Operation vs Space Station Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Operation
Defend Earth from a massive alien invasion in this sci-fi multiplayer strategy game. Build your base, raise an army, and command powerful heroes to retake the planet. Form alliances and engage in real-time faction wars against both aliens and hostile humans.
- Build and upgrade military facility
- Train specialized army units
- Command and capture enemy heroes
- Chat, trade, and invite players
- Join alliances for strategic warfare
- Engage in real-time faction wars
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Earth. Your home, your memories, your family... All is fading under the colossal shadow of an attacking alien force. Jump into this intense sci-fi multiplayer strategy game. Command an advanced military facility to defend Earth from hostile alien invasion! Uncover advanced technology to infuse and reinforce your stronghold – you are Earth’s last protection against the invaders who are laying waste to the planet! Commander, it’s time to mobilize! Retake and defend the planet. Let no enemy, aliens or hostile humans, stand in your way! • CREATE YOUR BASE – Strategically build your facility by discovering new technologies to become a juggernaut of power. • RAISE AN ARMY - Train a massive army of specialized units including hi-tech infantry and cutting-edge war machines. • COMMAND YOUR HERO - Train an elite Hero unit for incredible advantages and bonuses, while attempting to defeat and capture enemy players’ Heroes in battle. • CHAT, TRADE, INVITE – Chat with other players, trade your resources and invite the strongest amongst your friends to defend Earth together. • JOIN AN ALLIANCE - Assemble an Alliance and strategize together to build a powerful network. • REAL TIME FACTION WARS – Join players around the world in massive battles. The Earth you once knew is growing dim, Commander. Hope is nearly lost. It’s time for Operation: New Earth. PLEASE NOTE that Operation: New Earth is completely free to play, however, optional in game items are available for purchase with real money. If you don’t want to use this feature, you can turn off the option by disabling in-app purchases in your device’s settings. A network connection is also required.
Space Station Simulator
Command your own orbital station, managing resources, constructing new modules, and developing your fleet. Engage in peaceful resource extraction or aggressive interplanetary warfare against other players.
- Develop your space station
- Build a fleet of ships
- Participate in star wars
- Extract and recycle resources
- Plunder interplanetary caravans
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If you are dreaming of space from childhood, then our simulator of the space station you will surely like! At your disposal is a small orbital station with one robot, who is sad without any work and only from you depends its future. You as the captain will have to deal with its development, dumb personnel, the construction of new modules. In the game you can bet on peaceful coexistence, for example, on extracting resources and recycling it or you can act with fire and sword, plundering interplanetary caravans and other players! Features: Developing your own space station Participating in star wars with other players Fantastic flights into space. Building a huge fleet of ships
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Space Station Simulator at none against Operation's shown. Space Station Simulator also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Operation's advantage is review sentiment (52% vs 36%) and ratings volume (625 vs 110). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Operation sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Space Station Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Operation against 4.3 for Space Station Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Operation has 625 ratings behind it against 110, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Operation's written reviews are positive against 36% of Space Station Simulator's.
Operation ships an update every 2 weeks, Space Station Simulator every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Operation | Space Station Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (625 ratings) | 4.3 (110 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.2% of reviews — better | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 625 — better | 110 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 302 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tilting Point LLC | Appscraft |
Customer experience
Operation
Space Station Simulator
Bugs and requests
Operation
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and connection issues
- Inability to update or download new versions
- Glitches with UI and in-game mechanics
Requested features
4 requests- Improved shielding and protection options
- Expanded map and zoom functionality
- Better resource production and gathering
- More balanced matchmaking and region merges
Space Station Simulator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Operation
- Bronze Supply Drop$0.99
- Iron Supply Drop$1.99
- Gold Supply Drop$2.99
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- Bronze Shard Bundle$9.99
- Epic Bronze Booster Pack$9.99
- Silver Shard Bundle$29.99
- Gold Shard Bundle$49.99
- Platinum Shard Bundle$89.99
- Platinum Shard Bundle$99.99
- Platinum Hero Equipment Pack$99.99
Space Station Simulator
- Skip Mission$0.99
- Module overboost with discount$0.99
- Add 5000 credits$1.99
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- Greenhouse$1.99
- Photon Cannons$1.99
- Space warping$1.99
- Hyper Jump$1.99
- Add 10000 credits$2.99
- All Gadgets Special Offer$3.99
- Add 160.000 credits$14.99
Questions
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