Comparison

Hades' Star vs Tiny Space Program

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Hades' Star

Build and expand a space empire in a persistent, evolving galaxy. Colonize planets, research technology, command fleets, and engage in diplomacy and warfare with millions of players. Participate in cooperative and competitive missions to gather resources and dominate the cosmos.

Highlights
  • Colonize and develop planets
  • Research advanced technology
  • Build and customize starship fleets
  • Engage in player diplomacy and cooperation
  • Participate in Red and Blue Star missions
  • Form Corporations for strategic gameplay
Features
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Leave your mark among millions of players in a persistent galaxy that constantly grows and evolves. Hades’ Star is a unique online space strategy game. You are in control of a growing Empire, starting with a single planet in your own corner of space. Over time, you’ll expand to own multiple outposts, command a formidable fleet, research advanced technology, participate in diverse missions and manage relationships with other players in the game. FEATURES: • Colonize numerous planets and watch them grow from lifeless rocks to central hubs of activity. • Optimize trade routes, mine resources, explore new space and defend against the indigenous, mysterious alien space race • Build combat, mining and trade ships and customize them with powerful modules • Establish diplomatic relations with other players and dictate your rules for economic and military cooperation • Work with other players in dangerous Red Stars and retrieve resources before the star goes Supernova • Compete for rewards in the intense, rapidly collapsing Blue stars • Organize with other players in Corporations and participate in highly strategic White Star missions • Play and grow at your own pace: Nobody will unfairly steal your resources while you are offline SUPPORT If you have any problem in the game, please contact us at support@hadesstar.com, or use the in-game "Contact Support" option. PRIVACY POLICY http://hadesstar.com/privacy_policy.html TERMS OF SERVICE http://hadesstar.com/terms_of_service.html Hades' Star uses Emoji provided by http://emojione.com

About

Tiny Space Program

Manage your own space agency, from designing and building rockets to launching missions for research, mining, or tourism. Explore planets and moons, establish off-world economies, and advance your technology in this interplanetary simulation.

Highlights
  • Space program management
  • Build off-world colonies
  • Launch rockets and spaceships
  • Research technologies
  • Mine resources from celestial bodies
  • Astronaut progression
  • Simulates orbital mechanics
Features
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Build and run your own space program — like SpaceX, but yours. Launch rockets, manage astronauts, mine planets, and colonize the solar system from the Moon to beyond the Kuiper Belt. WHAT WOULD YOU DO AS A SPACE BILLIONAIRE? Send tourists on a spacewalk? Start a mining operation on Titan? Build a space station around Mars? In Tiny Space Program you manage the early colonization of our solar system — based on real orbital mechanics and ship propulsion. BUILD YOUR SPACE AGENCY - Launch rockets and spaceships into orbit - Build off-world colonies, outposts, and modular space stations - Mine resources on moons, planets, and dwarf planets - Research new technologies and better spacecraft - Level up your astronauts and equip spacesuits - Establish off-world economies and trade A CHILL GAME, NOT A CHORE No forced ads, no daily-streak punishments. Play at your own pace — run an hour-long research expedition, take tourists on a quick tour, then put it down and come back later. Mines keep producing while you're away. MADE BY ONE DEVELOPER Actively updated (space stations, automation, dwarf planets, and vehicles all shipped recently). Join the Discord and help shape what comes next.

Screenshots

Hades' Star4 screens
Tiny Space Program4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hades' Star at none against Tiny Space Program's shown. Tiny Space Program's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 55%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hades' Star sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Tiny Space Program sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Hades' Star against 4.5 for Tiny Space Program. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3K and 1.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Hades' Star's written reviews are positive against 81% of Tiny Space Program's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hades' Star ships an update every 3 months, Tiny Space Program every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hades' Star versus Tiny Space Program: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHades' StarTiny Space Program
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (3K ratings)4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.1% of reviews81.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3K — better1.7K
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size379 MB32 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperParallel Space IncJerry Neimann

Customer experience

Hades' Star

All ratings2,967 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews323 reviews
Positive55.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative38.4%

Tiny Space Program

All ratings1,671 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews665 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative11.4%

User reviews

Hades' Star

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Awesome game
  • 🕰️ Relaxing, slow-paced gameplay
  • 👥 Great community and teamwork
  • 🚫 No pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and design

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Slow progression and upgrade process
  • 🤖 Unbalanced AI and matchmaking issues
  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay and lack of variety
  • 🔌 Connectivity and server stability problems
  • 🔧 Bugs and glitches after updates

Tiny Space Program

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome game
  • 👍 No ads or pay-to-win
  • 🚀 Engaging gameplay
  • 🚀 Lots of depth and content
  • 👍 Great for space enthusiasts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔧 Confusing UI and menus
  • 💰 Difficult to earn credits/resources
  • 🕰️ Slow progression and long wait times
  • 🤔 Unclear tutorials and instructions

Bugs and requests

Hades' Star

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login and account linking issues
  • Crashes and freezes after updates
  • Unreliable timers and resource generation

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode or passive resource generation
  • More ship types and customization options
  • Improved corporation features and coordination
  • Faster-paced PvP modes and events
  • Expanded exploration and content updates

Tiny Space Program

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Buttons not working or unresponsive
  • Disappearing ships and resources
  • Crashes and freezes after updates
  • Quests and missions not tracking properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more planets and moons to explore
  • Improve the economy and resource management
  • Implement cloud/online save functionality
  • Streamline the UI and make it more intuitive
  • Expand the research and upgrade trees
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  • Add more animations and visual effects

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hades' Star

Subscriptions1
  • Hades' Star Platinum$9.991 Month
One-time9
  • CRYSTAL PACK - SMALL$2.99
  • STARTER PACK$4.99
  • CRYSTAL SHIPMENTS$4.99
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  • CRYSTAL PACK - MEDIUM$9.99
  • HYDROGEN TRANSMISSION$9.99
  • CRYSTAL PACK - LARGE$19.99
  • STARTER PACK 2$19.99
  • CRYSTAL PACK - HUGE$49.99
  • CRYSTAL PACK - EPIC$99.99
14 purchases

Tiny Space Program

One-time14
  • Supporting the game, thank you$1.99
  • Helping out, many thanks$4.99
  • Crystal Pack 1$4.99
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  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Plasma Space Ship Package$8.99
  • You are great! Many thanks$9.99
  • Crystal Pack 2$9.99
  • Colonizer Pack$9.99
  • Experimental Dragon Ships$9.99
  • Aerospike space ship pack$9.99
  • A big pile of credits$19.99
  • Crystal Pack 3$19.99
  • Biggest box of credits$49.99
  • Crystal Pack 4$49.99

Questions

Is Hades' Star free?
Hades' Star is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Space Program free?
Tiny Space Program is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hades' Star or Tiny Space Program?
Tiny Space Program is rated higher. Hades' Star averages 4.4 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while Tiny Space Program averages 4.5 from 1.7K ratings.
Do Hades' Star or Tiny Space Program have ads?
Tiny Space Program shows ads; Hades' Star does not.
Which is updated more often, Hades' Star or Tiny Space Program?
Hades' Star ships an update every 3 months, and Tiny Space Program every 2 months. Most recently, Hades' Star was updated on October 29, 2026 and Tiny Space Program on October 29, 2026.

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