can tap it again to bring back the HUD and cockpit. There are sliders on the left for thrust and right for rolling the ship and you can also use a controller if you wish but the game was designed to be played using only touch. ### 2/5 — Too SLOW *2022-11-08, version 3.8* This game could really be a 4 or even 5 stars if they made it more compelling simply by increasing the speed of travel. It is grueling to travel to planets and systems. It takes way too long and for a game that's 100% about discovery, you lost my interest as soon as I had to wait and wait to get from point a to point b. ### 2/5 — Way way way too slow *2022-11-03, version 3.8* The time scale to get to a planet is just way to slow even with engines on full. Taking 15 min to just get somewhere is just way to slow slow with nothing else to do in the mean time but stare at the screen. Installed the app twice in hopes the travel time was fixed or alterable by the end user but had to uninstall it twice because it’s not playable in my universe. Has potential but not there yet. ### 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. ### 3/5 — speed increase *2024-12-28, version 3.9* Please increase the speed of the ship Especially in a planets atmosphere ### 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. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 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! ### 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! ### 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! ### 5/5 — Relax and explore space *2023-03-19, version 3.8* Go explore. The flying is interesting and getting used to piloting the craft in and out of planets and among stars is a fun challenge that makes sense. You do get better and more efficient. The planets are pretty unique, and there are always some views and images that might not be perfect, but they're pretty awesome and definitely worth the game play to me. I've played this game for hours. Really helps me unwind and empty my mind at night. ### 5/5 — Watch netflix *2022-11-30, version 3.8* Like you should watch netflix on your laptop while exploring just like what space people would do … this game was too scary for me… it got so creepy visiting a red planet with nothing but rocks or desert… it was too immersive and scary for me that I had to delete but I didn’t get to see life forms or habitable planets :( ### 5/5 — This game/Sim is Simply Stellar! *2022-10-01, version 3.8* I only wish I found it earlier. So sad that True Gems like this don’t get hi-lighted more so! Anyway, what an amazing game/Sim. I keep checking for a pay option because I just can’t believe this is free! Flying to and into Solar Systems and the onto Planets… Wow! So cool, especially with iTunes playing appropriate Flight Music in the background! I love the simplicity of controls too. It’s what many games have lost these days... Simple Fun! It would be cool to have an external view of your Starship, but again, it’s still quite The Wonder to hop in and explore the Vast Beauty of Space! Amazing work Sir Bird! ### 5/5 — Great game for free no adds *2022-08-18* While the game can be a bit long it is excellent exploring planets and amazing terrains. If only the could more detail on planets such as oceans weather. And strange life Nice touch on the life on the planet with alien structures. Would cool if there were oceans to explore ### 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. ### 4/5 — Nice *2023-01-30, version 3.8* Finally a game geared towards exploration vice conquering. This game has great potential. Just wish getting from on system to the next was a lot faster and that the ship remained where it at when I logged off. The planet detail is pretty decent. Cant wait to locate a habitable planet. --- *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 2026-08-23.*