Comparison

Advanced Space Flight Lite vs Solar Express

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

Head to head
About

Advanced Space Flight Lite

Explore the cosmos with a realistic space simulator. Travel between planets and stars, experiencing relativistic effects and the true scale of the universe. Includes detailed planetarium and star chart features.

Highlights
  • Realistic space flight simulation
  • Relativistic effects for interstellar travel
  • Planetarium with real-scale planets and orbits
  • Star chart and exoplanet explorer
  • Full-scale universe visualization
  • Realistic and free flight modes
Features
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Advanced Space Flight is a realistic space simulator for interplanetary and interstellar travel. It is the only space simulator available that takes into account relativistic effects during interstellar flight. Besides simulating space flight, this app can also be used as a planetarium, with all known planets shown in real scale with their accurate keplerian orbits. It can also be used as a star chart and exoplanet explorer, showing all solar systems with confirmed exoplanets within 50 light years from the Sun. This is the only app where you can get a sense of the true scale of the Universe, zooming out through thousands of galaxies and galaxy clusters until you see the entire observable universe in your screen. Locations with full access: - All inner planets in the Solar System and its moons: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars, Phobos, Deimos, Ceres - Nearby star systems: Proxima Centauri, Alpha Centauri, Sirius, Epsilon Eridani Locations with partial access: - All solar system planets plus 5 dwarf planets. - All confirmed exoplanetary solar systems within 50 light years. - Experience the full scale of the Universe: you can zoom out from a few meters to billions of light years, until you see the entire observable universe in your screen. Flight Modes: - Realistic Flight: Travel using optimised trajectories, calculated based on the orbital parameters of the origin and destination planets to minimise fuel usage. These are the kind of trajectories that would be used in a real space mission. - Free Flight: Take manual control of a spaceship in space, activating the engines as you see fit to achieve your goals. Spaceships: Advanced Space Flight features several spacecraft, but only one in available in this free version: - Space Shuttle (Chemical Rocket): Designed in 1968-1972 y NASA and North American Rockwell. It has been in service from 1981 to 2011, making it the most successful reusable spacecraft ever built. - Falcon Heavy (Chemical Rocket): Designed and manufactured by SpaceX, made its first flight in 2018. - Nuclear Ferry (Nuclear Thermal Rocket): Designed in 1964 by Ling-Temco-Vought Inc. - Lewis Ion Rocket (Ion Drive): Designed in a 1965 study by the Lewis Research Center. Artificial Satellites: Several human-made satellites are present in the app: - Sputnik 1 - Hubble Space Telecope - Internation Space Station - Kepler Space Observatory - Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) - James Webb Space Telescope Join our discord community for discussions or suggestions about the app: https://discord.gg/guHq8gAjpu You can also contact me by email if you have any complaint or suggestion.

About

Solar Express

Embark on a realistic yet casual spaceflight simulation. Explore the solar system, dock with stations, and perform powered landings on celestial bodies. Deliver supplies across planets and moons with intuitive controls.

Highlights
  • Realistic orbital mechanics
  • Solar system exploration
  • Space station docking
  • Powered landings
  • Supply delivery missions
  • Heads-up display navigation
Features
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Solar Express is a realistic, yet casual spaceflight simulation game. Start flying your rocket immediately (no building required), with enough delta-V to visit every planet in the solar system. Navigate using a heads-up display optimized for phones. Dock with space stations using your maneuvering thrusters. Do powered landings on the surface of moons and planets. Deliver supplies between planets and space stations around the solar system. Real orbital mechanics, real 3D simulation, real programmer art, real nerdy. :)

Screenshots

Advanced Space Flight Lite4 screens
Solar Express4 screens

Verdict

The call

Advanced Space Flight Lite and Solar Express both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Advanced Space Flight Lite's written reviews are positive against 0% of Solar Express's. Advanced Space Flight Lite also leads on ratings volume (83 vs 7). Solar Express's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Advanced Space Flight Lite against 4.0 for Solar Express. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Advanced Space Flight Lite has 83 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Advanced Space Flight Lite's written reviews are positive against 0% of Solar Express's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Advanced Space Flight Lite ships an update every 4 months, Solar Express weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Advanced Space Flight Lite versus Solar Express: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdvanced Space Flight LiteSolar Express
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (83 ratings)4.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings83 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuillermo PawlowskyGilman Tolle

Customer experience

Advanced Space Flight Lite

All ratings83 ratings
Positive68.7%
Neutral9.6%
Negative21.7%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral21.4%
Negative11.9%

Solar Express

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Advanced Space Flight Lite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • 🐛 Cannot go beyond the moon
  • 🐛 Glitchy interstellar travel
  • 🐛 Texture flickering issues
  • 🐛 Poor/no pitch control

Requested features

20 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More stages on rockets
  • Add Jupiter and Neptune rings
  • More spaceships (Ariane, Soyuz, Saturn V, NASA X planes, Interstellar, Star Wars ships)
  • Missions and launchpads
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  • Skylon spaceship
  • Rovers and space probes
  • More realistic planet graphics
  • Unlock faster rockets for free
  • Add tutorial missions
  • Add nebulae, black holes, quasars, pulsars, magnetars, neutron stars, other galaxies
  • Land on planets with terrain view
  • Add asteroids and other interactive elements
  • Payload missions with mission selection
  • Add ISS and Hubble satellites
  • Add more celestial systems (HD 20794, Nu2Lupi, Gliese 433c)
  • Add SpaceX's Falcon-Heavy
  • Add objectives for spaceships (multiple missions, fuel selection)
  • Add comets
  • Add Wolf 359

Solar Express

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Advanced Space Flight Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Solar Express

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Advanced Space Flight Lite free?
Advanced Space Flight Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solar Express free?
Solar Express is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Advanced Space Flight Lite or Solar Express?
Solar Express is rated higher. Advanced Space Flight Lite averages 3.9 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while Solar Express averages 4.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Advanced Space Flight Lite or Solar Express have ads?
Advanced Space Flight Lite shows ads; Solar Express does not.
Which is updated more often, Advanced Space Flight Lite or Solar Express?
Advanced Space Flight Lite ships an update every 4 months, and Solar Express weekly. Most recently, Advanced Space Flight Lite was updated on October 13, 2026 and Solar Express on October 3, 2026.

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