Comparison

Stellar Wanderer vs DYSMANTLE

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

Head to head
About

Stellar Wanderer

Embark on an epic space adventure in a vast open-world universe. Develop your character, choose your playstyle, and explore diverse star systems. Engage in combat, trading, mining, or piracy, and customize your ship with numerous upgrades.

Highlights
  • Vast open-world universe
  • Multiple playstyles (Fighter, Trader, Tank, Engineer)
  • Engage in combat, mining, trading, and piracy
  • Ship customization with over 100 items
  • Cockpit and third-person camera views
  • Gorgeous visuals and unique atmosphere
Features
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Stellar Wanderer is a beautiful space opera set in a vast open-world universe. Grow your skills and choose the best path that suits your play style. Become a FIGHTER, TRADER, TANK or ENGINEER, each with its own bonuses and special abilities. Follow the main storyline or choose the side missions you would like to play. Mine for resources or be the most dangerous pirate in the galaxy. Experience a variety of gorgeous space sets, each with several interest points. Earn credits for the ship of your choice or choose multiple ships! Tune your ship with more than 100 items that are currently available in the game. • 10+ hours of gameplay to complete the story line • Use accelerometer or virtual joystick • Cockpit view for a more immersive feeling or third person view for better observation • Fight, mine, explore, trade • Gorgeous visuals with unique atmosphere for each space set. The game is optimized to work on all devices starting from iPhone 4s, iPad 2 and iPad Mini. Follow us for the latest info and game news! • http://crescentmoongames.com/other-games/ • http://facebook.com/crescentmoongames • http://twitter.com/cm_games • http://www.stellarwanderer.com

About

DYSMANTLE

Explore a post-apocalyptic world after emerging from a shelter. Gather resources by breaking objects, fight or evade creatures, and build outposts. Craft weapons, farm, hunt, and solve puzzles to uncover the island's mysteries and escape.

Highlights
  • Break objects for materials
  • Fight or evade creatures
  • Explore open world
  • Build outposts
  • Craft weapons and tools
  • Hunt and farm
  • Solve puzzles
Features
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As you ascend from your shelter after the long long years, a brave new old world awaits you. A world inhabited with nasty and vile creatures. A world with no other human soul to be seen. A world with nature in reigns now. A world that's about to get even worse. You need to find a way to escape the wretched island. But before that, enjoy the bittersweet apocalypse. Features: * Break over 99% of all objects for materials with the right tools. No barrier will stop you. * Fight with (or run away) nasty and vile creatures of the post-apocalyptic era. * Explore the handcrafted open world and uncover its mysteries. * Survive. Clear areas of monsters and claim it as yours. * Build outposts to establish your presence. * Craft permanent weapons, tools, outfits, and trinkets. * Hunt various game or tame them for your post-apocalyptic zoo ranch. * Farm nutritious plants and reap the rewards as the crop gets ripe. * Solve puzzles above ground and underground in the Tombs of the Old Ones * Fish cunning scaly things under the watery surface. * Cook delicious recipes for permanent stat and ability upgrades. * Unravel the mysteries of the strange island.

Screenshots

Stellar Wanderer4 screens
DYSMANTLE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DYSMANTLE at 4.6 against Stellar Wanderer's 4.0. DYSMANTLE also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 42%) and ratings volume (480 vs 8). Stellar Wanderer's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Stellar Wanderer costs $4.99 and DYSMANTLE $9.99 up front. Stellar Wanderer sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and DYSMANTLE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DYSMANTLE holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DYSMANTLE has 480 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Stellar Wanderer's written reviews are positive against 75% of DYSMANTLE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Stellar Wanderer versus DYSMANTLE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStellar WandererDYSMANTLE
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.0 (8 ratings)4.6 (480 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.9% of reviews75.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8480 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#16 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB905 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCrescent Moon Games LLC10tons Ltd

Customer experience

Stellar Wanderer

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive41.9%
Neutral15.2%
Negative42.9%

DYSMANTLE

All ratings469 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews585 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral9.2%
Negative15.6%

Bugs and requests

Stellar Wanderer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DYSMANTLE

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when entering certain areas
  • Audio issues like sound cutting out
  • Progression-blocking bugs in DLC content
  • Inconsistent controls and targeting system

Requested features

5 requests
  • Cloud save functionality
  • More enemy and environmental variety
  • Improved fast travel system
  • Multiplayer co-op mode
  • Ability to customize the player character

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Stellar Wanderer

One-time7
  • 10 CHIPS$0.99
  • Special Offer$0.99
  • 35 CHIPS$2.99
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  • 70 CHIPS$4.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • 150 CHIPS$9.99
  • 350 CHIPS$9.99
3 purchases

DYSMANTLE

One-time3
  • Pets & Dungeons$3.99
  • Underworld$4.99
  • Doomsday$4.99

Questions

Is Stellar Wanderer free?
Stellar Wanderer costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is DYSMANTLE free?
DYSMANTLE costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stellar Wanderer or DYSMANTLE?
DYSMANTLE is rated higher. Stellar Wanderer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while DYSMANTLE averages 4.6 from 480 ratings.
Do Stellar Wanderer or DYSMANTLE have ads?
Neither Stellar Wanderer nor DYSMANTLE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stellar Wanderer or DYSMANTLE?
Stellar Wanderer ships an update every 2 weeks, and DYSMANTLE every 2 weeks. Most recently, Stellar Wanderer was updated on October 21, 2026 and DYSMANTLE on October 25, 2026.

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