Comparison

Stellar Horizon vs Lowlander II

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

Head to head
About

Stellar Horizon

Embark on an interstellar journey in a vast, procedurally generated universe. Explore planets, discover alien life, build space stations, and engage in trade or combat. Your choices shape your path to skill, knowledge, wealth, and power.

Highlights
  • Explore procedurally generated universe
  • Discover planets and alien species
  • Build and manage space stations
  • Engage in trading and combat
  • Complete missions and analyze samples
  • Discover wormholes and ancient secrets
Features
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Travel among the stars, explore planets, discover new animal species and ancient monoliths, build your own space station, encounter aliens, trade and combat in an infinite procedurally generated universe ! Stellar Horizon is a game about exploration and survival. Starting with only a small starship and a few credits, do whatever it takes to earn skill, knowledge, wealth and power. Trading, hunting, mining, exploration : how you play Stellar Horizon is up to you. A TRULY OPEN UNIVERSE You can fly seamlessly from the surface of a planet to another, and every star in the sky is a sun that you can visit. Where you’ll go and how fast you’ll make your way through this universe is up to you. BUILD FOR AN EPIC JOURNEY Whether you want to explore and see things never before discovered, or directly find the best trade routes, how you play Stellar Horizon is up to you. Explore and map new star systems, earning yourself recognition and credits. Help rebels overthrow an oppressive regime or a government put down a rebellion, working as a gun-for-hire or assassin. Trade and influence the commodity market prices. Buy your own spatial stations and become an entrepreneur! Complete geographic missions, or analyse vegetal/water samples from different systems to become a renowned scientist! Discover new animal species, or learn alien language to communicate with local inhabitants! Build your own base on a beach, on your favorite planet! Discover wormholes that allow you to reach thousands light years distant systems! Discover new planets and enjoy gorgeous landscapes : every planet is different from the next. Find ancient monoliths that could reveal the secrets behind the universe... Explore giant bunkers, and find legendary items 4 BILLION STAR SYSTEMS. INFINITE FREEDOM. BLAZE YOUR OWN TRAIL. *************************************************************** *************************************************************** What is procedural generation ? Core to Stellar Horizon is that its virtual galaxy, including the stars and planets, are all created through random procedural generation using deterministic algorithms. A single seed number is used to create these features via mathematical computation thus eliminating the need to create each of these features by hand. This enables the game to have a massively open nature: it is estimated that with the 32-bit seed number, Stellar Horizon virtual galaxy will include over 4 billion planets. Any player will be able to visit a specific planet once they know its galactic coordinates, given their spacecraft has the capability to do so, and find the same features as any other player, as these coordinates serve as the seed for the planet's topography and environment.

About

Lowlander II

Embark on a retro-style RPG adventure inspired by classic games. Explore a vast world, battle evil enchantresses, and gain power. Enjoy one-handed gameplay with over 16 hours of content and cloud saves.

Highlights
  • One-handed portrait-style gameplay
  • Over 16 hours of minimalist adventure
  • Explore a huge world and gain experience
  • Delve into dungeons for loot
  • Cloud save functionality
  • Over 8 colors and special effects
Features
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LOWERLANDER is the sequel to Flat Black's 2015 somewhat-acclaimed retro-rpg, Lowlander! "Lowlander II is a great game, possibly the most enjoyable, largest and best produced game of its type available that’s not got the Ultima name attached to it. " - My Boxed Universe **** 1/2 stars from TouchArcade! Yarak means business. She ain't got time for you! Get that armor on- there's adventuring to be done! Generations after the mighty LOWLANDER vanquished the nefarious Azamon, a new villain has arisen. The evil enchantress, YARAK! The realm needs a new hero -- will you be the one? Styled after the early Ultima games from Richard Garriott, Lowerlander will make your iPhone 7 Plus feel like an Apple II+. That's a good thing! Plus, Lowlander's new sibling packs the same one-handed portrait-style gameplay that sensible people prefer! TouchArcade had this to say about the first one’s shameless imitation of Ultima II: “4.5 stars ... Lowlander is an interesting case, because it's not often that a game paying direct homage to a classic is actually better than said classic.” Unquestionably undeserved, but that’s high praise! FEATURES - glorious one handed, portrait-style, retro-RPG action - over 16 hours of minimalist adventure - explore a huge world, gain experience and rise in power - delve into dark dungeons for loot and riches - three save-game slots - save games to the cloud and download them later or to another device - no in-app purchases. buy once, own forever - special spell and environmental effects - OVER 8 colors - realistic moving water and lava

