Comparison

Star Elite Galaxy vs Astro Builder

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

Head to head
About

Star Elite Galaxy

Pilot an advanced starship, enforce galactic peace, and destroy enemies using powerful weapons and shields. Rise through the ranks from a lowly crewman by clearing sectors and managing ship resources like energy and repairs.

Highlights
  • Pilot advanced starships
  • Engage in space combat
  • Manage ship resources (energy, repairs)
  • Upgrade through ranks
  • Utilize various weapons and shields
  • Explore galactic sectors
Features
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Trek across the galaxy in our world’s most advanced star ship. Enforce the peace, destroy all enemies, use of extreme force has been approved in order to assure galactic peace. Your ship is equipped with self guided homing photons, newtonium phaser canons, force shields, scanners and state of the art maintenance systems. Its a formidable ship, but still you face an intimidating challenge. You start as a lowly, but loyal, crewman, through skill and determination and perhaps a little luck you will be able to rise through the ranks. Do battle in each galactic sector, use local short range scanners to determine your enemy’s capabilities, weapons and shield strength. Its possible to battle two enemy ships simultaneously, using phaser to blast one target and homing torpedoes on the other target. Once a sector has been cleared use long range sensors to view all sectors in each of the 4 quadrants, then warp to your next peace keeping mission. Your ship, The Peace keeper, has extensive energy crystals, photon torpedoes as well as high energy shields. Which means energy is vitally important, its used to power weapons, shields, repairs and most importantly life support. If your ship sustains heavy damage, or severe energy drain then you may need to locate space dock for extensive repairs and energy resupply. Damage control, The Peacekeeper damage control system allows you to prioritise repairs. Simply tap an item to start repairs, for quicker repairs you can tap again, but this will use more energy. Download Star Elite Galaxy Trek now, and help bring some peace to this wild universe.

About

Astro Builder

Build a sprawling space station in orbit with this idle construction game. Start with basic components and expand your facility by unlocking new equipment and generating resources. Discover and develop new areas as your station grows.

Highlights
  • Idle space station construction
  • Resource management
  • Unlock new equipment
  • Expand and develop areas
  • Space elevator material transport
Features
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Welcome to Astro Builder, the ultimate casual idle game where you construct a space station in near-Earth orbit. Begin with a simple setup—a connecting ground track and a small platform. Material is transported to the platform via a space elevator and piled on the ground. Utilize the resources to expand and improve the platform, unlocking new equipment and producing valuable resources. Each construction phase reveals a new area, waiting to be developed and unlocked. Can you build the ultimate space station and conquer the cosmos?

Screenshots

Star Elite Galaxy4 screens
Astro Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Star Elite Galaxy at none against Astro Builder's 5. Star Elite Galaxy also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Astro Builder's advantage is review sentiment (35% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 11 months vs every 34 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Astro Builder sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Star Elite Galaxy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Elite Galaxy ships an update every 34 months, Astro Builder every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Star Elite Galaxy versus Astro Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar Elite GalaxyAstro Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (3.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews34.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsEvery 11 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB251 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGalatic DroidsSolid Games

Customer experience

Star Elite Galaxy

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Astro Builder

All ratings3,298 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive34.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative55.6%

Bugs and requests

Star Elite Galaxy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Astro Builder

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Builders getting stuck or ignoring resource needs
  • Inconsistent behavior when collecting from processors
  • Permanent worker upgrades not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to continue progress offline
  • More varied level designs and challenges
  • Autonomous builder behavior
  • Background progress while app is closed

In-app purchases

None

Star Elite Galaxy

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Astro Builder

One-time5
  • AD TICKETS 10$0.99
  • AD TICKETS 25$1.99
  • AD TICKETS 60$3.99
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  • Ad-free 7 day$4.99
  • Permanent ad-free!$9.99

Questions

Is Star Elite Galaxy free?
Star Elite Galaxy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Astro Builder free?
Astro Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Star Elite Galaxy or Astro Builder have ads?
Both Star Elite Galaxy and Astro Builder show ads.
Which is updated more often, Star Elite Galaxy or Astro Builder?
Star Elite Galaxy ships an update every 34 months, and Astro Builder every 11 months. Most recently, Star Elite Galaxy was updated on October 24, 2026 and Astro Builder on October 30, 2026.

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