Comparison

Star Hunter vs Chippyn

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

Head to head
About

Star Hunter

Command your fleet in a post-war galaxy filled with factions and opportunities. Explore ruins, complete bounties, and upgrade your base and ships. The choice is yours: roam the void or rise from chaos.

Highlights
  • Tactical fleet command
  • Interstellar exploration
  • Bounty hunting and missions
  • Base building and upgrades
  • Ship customization and combat
  • Faction interaction
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NetEase's first interstellar-themed tactical extraction game, combining immersive visuals and accessible gameplay to create an imaginative, futuristic interstellar world. After the First Interstellar War, the Sacrum Chu Imperium collapsed, and the Dawn Accord Organization was founded. Factions such as NOMA Shipping Group, Antonios, and Jupiter Industries rose to power, completely reshaping the galaxy into a turbulent and chaotic place. Countless star hunters have stepped onto the galactic stage. They command their own fleets, signing agreements and taking bounties from different factions as they venture into the far reaches of the endless Milky Way. You, as one of these star hunters, are living in an age of freedom, full of challenges and opportunities. Search for treasure and mysteries among the ruins scattered across star systems, deal with different factions, and complete specific tasks to obtain resources and bounties. Sometimes the galactic factions will even summon hundreds of star hunters at once to seize a massive enemy Space Station. The cosmos is a shadowed forest. As hunters seek their quarry, they may find themselves stalked instead. From every hunt, hunters emerge with treasure in hand and new technologies at their command. Will you lead your fleet to roam the endless void, Or, will you gather strength to rise from the chaos? The choice lies in your own hands, hunter. [Set course for deep space and embark on a treasure hunt] In a remote corner of the Milky Way, you, a star hunter, will control a fleet, take on a wide variety of bounty contracts and missions, and venture into the vastness of space. You will hunt for mysterious items for your employers and explore specific targets, searching for treasure and secrets in uncharted territory. Here, the possibilities are endless. Beyond the stars, what else will you discover? Only you can answer that question. [Shrouded ruins with peril at every turn] The universe is a "dark forest," and the ancient ruins of the Sacrum Chu Imperium are its most shadowed and dangerous thickets. As you steer your ship through warped rifts and veils of mist to reach the drifting ruins, you may find not the glory of civilization, but a suffocating silence and deadly temptation. Whether you continue searching for treasure or make an emergency retreat is entirely up to you. [Claim bounties and upgrade your base] Your adventure begins with little more than a small outpost in the void and a pair of Frigates at your side. By completing contracts and tasks for different factions, you'll earn rich bounties and vital resources. Return to your base to build defenses and production facilities, strengthening your fleet for the unknown dangers ahead and preparing for countless missions to come. [Build your ship and fight among the stars] Spore Fighters, Ceres Destroyers, Constantine the Great Battlecruisers, Solar Whale Carriers... Dozens of ship types and hundreds of fighters and warships, each with unique features, provide a vast range of strategic combinations. Fleets clash with striking realism in space: you can orchestrate ambushes along enemy routes or station your fleet to guard critical passages. Large‑scale, intense battles can transform entire stretches of a star system, spanning hundreds of kilometers, into no‑fly zones. [Form a Squad and hunt together] Across the postwar galaxy, factions stir in every cluster. Hunters can form Squads to take on missions together, and those who grow strong can unite with hundreds more in a vast Community, seizing airspace and territory alongside their allies. [Experience 3D cinematic combat] Experience fully rendered 3D combat with close‑up and multi‑angle views. Battles unfold like a movie, immersing you in a star‑spanning battlefield. Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Infinite.Lagrange.EU Discord:https://discord.com/invite/infinitelagrange Contact Us:lagrange@service.netease.com

About

Chippyn

Features
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Chippyn is a real-time party game designed to play with a live audience; the kind of thing a speaker can pull up on a conference screen and get an entire room playing together in seconds. The rule is simple: pick the lowest number that nobody else picks. Whoever's hosting shares a 4-character round code, everyone in the crowd joins on their own phone, and each player spins the dial to lock in a guess anywhere from 1 to 999 before the clock runs out. Once the round locks, every pick is revealed together. The lowest number that only one person chose wins. It's part bluffing, part reading the room: too obvious a pick and someone else beats you to it; too clever and you might be the only one who wandered off the beaten path. Rounds move fast, with a live countdown through picking, locking, and results, so it's built for a quick, high-energy break between sessions, a shared moment for a room full of strangers, not just a two-player game.

Screenshots

Star Hunter4 screens
Chippyn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chippyn at none against Star Hunter's 10. Star Hunter's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Star Hunter sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Chippyn asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Hunter ships an update weekly, Chippyn every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Star Hunter versus Chippyn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar HunterChippyn
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (7.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.4K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.5 GB7 MB
Age rating+174+
DeveloperNETEASE INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT PTE. LTDBitdrift

Bugs and requests

Star Hunter

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and login issues
  • Bugs with base relocation and fleet management
  • Inconsistent server performance and downtime

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add manual ship control and targeting
  • Improve blueprint drop rates and progression
  • Introduce more PvE content and campaigns
  • Implement better server balancing and player protection
  • Allow renaming and customization of ships

Chippyn

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Star Hunter

One-time10
  • 60 Chu-Coins$0.99
  • Gift of the Jupiter Ind.$0.99
  • Beginner Voyage Pack I$1.99
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  • 300 Chu-Coins$4.99
  • NOMA Shipping Tech Support$4.99
  • 680 Chu-Coins$9.99
  • StrategicPartnershipAgreement$14.99
  • 1280 Chu-Coins$19.99
  • 3280 Chu-Coins$49.99
  • 6480 Chu-Coins$99.99
None

Chippyn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Star Hunter free?
Star Hunter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chippyn free?
Chippyn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Star Hunter or Chippyn have ads?
Neither Star Hunter nor Chippyn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Star Hunter or Chippyn?
Star Hunter ships an update weekly, and Chippyn every 9 days. Most recently, Star Hunter was updated on November 5, 2026 and Chippyn on October 31, 2026.

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