Comparison

Cosmic Horizons vs Starhaven

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

Head to head
About

Cosmic Horizons

Embark on a hardcore 2D arcade adventure across a vast universe filled with galactic battles and alien invaders. Build your own space fleet, explore billions of planets, and engage in dynamic star wars. Upgrade your ships and unlock powerful weapons for epic cosmic combat.

Highlights
  • Explore the entire Universe
  • Dynamic galactic battles
  • Over 70 spaceships to fly and upgrade
  • Unlock over 100 upgrades and weapons
  • Join 10 galactic alliances
  • PvP spacefights online
Features
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Cosmic Horizons Space RPG is a hardcore 2d arcade game about life in a cosmic world: galactic battles and wars, spacefights and alien invaders from the void above! The entire Universe for you to discover and explore! Are you ready to look beyond our Milky Way? Create your own space fleet, build up asteroid ships, motherships and falcons in order to participate in dangerous but exciting cosmic battles. There are billions planets, satellites, stars, constellations and Milky Ways on your galaxy map. Without any doubt, there is a dreadful threat in every orbit that space rangers or ufo from the ocean of emptiness will attack your shuttle... Forget all the flying games you played before - Event Horizon is the best RPG that have ever come out: a realistic and dynamic one. Game Features: - You can explore the entire Universe! You will discover millions of new stars! Immerse yourself in a unique interstellar atmosphere! - Arcade, dynamic galactic battles! Take part in star wars! - Over 70 spaceships to fly and upgrade - build your own military force and start conquering the entire Universe! You will be able to fly airwings, V-gers, warbirds and many other powerful ships! - Evolve your ship as you advance and level up in the game. - Unlock more than 100 different upgrades and weapons during the game, including hyperdrive warp system, lightsabers, rayguns, shotguns, grenades, laser cannons and swords. - 10 galactic alliances to join during your infinite adventure! - Have a PvP spacefights with your friends online! Fight against ufo on the Internet like men in black! This game won’t leave anyone indifferent, no matter if you are a beginner and a professional player! You will enjoy great graphics, nice music and sound effects. To infinity and beyond!

About

Starhaven

Explore a distant region of space, visiting planets and black holes. Engage in large-scale combat with enemy drones and compete with friends online through Game Center integration.

Highlights
  • Space exploration
  • Planet and black hole visits
  • Large-scale combat
  • Enemy drone ships
  • Multiplayer via Game Center
  • Online leaderboards
Features
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A single-player and multiplayer spaceflight game that allows you to:  Visit planets and black holes in a remote region of outer space. Witness and engage in large-scale combat with enemy drone ships. Integrate with Apple's Game Center so you can face off with friends and other players online!

Screenshots

Cosmic Horizons4 screens
Starhaven4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Starhaven at 5.0 against Cosmic Horizons's 4.2. Starhaven also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Cosmic Horizons's advantage is ratings volume (82 vs 15) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price 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

Both are free to download. Cosmic Horizons sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Starhaven asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Starhaven holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cosmic Horizons has 82 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Cosmic Horizons's written reviews are positive against 100% of Starhaven's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cosmic Horizons ships an update every 2 months, Starhaven every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Cosmic Horizons versus Starhaven: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCosmic HorizonsStarhaven
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (82 ratings)5.0 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings82 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB141 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPavel ZinchenkoJared Prior

Customer experience

Cosmic Horizons

All ratings82 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral13.0%
Negative22.2%

Starhaven

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Cosmic Horizons

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • In-game purchases incorrect amount
  • Lost hundreds of hours of progress
  • Ad rewards not working
  • Progress randomly deleted
  • Game prone to crashes
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  • Locked into battles
  • Game data lost
  • Offline mode lag
  • Autopilot issues
  • Fast enemies impossible to take down
  • Health/energy bar obscured by notch
  • Controller configuration blank screen
  • Game will not update
  • Cloaking/stealth field issues
  • Ship builder fuzzy
  • Crashing when opening app
  • Ads pop up randomly and crash app
  • Optional ads in shop not working
  • ICloud save not working

Requested features

12 requests
  • Import profile on iOS
  • More seasonal events
  • Bluetooth battle / actual PvP
  • Multiplayer implementation
  • More factions, ships, weapons
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  • Bring back planet exploration
  • Add more updates
  • Cross save between iOS and Steam
  • Customizable controls
  • Controller support improvements
  • iPhone X support (screen notch)
  • More exploration features

Starhaven

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Cosmic Horizons

One-time8
  • Small Star Pack2 variants$1.99
  • Small Star Pack$4.99
  • Star Pack2 variants$7.99
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  • Star Pack$14.99
  • Star Pack$19.99
  • Supporter Pack$29.99
  • Big Star Pack$29.99
  • Big Star Pack$39.99
None

Starhaven

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cosmic Horizons free?
Cosmic Horizons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Starhaven free?
Starhaven is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cosmic Horizons or Starhaven?
Starhaven is rated higher. Cosmic Horizons averages 4.2 out of 5 from 82 ratings, while Starhaven averages 5.0 from 15 ratings.
Do Cosmic Horizons or Starhaven have ads?
Cosmic Horizons shows ads; Starhaven does not.
Which is updated more often, Cosmic Horizons or Starhaven?
Cosmic Horizons ships an update every 2 months, and Starhaven every 3 days. Most recently, Cosmic Horizons was updated on November 1, 2026 and Starhaven on November 3, 2026.

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