Comparison

Contact Origin vs Ever Beyond

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

Head to head
About

Contact Origin

Engage in an epic idle strategy RPG where you develop advanced technology and powerful weapons to defend Earth from universal invasion. Discover new civilizations, craft unique strategies, and upgrade your arsenal in an endless space war. Progress continues even when you're offline.

Highlights
  • Discover and advance civilizations
  • Strategic combinations of units and tech
  • Upgrade weapons and technologies
  • Endless space war scenarios
  • Offline gold production
  • One-handed gameplay
Features
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Advance civilization and protect the Earth! Develop stronger weapons and advanced technology! A fun space war begins even if you just watch! Contact Origin is an idle strategy RPG game that can be easily enjoyed with one hand. Download it right now! ◆ Features ◆ ◈ Let's find a powerful civilization! Are you having a hard time stopping the invasion of the universe? Discover and advance civilization with the SP (Search Point) acquired through the wormhole! ◈ Your own strategy! Combination of civilizations, weapons, technologies, and skills with your own strategy to defeat stronger enemies! ◈ Upgrade! Defeat enemies and collect meteorites to make your weapons and technologies even more powerful! ◈ Endless space war The invasion of the universe that started from the solar system! What kind of universe will you meet next time! ◈ Gold production continues even offline! ◆ Notes ◆ - When you delete the game, the data will also be deleted, so we recommend that you log in to protect your data. - The game is free, but the game includes in-app purchases items that can speed up progress, and in-app purchases can be restricted through device settings. For more information, see https://support.apple.com/HT204396 - Contact Origin continues to try to update various contents! If you write a valuable review, it will be a great help to the developer! Privacy Policy: http://laxasoft.com/privacy-en Terms of Service: http://laxasoft.com/terms-en If you have any questions, please send us to cs@laxasoft.com

About

Ever Beyond

Reclaim Earth and conquer the galaxy in this single-player space strategy game. Merge units and power-ups to build an idle empire that generates resources even when you're offline. Engage in tactical battles with unique level designs and unit counters.

Highlights
  • Idle merge empire building
  • Galactic conquest campaign
  • Tactical drag-and-drop combat
  • Daily puzzle battles
  • Permanent research and upgrades
  • Story-driven AI companion
Features
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Aliens reset Earth by a thousand years. Win it back, then conquer the galaxy, in a single-player space strategy game with an idle merge empire behind it. FROM EARTH TO THE GALAXY Start on an Earth thrown back into its distant past. Secure it target by target, then Mars, Saturn and the Sun, and set course for star systems across whole galaxies. MERGE TO CONQUER Merge scientists and satellites into stronger producers. They earn food, energy and science every second, even while you're away, and that pays for every unit and upgrade you take into battle. DRAG, DROP, DEFEND Tap a unit card, drag it onto the battlefield and watch your squad fight. Every level is hand-made: high ground, rivers and chokepoints change the fight, and every unit has a counter. Then the bosses arrive. PLAY YOUR WAY Check in for a few minutes to collect, merge and win a battle, or settle in for a long campaign. A new hand-made puzzle battle arrives every day. No PvP: nobody raids you while you sleep. BY THE NUMBERS • 16 units in 3 factions, from Space Marines to dragons • 13 power-ups, from turrets to black holes • 100+ targets on Earth alone, then planets and star systems • A new Daily Quest every day • Permanent research and upgrades for the long game • English, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, 日本語, Türkçe, Русский, Bahasa Indonesia THE STORY Wake Cresnia, an AI companion who lost her memory. Follow the prank to the aliens behind it, and find out why she was hidden on Earth.

Screenshots

Contact Origin4 screens
Ever Beyond4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Contact Origin at 86% against Ever Beyond's 33%. Contact Origin also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Ever Beyond's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Contact Origin sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Ever Beyond sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Contact Origin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Contact Origin's written reviews are positive against 33% of Ever Beyond's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Contact Origin versus Ever Beyond: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContact OriginEver Beyond
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.1 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings732 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size242 MB370 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperLAXASOFTKazim Gokhan Dogramaci

Customer experience

Contact Origin

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Ever Beyond

All ratings32 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Contact Origin

One-time8
  • 100 GEMS$0.99
  • Starter Package$0.99
  • 420 GEMS$3.99
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  • 900 GEMS$7.99
  • Remove Ads Package$7.99
  • 2900 GEMS$19.99
  • 5500 GEMS$39.99
  • 12000 GEMS$79.99
5 purchases

Ever Beyond

One-time5
  • Quantum Charges Pack$0.99
  • Cosmic Shards$1.99
  • Ad-Free Version$2.99
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  • Production Boost$2.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99

Questions

Is Contact Origin free?
Contact Origin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ever Beyond free?
Ever Beyond is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Contact Origin or Ever Beyond?
Contact Origin is rated higher. Contact Origin averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Ever Beyond averages 4.1 from 32 ratings.
Do Contact Origin or Ever Beyond have ads?
Both Contact Origin and Ever Beyond show ads.
Which is updated more often, Contact Origin or Ever Beyond?
Contact Origin ships an update weekly, and Ever Beyond weekly. Most recently, Contact Origin was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ever Beyond on November 12, 2026.

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