Space vs Space Buccaneers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Space
Defend Earth in this retro arcade space shooter against relentless alien invaders. Pilot unique spacecraft, utilize various weapons, and collect power-ups to survive increasingly difficult waves and boss battles. Compete on global leaderboards for the highest score.
- Unique spacecraft with advantages/disadvantages
- Varied alien enemy types
- Multiple weapon types
- Challenging boss levels
- Shield, Weapon, and Health power-ups
- Global leaderboards
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Defend the Earth from hordes of alien attackers! Endless retro arcade space shooter. How long can you defend the Earth for? No Ads and no in-app purchases - just simple honest 100% free gaming! - Choose between various unique space craft - each with its advantages and disadvantages. - Various alien enemy types, which get gradually more difficult. - Switch between different weapon types. - Boss levels which get significantly harder each time. - Collect Shield, Weapon, and Health power-ups to help with the ever increasing might of the enemy. - Explosions. Explosions. Explosions! - Your shields and weapon battery recharges, but your health does not. - Global stats and leaderboards!
Space Buccaneers
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In Space Buccaneers you take over the role of a Space Pirate Captain. It is your job to manage your crew and strategize on the battlefield to defeat the enemy pirates mothership. Are you up for the challenge? Play SpaceBuccaneers together over local network multiplayer or over the Internet using a VPN no matter your platform! Just start one game as host, note the IP address, and enter it on a second game starting as the client. Controls and Mechanics: -Select a card by clicking on its corresponding card. -Place the selected unit by clicking somewhere on the battlefield -Ships can only be placed near your mothership -Units need resources to be played -Basic asteroids will automatically be mined by miners that constantly spawn -To get crystals you need to place Crystal Miners that will automatically mine them -Destroy the enemy Mothership or have more HP left when the time ends to win
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Verdict
Space and Space Buccaneers are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Space | Space Buccaneers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scratchmark Ltd | Ben Meyer |
In-app purchases
Space
No in-app purchases
Space Buccaneers
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Space free?
Is Space Buccaneers free?
Do Space or Space Buccaneers have ads?
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