Comparison

Random Space vs Galaxy Genome

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

Head to head
About

Random Space

Embark on a survival adventure in uncharted space after a spacecraft failure. As an engineer, upgrade your module, build robots, gather resources, and construct a new ship to return home. Manage your basic needs while exploring diverse, procedurally generated planets.

Highlights
  • Space survival gameplay
  • Base and spacecraft construction
  • Resource gathering and management
  • Robot assistance
  • Procedurally generated star systems
  • Planet exploration
Features
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Random Space is a game of survival in the wild space. You suffered a wreck in an unknown system due to spacecraft failure. Everything you have is an emergency accommodation module and a heap of scrap. But by good fortune, you are an engineer and you have a clever pair of hands. Upgrade your habitation, build assisting robots, collect enough resources and build a spacecraft. To come home, you will have to visit all planets to determine your current location. In addition, you need to breathe, sleep and eat – remember about it! Design your spacecraft, save every drop of fuel, every tomato sprout and every gulp of air. Nobody knows for how long you will have to stay here. Follow planet movement to make a flight at the right moment when they move closer. Build and again build, upgrade, get and remember about your own needs. It will be a unique experience for every player – the star system is generated in an unpredictable manner, starting with visual parameters up to physical peculiarities of planets. Methods to survive on every planet differ – required resources available, amount of luminous energy, atmosphere availability, force of gravity, and surface area. Tune in the beat of the atmosphere of unknown planets and loneliness. I hope you will like this story. However, it depends on you whether the wild space will be friendly with you...

About

Galaxy Genome

Embark on an open-world sci-fi adventure as a space pilot. Explore a vast, scientifically accurate Milky Way, customize your ship, and choose your path as a trader, pirate, or explorer. Engage in combat, smuggling, and mining while following a compelling story or undertaking side missions.

Highlights
  • Open-world sci-fi space simulator
  • Ship customization and upgrades
  • Explore a 1:1 scale Milky Way galaxy
  • Free-form play with multiple roles
  • Vibrant story and side quests
  • Surface vehicles for planet exploration
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Galaxy Genome is an open world sci-fi space simulator. You'll be able to upgrade your ship and customize every component as you hunt, explore, fight, mine, smuggle, trade and survive in the cutthroat galaxy. Follow the main story or do side missions. This game gives you the ability to feel real space exploration. The entirety of the Milky Way re-created at its full galactic proportions. At the beginning of the game you are a pilot of a small ship. Financial struggle forces you to start transporting contraband. Certainly, it will lead to you being in trouble with the law someday. But at some point in your life you are forced to make a deal with the authorities of the system. And that is when your dangerous space adventure begins. Game Features: - Free-form play allows everyone to choose their own path, becoming an angry pirate, a peaceful trader, an explorer, a bounty hunter, or a mix between these roles. - More than 30 different and customizable ships. - The game has a vibrant story and side quests. - Surface vehicles to explore planets. - No classes or skill levels, strength is decided by ship equipment and player skill. - The vast 1:1 scale Milky Way galaxy is based on real scientific principles. Around 2 billion star systems.

Screenshots

Random Space4 screens
Galaxy Genome4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Random Space at Free against Galaxy Genome's $3.99. Random Space also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (83% vs 75%). Galaxy Genome's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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

Random Space is free to download; Galaxy Genome costs $3.99 up front. Random Space sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Galaxy Genome asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Random Space holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 116 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Random Space's written reviews are positive against 75% of Galaxy Genome's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Random Space ships an update every 8 months, Galaxy Genome every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Random Space versus Galaxy Genome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRandom SpaceGalaxy Genome
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (55 ratings) — better4.3 (116 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings55116 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size239 MB100 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlexander TavintsevAnton Skvortsov

Customer experience

Random Space

All ratings55 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.3%

Galaxy Genome

All ratings114 ratings
Positive80.7%
Neutral9.6%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral13.8%
Negative11.2%

Bugs and requests

Random Space

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Galaxy Genome

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Game crashes when accessing mission menu
  • Game crashes when attempting warp jump with space station
  • Chinese characters display as blocks
  • Autopilot overshoots destinations
  • Module list cannot be scrolled when modules are disabled
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  • Mission rewards not calculating correctly with large fleets
  • Debris accumulation causes crashes if staying in system too long
  • Save files showing 0:00:00 playtime after crashes
  • Loading screen freezes on M1 iPad Pro
  • Virtual joystick not appearing in tutorial
  • Game crashes on older devices (iPhone 6, iPhone 10)
  • Landscape mode system menus remain in portrait orientation
  • Reputation system bugs preventing mission acceptance
  • Tutorial missions freezing and preventing progression
  • Pathfinding algorithm fails on optimal routes
  • Search function case-sensitive and returns only one result

Requested features

20 requests
  • Controller support (Xbox, Backbone)
  • Multiplayer or co-op gameplay
  • Ability to build and control space stations
  • Fleet management improvements
  • Save editing or money cheats for progression
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  • Galaxy map resource search filter
  • System naming and bookmarking features
  • More engineers for ship upgrades
  • Mod support on iOS
  • Better tutorial with highlighted interactive elements
  • Wiki or comprehensive in-game documentation
  • Portrait mode option
  • Reverse landscape mode
  • Quick-link from missions to galaxy map
  • Total light-years traveled tracker
  • More ship variety, especially for factions
  • Ability to disable ships and board them
  • Station conquest mechanics
  • Rank/reputation system with titles
  • Faster travel or acceleration options

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Random Space

One-time4
  • Thank the author (1)$0.99
  • Thank the author (2)$1.99
  • Thank the author (3)$3.99
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  • Thank the author (4)$6.99
None

Galaxy Genome

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Random Space free?
Random Space is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Galaxy Genome free?
Galaxy Genome costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Random Space or Galaxy Genome?
Random Space is rated higher. Random Space averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Galaxy Genome averages 4.3 from 116 ratings.
Do Random Space or Galaxy Genome have ads?
Random Space shows ads; Galaxy Genome does not.
Which is updated more often, Random Space or Galaxy Genome?
Random Space ships an update every 8 months, and Galaxy Genome every 5 weeks. Most recently, Random Space was updated on November 2, 2026 and Galaxy Genome on November 7, 2026.

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