Comparison

AIM vs Random Space

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

Head to head
About

AIM

Embark on a mission to save Earth from an asteroid by traveling to the past. Build a space center, conduct research on asteroids, and use your findings to deflect the threat. Engage in mini-games and strategic building to complete your vital task.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade space center buildings
  • Conduct asteroid research
  • Play mission-based mini-games
  • Launch satellites
  • Deflect future asteroid threats
  • Save the Earth
Features
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Oh no, the earth is in danger! An asteroid is coming this way to destroy it. What can be done about it? It’s 2500 A.D. You are a Scientist, working at the European Space Agency. You came up with a plan: “Let’s travel to the past with a time machine and set up a space mission about asteroids. This provides us with research and in that way, we can deflect the future asteroid from its course!” Alright then. This could work! The Director approves and thinks you should go. You sound like the perfect candidate for this operation. Now, pack your bags and go! The time machine takes you back to the right year and your adventure starts immediately. Here’s what you need to do: Build your own Space Centre Construct several buildings which generate coins or research points Upgrade your buildings and perform tasks Play a set of mini-games which follow a breakdown of the mission Launch the satellite into space Reach a group of asteroids and do research on them Gather data and information from the asteroids Travel back to your own time with the research you have Stop the future asteroid in its course Save the earth! Download the game and start your mission today. Good luck!

About

Random Space

Embark on a survival adventure in uncharted space after a spacecraft failure. As an engineer, upgrade your module, build robots, gather resources, and construct a new ship to return home. Manage your basic needs while exploring diverse, procedurally generated planets.

Highlights
  • Space survival gameplay
  • Base and spacecraft construction
  • Resource gathering and management
  • Robot assistance
  • Procedurally generated star systems
  • Planet exploration
Features
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Random Space is a game of survival in the wild space. You suffered a wreck in an unknown system due to spacecraft failure. Everything you have is an emergency accommodation module and a heap of scrap. But by good fortune, you are an engineer and you have a clever pair of hands. Upgrade your habitation, build assisting robots, collect enough resources and build a spacecraft. To come home, you will have to visit all planets to determine your current location. In addition, you need to breathe, sleep and eat – remember about it! Design your spacecraft, save every drop of fuel, every tomato sprout and every gulp of air. Nobody knows for how long you will have to stay here. Follow planet movement to make a flight at the right moment when they move closer. Build and again build, upgrade, get and remember about your own needs. It will be a unique experience for every player – the star system is generated in an unpredictable manner, starting with visual parameters up to physical peculiarities of planets. Methods to survive on every planet differ – required resources available, amount of luminous energy, atmosphere availability, force of gravity, and surface area. Tune in the beat of the atmosphere of unknown planets and loneliness. I hope you will like this story. However, it depends on you whether the wild space will be friendly with you...

Screenshots

AIM3 screens
Random Space4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AIM at none against Random Space's 4. AIM also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 8 months). Random Space's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 2). 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. Random Space sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. AIM asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AIM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Random Space has 55 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AIM ships an update daily, Random Space every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AIM versus Random Space: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAIMRandom Space
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (55 ratings)
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings255 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size452 MB239 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperESA - European Space AgencyAlexander Tavintsev

Customer experience

AIM

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Random Space

All ratings55 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.3%

In-app purchases

None

AIM

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Random Space

One-time4
  • Thank the author (1)$0.99
  • Thank the author (2)$1.99
  • Thank the author (3)$3.99
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  • Thank the author (4)$6.99

Questions

Is AIM free?
AIM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Random Space free?
Random Space is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AIM or Random Space?
AIM is rated higher. AIM averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Random Space averages 4.7 from 55 ratings.
Do AIM or Random Space have ads?
Random Space shows ads; AIM does not.
Which is updated more often, AIM or Random Space?
AIM ships an update daily, and Random Space every 8 months. Most recently, AIM was updated on October 2, 2026 and Random Space on October 15, 2026.

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