Space Frontier vs Carpet Bombing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Space Frontier
Launch rockets to orbit and beyond to colonize Mars in this addictive physics game. Earn in-game currency to upgrade your rockets and compete for high scores. Easy to learn, but challenging to master, offering endless replayability.
- One-button gameplay
- Fun, fast physics
- Easy to learn, hard to master
- Colonize Mars
- Earn in-game currency
- Buy new rocket parts
- Multiple rocket styles
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Blast off to the stratosphere and colonize Mars in Space Frontier, the addictive physics rocket game that your friends will want to play—but they can’t! Because it’s your phone. But hey! They can download it on theirs, too. In fact, you want them to do that. So you can pound them into dust with your superior rocket scores! In Space Frontier your mission is to launch your rocket as high in to the orbit as possible and beyond to Mars. Earn in-game currency from launches and hard working Martians. Invest it to acquire new parts/styles, and send more people to mars! Easy to play but hard to master gameplay means you’ll be coming back again and again for one more boost. Ridiculously Cool Features List: ◉ One-button gameplay ◉ Fun, fast physics ◉ Easy to learn, hard to master ◉ Colonize Mars ◉ Infinite variety and replayability ◉ Earn in-game currency to buy new rocket parts ◉ More than sixteen rocket styles to try
Carpet Bombing
Engage in thrilling 2D aerial combat, flying an aircraft to destroy various enemy units. Collect power-ups and upgrade your plane between levels for enhanced performance. Enjoy destructible terrain and endless, randomly generated maps.
- Varied enemy types
- Aircraft upgrades and power-ups
- Randomly generated maps
- Destructible terrain
- Intuitive touch controls
- No interrupting ads
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Fun bomber game! Fly an aircraft and engage enemies! VARIED GAMEPLAY Several types of enemies to combat: soldiers, tanks, helicopters, airplanes and more! UPGRADES AND POWER-UPS Collect power-ups to boost your aircraft in game. Upgrade the aircraft between each level to increase its awesomeness! ENDLESS FUN Randomly generated maps tests your skill in more and more challenging levels INTUITIVE TOUCH CONTROL Simply touch screen where to go. A joystick mode of control is available in the settings. DESTRUCTABLE TERRAIN Like worms and scorched earth. Boom! GOOD QUALITY Check the reviews, most users give the game 5 stars NO INTERUPTING ADS No ads will block your view or disturb your gameplay. NO INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED Play whenever, wherever you like!
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Verdict
Space Frontier and Carpet Bombing both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 82% of Carpet Bombing's written reviews are positive against 47% of Space Frontier's. Carpet Bombing also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Space Frontier's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 571). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Space Frontier sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Carpet Bombing 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 — 4.3 for Space Frontier against 4.4 for Carpet Bombing. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Frontier has 14K ratings behind it against 571, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Space Frontier's written reviews are positive against 82% of Carpet Bombing's.
Space Frontier ships an update every 2 months, Carpet Bombing every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Space Frontier | Carpet Bombing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (14K ratings) | 4.4 (571 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews | 82.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 571 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 231 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | Synthetic Mind AB |
Customer experience
Space Frontier
Carpet Bombing
User reviews
Space Frontier
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Good for getting into rocket science
- 👍 Fun and interesting game
- 🚀 Excellent game
- 🚀 Great game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Game just slows down
- 🐛 Crashes
- 🤖 Ad takeover
- 🤖 Too many ads
- 🐛 Doesn't save
Carpet Bombing
From 571 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Simple and easy gameplay
- 👍 No forced ads
- 🚀 Addictive and challenging
- 🚀 Good difficulty curve
- 👍 Respectful monetization
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Control issues (sensitivity, responsiveness)
- 🐛 Progression reset issues
- 🐛 Certain weapons not functioning as expected
Bugs and requests
Space Frontier
Reported bugs
7 issues- Ads pop up during launch causing rocket to explode
- Ads don't load properly
- Game freezes and lags
- Mute button doesn't work
- Coins from ads not working correctly
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- Rocket goes really slow due to glitches
- Money randomly disappears
Requested features
16 requests- Add more planets
- Add more content
- Add more customization
- Add more levels
- Add more upgrades
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- Add more planets to colonize
- Add aliens and other obstacles
- Add different types of people with different roles
- Add more strategy elements
- Add the ability to build on planets
- Add the ability to travel between planets
- Add the ability to steer the rocket
- Add the ability to control the people
- Add the ability to upgrade fuel efficiency, rocket size, etc.
- Add the ability to choose fuel load
- Add the ability to reach new planets beyond the solar system
Carpet Bombing
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashing on higher levels
- Progression/purchase restoration issues
- Control issues on certain devices
- Graphical/visual bugs
Requested features
5 requests- More plane/weapon options
- Customizable controls
- Leaderboard/multiplayer features
- Improved enemy AI and variety
- Expanded level/environment selection
In-app purchases
Space Frontier
- Remove Ads$1.99
Carpet Bombing
- 1000 Gold Stars$1.09
- PAK FA T-50$1.29
- F-16$1.29
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- B-52$1.29
- Desert Strike$1.99
- F-18$1.99
- B-2 Stealth Bomber$2.19
- F-4 Phantom II$2.29
- Bag of Stars: 6500 stars$5.49
- Chest of Stars: 16000 stars$10.99
Questions
Is Space Frontier free?
Is Carpet Bombing free?
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Do Space Frontier or Carpet Bombing have ads?
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