Comparison

Spaceflight Simulator vs Lunar Orbit

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

Head to head
About

Spaceflight Simulator

Build and launch rockets to explore a realistic, open universe. Experience space exploration with accurate physics and a vast, explorable solar system.

Highlights
  • Build custom rockets
  • Realistic orbital mechanics
  • Explore a scaled universe
  • Visit planets and moons
  • Open-world space exploration
  • Real-life physics simulation
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This game is about space explorations, its about building your own rocket, and going out to explore and see whats out there, all while following real life physics. • Realistically scaled universe, with planets up to hundreds of kilometers in size and millions of kilometers of space between them. • Realistic orbital mechanics • Open universe, if you see something in the distance, you can go there, no limits, no invisible walls. Current planets: Mercury. Venus. Earth. Moon. Mars. Phobos. Deimos.

About

Lunar Orbit

Guide an asteroid containing life-creating elements to inhabitable planets by manipulating gravity and using black holes. Navigate through space, avoid obstacles, and create new galaxies.

Highlights
  • Physics-based space simulation
  • Gravity manipulation
  • Black hole navigation
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Galaxy creation
  • Multiplayer galaxy building
Features
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Lunar Orbit is a game that will show you how easy and simple physics works in the space! You control the asteroid. It contains elements that can create life when they interact with water. Guide the asteroid to blue planets to inhabit them. Gravity! Use red planets to adjust the asteroid’s movement. Gravity fields of such planets are very strong! Use them to change the direction of the asteroid. Go around the obstacles and hit the target. But don’t fly to close to the red planet because gravity will drag you in and you will lose a life. Black holes! Sometimes you’ll not be able to go around the obstacles that you see on your way. Use Black Holes! As you enter one of them, you will instantly come out from another. Your speed and direction after the jump will remain the same. Calculate your trajectory smartly and choose the right Black Hole as an entrance. Obstacles Sometimes asteroid belts and other space junk will block your way to the blue planet. If your asteroid collides with them it’ll be destroyed and you’ll lose the chance to create life on the planet. Do your best to avoid them. Join other players from all over the world and create your own unique galaxy.

Screenshots

Spaceflight Simulator4 screens
Lunar Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lunar Orbit at none against Spaceflight Simulator's 11. Lunar Orbit also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Spaceflight Simulator's advantage is ratings volume (98K vs 2) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Spaceflight Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Lunar Orbit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lunar Orbit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spaceflight Simulator has 98K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Spaceflight Simulator's written reviews are positive against 75% of Lunar Orbit's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spaceflight Simulator ships an update every 9 days, Lunar Orbit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Spaceflight Simulator versus Lunar Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpaceflight SimulatorLunar Orbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (98K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.3% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings98K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpaceflight Simulator UK LtdDashApps OU

Customer experience

Spaceflight Simulator

All ratings97,665 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews4,884 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative9.6%

Lunar Orbit

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Spaceflight Simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Rocket parts sometimes clipping through each other
  • Occasional freezing or crashing when launching large rockets
  • Issues with RCS thrusters firing unexpectedly during docking
  • Problems with maintaining stable orbits and transfers

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more planets, moons, and celestial bodies to explore
  • Implement a career mode or progression system with challenges
  • Allow for more customization of rocket parts and spacecraft
  • Improve docking and rendezvous mechanics to make them more accessible
  • Add the ability to control individual astronauts and perform EVAs
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  • Implement a fuel line system for more efficient staging

Lunar Orbit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Spaceflight Simulator

One-time10
  • Skins Expansion$2.99
  • Full Version$3.99
  • Redstone + Atlas Pack$3.99
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  • Parts Expansion$4.99
  • Infinite Area Expansion$4.99
  • Expansion Bundle$7.99
  • Cheats Expansion$9.99
  • Full Bundle Upgrade$9.99
  • Full Bundle$11.99
  • Full Bundle$14.99
None

Lunar Orbit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spaceflight Simulator free?
Spaceflight Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lunar Orbit free?
Lunar Orbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spaceflight Simulator or Lunar Orbit?
Lunar Orbit is rated higher. Spaceflight Simulator averages 4.8 out of 5 from 98K ratings, while Lunar Orbit averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Spaceflight Simulator or Lunar Orbit have ads?
Neither Spaceflight Simulator nor Lunar Orbit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spaceflight Simulator or Lunar Orbit?
Spaceflight Simulator ships an update every 9 days, and Lunar Orbit every 3 weeks. Most recently, Spaceflight Simulator was updated on October 29, 2026 and Lunar Orbit on October 16, 2026.

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