Space Station Simulator vs Occupy Mars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Space Station Simulator
Command your own orbital station, managing resources, constructing new modules, and developing your fleet. Engage in peaceful resource extraction or aggressive interplanetary warfare against other players.
- Develop your space station
- Build a fleet of ships
- Participate in star wars
- Extract and recycle resources
- Plunder interplanetary caravans
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If you are dreaming of space from childhood, then our simulator of the space station you will surely like! At your disposal is a small orbital station with one robot, who is sad without any work and only from you depends its future. You as the captain will have to deal with its development, dumb personnel, the construction of new modules. In the game you can bet on peaceful coexistence, for example, on extracting resources and recycling it or you can act with fire and sword, plundering interplanetary caravans and other players! Features: Developing your own space station Participating in star wars with other players Fantastic flights into space. Building a huge fleet of ships
Occupy Mars
Build and manage a thriving colony on Mars. Ensure survival by managing resources like water, oxygen, and power, while expanding your base and discovering new technologies. Share your creations with friends in this universe-spanning simulation.
- Build and upgrade your base
- Grow crops on Mars
- Manage water, oxygen, power, and food
- Create fuel generators and connect infrastructure
- Discover new regions and resources
- Unlock new technologies
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Build your Mars Colony, protect your city and share it with your friends! Occupy Mars: Colony Builder is a mobile game set in Occupy Mars Universe Game Features: Occupy Mars: Colony Builder: - Build and upgrade your base. - Build greenhouses and grow crops on the Red Planet. - Make sure that there is enough water, oxygen, power, and food to survive. - Create fuel generators, oxygen tanks, connect pipes and cables - Discover new regions with valuable resources. - Unlock new technologies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Space Station Simulator at 36% against Occupy Mars's 13%. Space Station Simulator also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, 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. Space Station Simulator sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and Occupy Mars sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Space Station Simulator ships an update every 8 days, Occupy Mars every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Space Station Simulator | Occupy Mars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (110 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 173 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appscraft | PLAYWAY SPOLKA AKCYJNA |
Customer experience
Space Station Simulator
Occupy Mars
In-app purchases
Space Station Simulator
- Skip Mission$0.99
- Photon Cannons$0.99
- Module overboost with discount$0.99
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- Rapid resource collection$0.99
- Add 5000 credits$1.99
- Greenhouse$1.99
- Photon Cannons$1.99
- Space warping$1.99
- Hyper Jump$1.99
- Rapid resource collection$1.99
- Add 10000 credits$2.99
- All Gadgets Special Offer$3.99
- Add 40.000 credits$7.99
- Add 57.000 credits$10.99
- Add 160.000 credits$14.99
Occupy Mars
- 50 Mars Coins Pack$1.99
- 200 Mars Coins Pack$4.99
- 500 Mars Coins Pack$11.99
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- Disable Ads$16.99
- Special pack$21.99
Questions
Is Space Station Simulator free?
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