Comparison

Stellar Wanderer vs Stellar Wind Idle

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

Stellar Wind Idle

Explore a galaxy in chaos, building and customizing spaceships to battle endless enemy hordes. Investigate different worlds and uncover a developing story to restore order.

Highlights
  • Varied spaceships with unique strengths
  • Customizable ships with modules
  • Engaging spaceship combat
  • Auto battles and offline progress
  • Large campaign map with story
  • Galaxy exploration
Features
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Enter the world where the whole galaxy has lost reason. You were providing security to the human cosmos but this time it is almost impossible. Fly forward, build ships, look for amazing modules, investigate space as if your life depended on it because the endless enemy hordes will never give up. Enjoy selecting ships for your fleet, studying their strengths and weaknesses, and upgrading them using a variety of methods. Travel to different worlds trying to find a way to stop the frenzy the galaxy is engulfed in. Key features: * Varied spaceships with different strengths and weaknesses * Customizable spaceships with modules * Awesome fights between spaceships * Auto battles & offline progress * Large campaign map with a developing story If you have any questions, feel free to ask us anytime at support@entropy-games.com

Screenshots

Stellar Wanderer4 screens
Stellar Wind Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stellar Wind Idle at Free against Stellar Wanderer's $4.99. Stellar Wind Idle also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (66% vs 42%). Stellar Wanderer's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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 Wind Idle is free to download; Stellar Wanderer costs $4.99 up front. Stellar Wanderer sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Stellar Wind Idle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stellar Wind Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stellar Wind Idle has 641 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 66% of Stellar Wind Idle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stellar Wanderer ships an update every 2 weeks, Stellar Wind Idle every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stellar Wanderer versus Stellar Wind Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStellar WandererStellar Wind Idle
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (8 ratings)4.7 (641 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.9% of reviews66.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8641 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB760 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperCrescent Moon Games LLCEntropy Games Studio

Customer experience

Stellar Wanderer

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

Stellar Wind Idle

All ratings625 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral7.8%
Negative26.0%

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
10 purchases

Stellar Wind Idle

One-time10
  • Personal Offer (0.99$)$0.99
  • Start Pack$1.99
  • Personal Offer (1.99$)$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Daily Progress Pack$2.99
  • Personal Offer ($4.99)$4.99
  • Personal Offer (9.99$)$9.99
  • Supernova Psionic Hook$19.99
  • Personal Offer (19.99$)$19.99
  • Personal Offer (29.99$)$29.99
  • Personal Offer (99.99$)$99.99

Questions

Is Stellar Wanderer free?
Stellar Wanderer costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Stellar Wind Idle free?
Stellar Wind Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stellar Wanderer or Stellar Wind Idle?
Stellar Wind Idle is rated higher. Stellar Wanderer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Stellar Wind Idle averages 4.7 from 641 ratings.
Do Stellar Wanderer or Stellar Wind Idle have ads?
Neither Stellar Wanderer nor Stellar Wind Idle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stellar Wanderer or Stellar Wind Idle?
Stellar Wanderer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Stellar Wind Idle every 10 days. Most recently, Stellar Wanderer was updated on November 6, 2026 and Stellar Wind Idle on November 3, 2026.

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