Comparison

Stellar Wanderer vs Star Traders

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

Star Traders

Command your own starship and crew in a vast, procedurally generated open universe. Forge your path as a pirate, merchant, bounty hunter, or explorer, influencing factions and shaping your crew through your choices in this epic sci-fi RPG.

Highlights
  • Open universe exploration
  • Multiple captain careers (26 jobs)
  • Spaceship customization (350+ upgrades)
  • Crew assembly and talent management
  • Dynamic narrative and faction influence
  • Crew molding based on player choices
  • Varied difficulty options including permadeath
Features
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You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue. Command your ship and crew as a space pirate, merchant, bounty hunter, and more in Star Traders: Frontiers – an epic space RPG from Trese Brothers Games. Venture forth into a massive open universe, rich with adventure and the lore of the Star Traders. Choose your path by assembling and commanding your custom crew and spaceship in a constantly evolving galaxy torn by internal strife, political intrigue, and alien threats. Will you fly as a pirate terrorizing shipping lanes, join the solar wars as a military captain, or track targets across the stars as a fearsome bounty hunter? - Explore a rich, open universe: Discover endless procedurally-generated galactic maps, meet unique characters, and take on enemies to conquer the galaxy! - Become an intergalactic captain: Take on the role of a spy, smuggler, explorer, pirate, merchant, bounty hunter, and more (26 jobs total)! - Customize your own spaceship: Choose from more than 350 upgrades and 45 ship hulls to build your very own vessel to venture across the vast reaches of space. - Assemble and tailor a loyal crew: Assign talents and equip specialized gear for every spaceship crew member. - Experience an ever-changing narrative: Decide to make friends or foes with other factions and influence political, economic, and personal vendettas. - Mold the crew by your choices: As you make decisions and set the tone for your ship, your crew will grow and change to match. Destroy enemy ships with all hands on deck and your crew will become more bloodthirsty and savage. Explore distant worlds and loot dangerous wastelands and your crew will become intrepid and clever ... or scarred and half-mad. - Varied Difficulty Options! play with save slots to try out different builds or storylines or turn on character permadeath and enjoy classic roguelike experience - Achievement Unlocks: accomplish story and challenge goals to unlock additional optional (but not better) content like new starting ships and new starting contacts First there was the Exodus – when survivors of a great war left the ruins of the Galactic Core behind in search of a new home in the stars. Scattered worlds were claimed on the fringe of the galaxy. Each pocket of survivors held on to an isolated set of worlds while trying to rebuild under the great law of Shalun. Three centuries later, technology has brought them back together again. Discovery of the hyperwarp has bridged what was once an unimaginable distance between far-flung colonies, long-lost families, and political factions. With that reunification has come great economic prosperity. The hyperwarp reestablished the transportation of cargo, goods, and technologies between the quadrants – but it has also brought great strife. Political rivalries have been rekindled, blood has been shed in age-old feuds, and the fires of war have been stoked. Amidst the political infighting, a ruthless revolution is rising – and the fervent explorers of the hyperwarp have awoken something that was better left asleep. Our very first game, Star Traders RPG, took hundreds of thousands of gamers on an interstellar adventure. Star Traders’ success and overwhelmingly positive reception helped to launch Trese Brothers Games. It was the adventures of our community’s star-crossed captains that put us on a trajectory to share more of our worlds, ideas, and dreams. We set out to capture the loneliness, bravery, and camaraderie of people living together in a spaceship sailing across the stars. It is with great pride that after releasing four other games in the Star Traders universe, we’ve created a sequel to the original Star Traders RPG. Step onto the bridge of your starship, take to the stars, and create your own story in Star Traders: Frontiers.

Screenshots

Stellar Wanderer4 screens
Star Traders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Star Traders at 4.6 against Stellar Wanderer's 4.0. Star Traders also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and review sentiment (73% vs 42%). Stellar Wanderer's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.1). On update cadence, ads and device support 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 Star Traders $6.99 up front. Stellar Wanderer sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Star Traders asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Star Traders holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Traders has 673 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 73% of Star Traders's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stellar Wanderer ships an update every 2 weeks, Star Traders every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Stellar Wanderer versus Star Traders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStellar WandererStar Traders
Price$4.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.0 (8 ratings)4.6 (673 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.9% of reviews72.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8673 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#26 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.1
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB316 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCrescent Moon Games LLCTrese Brothers

Customer experience

Stellar Wanderer

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

Star Traders

All ratings668 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews221 reviews
Positive72.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative20.4%

Bugs and requests

Stellar Wanderer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Star Traders

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crew combat screen UI issues causing accidental input
  • Reputation/faction system bugs leading to unexpected outcomes
  • Crashes and freezes when navigating certain screens
  • Inconsistent behavior with ship component upgrades

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize ship colors and appearances
  • Option to command/control multiple ships as a fleet
  • More end-game content and progression systems
  • Improved UI scaling and optimization for larger screens
  • Cloud save/sync functionality across devices

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Stellar Wanderer

One-time7
  • 10 CHIPS$0.99
  • Special Offer$0.99
  • 35 CHIPS$2.99
Show 4 more
  • 70 CHIPS$4.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • 150 CHIPS$9.99
  • 350 CHIPS$9.99
None

Star Traders

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stellar Wanderer free?
Stellar Wanderer costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Star Traders free?
Star Traders costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stellar Wanderer or Star Traders?
Star Traders is rated higher. Stellar Wanderer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Star Traders averages 4.6 from 673 ratings.
Do Stellar Wanderer or Star Traders have ads?
Neither Stellar Wanderer nor Star Traders shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stellar Wanderer or Star Traders?
Stellar Wanderer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Star Traders every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stellar Wanderer was updated on October 21, 2026 and Star Traders on October 25, 2026.

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