Comparison

Advanced Space Flight Lite vs Space Crew Dragon

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

Space Crew Dragon

Experience a realistic rocket launch and recovery simulation. Aim to dock with the International Space Station after successfully landing your booster. This game is inspired by the historic Crew Demo2 mission.

Highlights
  • Multi-stage rocket launch
  • First stage booster recovery
  • Sea platform landing
  • ISS docking simulation
  • Based on real historical mission
Features
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Launch a multi-stage rocket and follow a crew capsule mission from Earth to orbit and back. Play through the stages of the journey: • Rocket launch and booster landing • Earth orbit and docking with the International Space Station • Undocking and atmospheric reentry • Parachute descent Practice each stage as you work toward completing the mission. Explore the sequence of a spaceflight through a game inspired by crewed missions to the space station.

Screenshots

Advanced Space Flight Lite4 screens
Space Crew Dragon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Advanced Space Flight Lite at every 4 months against Space Crew Dragon's every 38 months. Advanced Space Flight Lite also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 47%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Space Crew Dragon's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.1 vs 3.9). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

Space Crew Dragon holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 174 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Advanced Space Flight Lite's written reviews are positive against 47% of Space Crew Dragon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Advanced Space Flight Lite ships an update every 4 months, Space Crew Dragon every 38 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Advanced Space Flight Lite versus Space Crew Dragon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdvanced Space Flight LiteSpace Crew Dragon
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (83 ratings)4.1 (174 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better47.1% of reviews
Number of ratings83174 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB352 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuillermo PawlowskyRenzo Macedo

Customer experience

Advanced Space Flight Lite

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

Space Crew Dragon

All ratings174 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative47.1%

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

Space Crew Dragon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Advanced Space Flight Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Space Crew Dragon

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 Space Crew Dragon free?
Space Crew Dragon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Advanced Space Flight Lite or Space Crew Dragon?
Space Crew Dragon is rated higher. Advanced Space Flight Lite averages 3.9 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while Space Crew Dragon averages 4.1 from 174 ratings.
Do Advanced Space Flight Lite or Space Crew Dragon have ads?
Both Advanced Space Flight Lite and Space Crew Dragon show ads.
Which is updated more often, Advanced Space Flight Lite or Space Crew Dragon?
Advanced Space Flight Lite ships an update every 4 months, and Space Crew Dragon every 38 months. Most recently, Advanced Space Flight Lite was updated on October 22, 2026 and Space Crew Dragon on October 22, 2026.

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