Space Station Simulator vs Stellar Wind Idle
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
Stellar Wind Idle
Explore a galaxy in chaos, building and customizing spaceships to battle endless enemy hordes. Investigate different worlds and uncover a developing story to restore order.
- Varied spaceships with unique strengths
- Customizable ships with modules
- Engaging spaceship combat
- Auto battles and offline progress
- Large campaign map with story
- Galaxy exploration
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Enter the world where the whole galaxy has lost reason. You were providing security to the human cosmos but this time it is almost impossible. Fly forward, build ships, look for amazing modules, investigate space as if your life depended on it because the endless enemy hordes will never give up. Enjoy selecting ships for your fleet, studying their strengths and weaknesses, and upgrading them using a variety of methods. Travel to different worlds trying to find a way to stop the frenzy the galaxy is engulfed in. Key features: * Varied spaceships with different strengths and weaknesses * Customizable spaceships with modules * Awesome fights between spaceships * Auto battles & offline progress * Large campaign map with a developing story If you have any questions, feel free to ask us anytime at support@entropy-games.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stellar Wind Idle at 66% against Space Station Simulator's 36%. Stellar Wind Idle also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (641 vs 110). Space Station Simulator's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Space Station Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Stellar Wind Idle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stellar Wind Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stellar Wind Idle has 641 ratings behind it against 110, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Space Station Simulator's written reviews are positive against 66% of Stellar Wind Idle's.
Space Station Simulator ships an update every 8 days, Stellar Wind Idle every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Space Station Simulator | Stellar Wind Idle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (110 ratings) | 4.7 (641 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 66.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 110 | 641 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 10 days |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 760 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Appscraft | Entropy Games Studio |
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Space Station Simulator
Stellar Wind Idle
In-app purchases
Space Station Simulator
- Skip Mission$0.99
- Module overboost with discount$0.99
- Add 5000 credits$1.99
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- Greenhouse$1.99
- Photon Cannons$1.99
- Space warping$1.99
- Hyper Jump$1.99
- Add 10000 credits$2.99
- All Gadgets Special Offer$3.99
- Add 160.000 credits$14.99
Stellar Wind Idle
- Personal Offer (0.99$)$0.99
- Start Pack$1.99
- Personal Offer (1.99$)$1.99
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- Daily Progress Pack$2.99
- Personal Offer ($4.99)$4.99
- Personal Offer (9.99$)$9.99
- Supernova Psionic Hook$19.99
- Personal Offer (19.99$)$19.99
- Personal Offer (29.99$)$29.99
- Personal Offer (99.99$)$99.99
Questions
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