Elite Space Trader vs Raft Evolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elite Space Trader
Engage in a 2D space trading and combat simulation. Navigate between star systems, evade pirates, and raid ships for cargo while evading law enforcement. Choose your path between good and evil.
- 2D space trading
- Space combat
- Pirate evasion
- Ship boarding
- Cargo theft
- Choice of good or evil path
- Touch controls
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Elite Space Trader is a 2d space trading and fighting game. Travel to different star systems, while avoiding pirates. Or board over ships and steal their cargo, but watch out for the police. You get to choose which path you will go down, good or evil. Control your ship by holding the screen, or shoot by touching the screen.
Raft Evolution
Navigate your raft through challenging environments, collecting power-ups and avoiding hazards. Unlock new boat designs and hire captains to enhance your gameplay experience as you race to the finish.
- Upgrade raft
- Dodge obstacles
- Collect boosts
- Explore unique worlds
- Unlock new boat types
- Recruit captains
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Upgrade your raft, dodge dangerous obstacles, collect powerful boosts, and race to the finish line! Explore unique worlds like Winter, Lava, Desert, and Swamp, unlock new boat types, and recruit captains to power up your journey!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Raft Evolution at 100% against Elite Space Trader's 0%. Raft Evolution also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.5 vs 1.0). Elite Space Trader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume 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
Raft Evolution is free to download; Elite Space Trader costs $0.99 up front. Raft Evolution sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Elite Space Trader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Raft Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Elite Space Trader's written reviews are positive against 100% of Raft Evolution's.
Elite Space Trader ships an update every 29 months, Raft Evolution every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elite Space Trader | Raft Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 329 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JOhn Lyons | Sorolla |
Customer experience
Elite Space Trader
Raft Evolution
In-app purchases
Elite Space Trader
No in-app purchases
Raft Evolution
- 10 Gems$4.99
- Remove Ads$6.99
- Remove Ads + Gems$9.99
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- 30 Gems$12.99
- Double Nitro$12.99
- 100 Gems$24.99
- 150 Gems$34.99
- 200 Gems$44.99
- 500 Gems$49.99
