Space Station Challenge vs Platformless
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Space Station Challenge
Experience the excitement of space missions, including docking with the International Space Station and performing extravehicular activities. Navigate your spacecraft and jetpack using intuitive dual joystick controls, guided by ground control.
- Space station docking simulation
- Extravehicular activity (EVA) missions
- Dual joystick controls
- Voice guidance from ground control
- Accomplishment sharing
- Universal app support
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Enjoy the thrill of docking with the international space station and then performing five specific EVA (extra vehicular activity) missions. Use the dual joystick interface to modify the orientation of the vehicle with one control, while using the other to carefully move closer to the space station dock. Use similar controls to control the jetpack on your space suit during EVA. Ground control vocally guides you through the various maneuvers, as needed. Optionally shares your accomplishments via email, or text messaging. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays. Even runs on Apple Mac or MacBooks equipped with Apple’s new M1 Silicon chip with easy to use keyboard and mouse controls.
Platformless
Experience a unique platformer where the challenge lies in navigating an endless, procedurally generated path without any platforms to land on. Master simple one-touch controls to overcome traps and obstacles in this constantly evolving game.
- Platforming without platforms
- Endlessly generated paths
- Procedural level creation
- Simple one-touch controls
- Obstacle and trap navigation
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Ready for the platformer without platforms? Jump your way through an endlessly generated path of traps and obstacles. Remember, there is nothing to land on, so you better keep going! Platformless features: • Platforming without platforms • Procedural level creation • Simple one touch controls
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Platformless at 67% against Space Station Challenge's 0%. Platformless also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.0 vs 3.5). Space Station Challenge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume 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
Platformless is free to download; Space Station Challenge costs $1.99 up front. Platformless sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Space Station Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Platformless holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Space Station Challenge's written reviews are positive against 67% of Platformless's.
Space Station Challenge ships an update every 29 months, Platformless every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Space Station Challenge | Platformless |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magnin & Associates | Dominik Ringler |
Customer experience
Space Station Challenge
Platformless
In-app purchases
Space Station Challenge
No in-app purchases
Platformless
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