Comparison

Advanced Space Flight Lite vs Space Squadron

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 Squadron

Features
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Fly a starfighter through a nebula-lit warzone and take on enemy squadrons and capital ships in full 3D. Every wave hits harder. Every 5 waves a Dreadnought warps in, and every 10 waves the colossal Titan arrives. FOUR FIGHTERS - Falcata: twin-engine, twin-tail all-rounder - Lance: slim delta-wing interceptor, the fastest ship in the hangar - Bulwark: twin-boom heavy fighter with four nose cannons and a deep missile rack - Kestrel: gull-wing dogfighter with a razor-sharp turn and a strong ion cannon Each ship comes in three paint schemes. BUILD YOUR LOADOUT Earn credits in battle and spend them on gear. - Primary: Pulse Laser, Rapid Laser, Scatter Cannon, Railgun - Missiles: Homing, Swarm (4 at once), Heavy Torpedo - Two skill slots: Quick Turn (instant 180° flip), Shockwave, Aegis Shield, Hunter Drones, Flares, Overdrive - Hardpoints on the wings, spine and belly: cannons, rocket pods, an auto turret, armor, a shield amplifier and more. Everything you bolt on shows up on your ship. CAPITAL SHIP BOSS FIGHTS Pick off the turrets one by one, destroy the shield generators, then hit the core. When the Titan's superlaser starts charging, get out of the line of fire. Watch for the fighters launching from its hangars. TIGHT, READABLE CONTROLS - Left stick to steer; buttons on the right for guns, missiles, boost and skills - Cockpit HUD with lock-on, missile warning, radar and speed gauge - Clear hit markers, plus smoke and fire as ships take damage - Your hull repairs 30% after every wave, so good runs can go long - Invert pitch and toggle sound effects, music and hit sounds A SKY WORTH FLYING IN Earth and the starfield are built from NASA imagery, with a nebula rendered in Blender and a derelict station adrift among the wreckage. HDR lighting and bloom make every laser and explosion glow. ALSO - English and Japanese - No connection needed: play anywhere, any time - Chase your high score and push to the next wave Earth and star imagery: NASA (Blue Marble, Black Marble, Deep Star Maps)

Screenshots

Advanced Space Flight Lite4 screens
Space Squadron4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Space Squadron at none against Advanced Space Flight Lite's shown. Space Squadron also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). Advanced Space Flight Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Advanced Space Flight Lite ships an update every 4 months, Space Squadron every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Advanced Space Flight Lite versus Space Squadron: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdvanced Space Flight LiteSpace Squadron
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (82 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings82 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB1.0 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuillermo PawlowskyKei Suzumura

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 Squadron

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Advanced Space Flight Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Space Squadron

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 Squadron free?
Space Squadron is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Advanced Space Flight Lite or Space Squadron have ads?
Advanced Space Flight Lite shows ads; Space Squadron does not.
Which is updated more often, Advanced Space Flight Lite or Space Squadron?
Advanced Space Flight Lite ships an update every 4 months, and Space Squadron every 4 days. Most recently, Advanced Space Flight Lite was updated on November 6, 2026 and Space Squadron on November 10, 2026.

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