Screenshots

Stellar Horizon4 screens
Lowlander II4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lowlander II at 4.9 against Stellar Horizon's 3.9. Lowlander II also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 64%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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 Horizon costs $3.99 and Lowlander II $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lowlander II holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 89 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Stellar Horizon's written reviews are positive against 94% of Lowlander II's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stellar Horizon ships an update every 3 weeks, Lowlander II every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Stellar Horizon versus Lowlander II: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStellar HorizonLowlander II
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating3.9 (57 ratings)4.9 (89 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews93.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5789 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB23 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperS.MARSAULTFlat Black Films

Customer experience

Stellar Horizon

All ratings57 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral15.8%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral15.6%
Negative20.8%

Lowlander II

All ratings89 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative4.1%

User reviews

Stellar Horizon

From 57 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Vast procedurally generated universe with billions of stars
  • 🎮 Elite/No Man's Sky-like gameplay in mobile format
  • 🌍 Ability to land on and explore planets
  • 💰 One-time purchase with no ads or paywalls
  • 🔄 Frequent updates and active developer support

Room to improve

  • 🐢 Extremely slow planetary movement and exploration
  • 🎮 Clunky and unintuitive controls
  • 📱 Tiny text that's hard to read on mobile devices
  • 🗺️ Poor navigation and star map interface
  • 🎯 Lack of clear objectives or end goals

Lowlander II

From 89 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Nostalgic Ultima feel
  • 👍 Engaging and fun gameplay
  • 🗺️ Large and detailed world
  • 💡 Humorous and witty dialogue
  • 🤝 Responsive and helpful developer

Room to improve

  • 💀 Instant death without warning
  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay elements
  • 🤔 Some challenging puzzles/stuck points
  • 🔊 Annoying walking sound
  • 📉 Lack of replayability/character variation

Bugs and requests

Stellar Horizon

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Game crashes on launch for some devices (iPhone 5, iPad Mini)
  • Launch button disappears during gameplay
  • Cannot launch from flat surfaces
  • Game hangs when not skipping animations
  • Planetary exploration gets stuck and prevents takeoff
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  • Discovery scanning not working (version 1.0.105)
  • Manual docking at orbital stations is impossible
  • Slow frame-by-frame movement causing 10+ second delays per action
  • Navigation pointer doesn't correctly point to mission targets
  • Crashes when approaching stations
  • Interface bugs with skip function

Requested features

20 requests
  • Free-flowing joystick movement on planets instead of grid-based
  • Improved star map with zoom and selection capabilities
  • Tutorial or guided onboarding system
  • Larger, scalable text options
  • Multiple planets per star system
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  • Moons and orbital mechanics
  • Real-time smooth planetary exploration
  • Direct mission navigation with auto-pilot
  • Multiplayer or PvP functionality
  • Better ship and station graphics
  • More interactive content on planets (aliens, combat, NPCs)
  • Difficulty settings
  • Faster planetary movement animations
  • Asteroid mining and resource gathering in space
  • Story-driven campaign or narrative elements
  • MFi controller support
  • Motion/tilt controls for flight
  • Variable speed control during flight
  • Automatic docking computer
  • Strategy guide or in-game hints

Lowlander II

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Instant death from dialog choice
  • Game crashing when switching apps
  • Save file bugged/unbeatable
  • Stealth mission issues
  • Boot screen zoomed in
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  • Frame rate issues on older devices
  • Glitched ship quest
  • Baby dungeon quest glitch
  • Error message fixed by developer

Requested features

4 requests
  • Sequel (Lowlander III)
  • More clues/hints or link to FAQ/forum
  • Endgame randomized dungeon for replayability
  • Background music

In-app purchases

None

Stellar Horizon

No in-app purchases

None

Lowlander II

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stellar Horizon free?
Stellar Horizon costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lowlander II free?
Lowlander II costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stellar Horizon or Lowlander II?
Lowlander II is rated higher. Stellar Horizon averages 3.9 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Lowlander II averages 4.9 from 89 ratings.
Do Stellar Horizon or Lowlander II have ads?
Neither Stellar Horizon nor Lowlander II shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stellar Horizon or Lowlander II?
Stellar Horizon ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lowlander II every 4 days. Most recently, Stellar Horizon was updated on November 2, 2026 and Lowlander II on November 2, 2026.

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