Spaceflight Simulator vs Hurricane Outbreak
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spaceflight Simulator
Build and launch rockets to explore a realistic, open universe. Experience space exploration with accurate physics and a vast, explorable solar system.
- 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.
Hurricane Outbreak
Simulate and grow a hurricane, navigating warm waters to gain abilities. Cause destruction in thousands of simulated cities across various regions. Experience realistic hurricane behavior with unique upgrades for a different gameplay experience each time.
- Hurricane growth simulation
- Skill and ability acquisition
- City destruction
- Thousands of simulated cities
- Realistic hurricane behavior
- Unique upgrades
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Grow your hurricane by navigating warm waters, acquire skills and abilities. Cause destruction and death in cities along the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and United States Eastern Sea Board regions. Features thousands of simulated cities, 22 unique upgrades and realistic hurricane behavior that will make every play through different. How much destruction can you cause?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spaceflight Simulator at 85% against Hurricane Outbreak's 48%. Spaceflight Simulator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Hurricane Outbreak's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Spaceflight Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hurricane Outbreak sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spaceflight Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spaceflight Simulator has 98K ratings behind it against 3.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Spaceflight Simulator's written reviews are positive against 48% of Hurricane Outbreak's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spaceflight Simulator | Hurricane Outbreak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (98K ratings) — better | 4.4 (3.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.3% of reviews — better | 48.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 98K — better | 3.7K |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Spaceflight Simulator UK Ltd | Nostrovia, LLC |
Customer experience
Spaceflight Simulator
Hurricane Outbreak
User reviews
Spaceflight Simulator
From 98K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Realistic physics and space simulation
- 👍 Intuitive controls and easy to learn
- 🚀 Ability to build complex rockets and spacecraft
- 👍 No ads or in-app purchases required to play
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches, especially with large rockets
- 🔋 Potential performance issues on older devices
- 🔒 Limited customization and part options in free version
- 🚀 Docking and rendezvous maneuvers can be very challenging
Hurricane Outbreak
From 3.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 🤪 Interesting concept
- 🥰 Enjoyable gameplay
- 🤖 Realistic hurricane simulation
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🤯 Overly difficult quests
- 🤔 Unclear objectives
- 💰 Excessive in-app purchases
- ⏱️ Slow turning and movement
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
Hurricane Outbreak
Reported bugs
4 issues- Leech and land creature abilities not working
- Quests not registering progress correctly
- Upgrades not persisting after closing the app
- Incorrect city/country information on the map
Requested features
5 requests- Add more locations and continents
- Implement a true free play mode
- Allow customization of hurricanes
- Improve tutorial and instructions
- Provide an option to disable upgrades
In-app purchases
Spaceflight Simulator
- 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
Hurricane Outbreak
- 200 Point Booster$1.99
- Global Warming Scenario$2.99
- 500 Point Booster$2.99
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- Premium$4.99
Questions
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