Space Frontier vs Idle Rocket Launch
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
Idle Rocket Launch
Build and manage your own space industry. Launch rockets to earn money, upgrade your facilities, and unlock historical rocket designs. Experience the thrill of space exploration from your device.
- Launch rockets
- Earn money
- Upgrade base
- Unlock rockets
- Manage space industry
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Run your own space industry! - Launch Crazy Rockets to make money. - Upgrade your base and facilities. - Unlock the most exciting rockets in history.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idle Rocket Launch at none against Space Frontier's 1. Idle Rocket Launch also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 47%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Space Frontier's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 702). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Space Frontier sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Idle Rocket Launch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Idle Rocket Launch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Frontier has 14K ratings behind it against 702, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Space Frontier's written reviews are positive against 78% of Idle Rocket Launch's.
Space Frontier ships an update every 2 months, Idle Rocket Launch every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Space Frontier | Idle Rocket Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (14K ratings) | 4.7 (702 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 702 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 231 MB | 221 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | StarBlaze CO.,LTD |
Customer experience
Space Frontier
Idle Rocket Launch
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
Idle Rocket Launch
From 702 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Nice graphics and detailed rocket designs
- 📵 No intrusive ads or optional ad viewing
- 🎮 Fun and engaging idle game mechanics
- ⏱️ Good for killing time
- 🚀 Variety of launch locations
Room to improve
- ⏳ Game is too short and lacks content
- 😴 Becomes boring after level 5
- 🎯 Lacks challenge and difficulty
- 💰 Money/progression isolated per location
- 🐛 Level display mismatch (shows level 11 instead of 10)
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
Idle Rocket Launch
Reported bugs
4 issues- Level upgrade counter mismatch
- Download fails at halfway point
- Unskippable ads in earlier versions
- Ads interrupting other app audio
Requested features
7 requests- More launch locations and environments
- Minigames or additional activities
- Missions or tasks system
- Increased difficulty and challenge
- Shared currency across all locations
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- More rockets and launch pads
- Longer gameplay progression
In-app purchases
Space Frontier
- Remove Ads$1.99
Idle Rocket Launch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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