Comparison

Star Sky 3 vs Wanderness

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

Head to head
About

Star Sky 3

Embark on a relaxing journey through an enchanting world in the final chapter of a trilogy. Explore, uncover secrets, and shape the environment at your own pace. This calming experience is designed to ease your mind and offer a brief escape.

Highlights
  • Mysterious and enchanting world exploration
  • Relaxing and calming atmosphere
  • Uncover secrets and shape the world
  • Standalone or part of a story
  • Nature-inspired environment
Features
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In the starry light of the sky above, a story is waiting to unfold. Explore the final chapter of the Star Sky trilogy, as you journey through another mysterious and enchanting world, soothed by the nature around you. Take the opportunity to relax, and let yourself get swept away in the magical atmosphere, as you explore, uncover, and shape the world as you are walking through. Take your time, explore the different paths, find the secrets. Mårten Jonsson continues the relaxing pace set forth in the previous Star Sky games, and offers yet another calming experience, meant to ease your mind, and let you escape, if only for a short while. Explore at your own pace, play this game as a standalone experience, or try to untangle the weave of the Star Sky story. Goodnight, and may you find what you’re seeking beneath the stars.

About

Wanderness

Explore serene natural landscapes and capture beautiful moments with your camera in this walking simulator. Immerse yourself in a zen-inspired world designed to calm your mind and ease anxiety. Reconnect with nature at your own pace.

Highlights
  • Explore 360-degree photo landscapes
  • Relaxing soundscape
  • No timers or pressure
  • Full day-night cycle
  • Capture and share photos
Features
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Discover peace and tranquility with Wanderness, a new type of walking sim that takes you through serene natural landscapes. As you wander, capture stunning moments with your trusty camera and immerse yourself in a soothing, zen-inspired world that calms your mind and eases anxiety. Reconnect with the beauty of nature and find your center, one peaceful step at a time. Features: -Explore a stunning world crafted from real 360-degree photographs. -Relaxing and uplifting soundscape that transports you to serenity. -No timers and no pressure. Just wander and capture photos at your own pace. -Experience a full day cycle as the landscape gracefully transforms from dawn to dusk and into night. -Easily share your lovely photos with friends and family.

Screenshots

Star Sky 34 screens
Wanderness4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wanderness at 100% against Star Sky 3's 0%. Wanderness also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On ads, 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

Wanderness is free to download; Star Sky 3 costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Sky 3 ships an update fortnightly, Wanderness every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Star Sky 3 versus Wanderness: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar Sky 3Wanderness
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB1.4 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarten JonssonMoolion Inc

Customer experience

Star Sky 3

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Wanderness

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Star Sky 3

No in-app purchases

None

Wanderness

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Star Sky 3 free?
Star Sky 3 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wanderness free?
Wanderness is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Star Sky 3 or Wanderness have ads?
Neither Star Sky 3 nor Wanderness shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Star Sky 3 or Wanderness?
Star Sky 3 ships an update fortnightly, and Wanderness every 2 days. Most recently, Star Sky 3 was updated on October 6, 2026 and Wanderness on October 24, 2026.

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