Comparison

Space Crew Dragon vs 3,2,1 Launch!

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

Head to head
About

Space Crew Dragon

Experience a realistic rocket launch and recovery simulation. Aim to dock with the International Space Station after successfully landing your booster. This game is inspired by the historic Crew Demo2 mission.

Highlights
  • Multi-stage rocket launch
  • First stage booster recovery
  • Sea platform landing
  • ISS docking simulation
  • Based on real historical mission
Features
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Launch a multi-stage rocket and follow a crew capsule mission from Earth to orbit and back. Play through the stages of the journey: • Rocket launch and booster landing • Earth orbit and docking with the International Space Station • Undocking and atmospheric reentry • Parachute descent Practice each stage as you work toward completing the mission. Explore the sequence of a spaceflight through a game inspired by crewed missions to the space station.

About

3,2,1 Launch!

Experience the journey of a spacecraft from selection to launch. This game features 8 mini-games that educate players on the engineering and processes involved in sending a spacecraft into orbit.

Highlights
  • Rocket and spacecraft matching
  • Engineering analysis
  • Spacecraft cleaning
  • Rocket assembly
  • Fueling process
  • Orbit targeting
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In 1998, NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) was established to support NASA’s science and robotic missions by procuring commercial launch vehicles. The program was established at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to centralize technical and management support to spacecraft customers. LSP brings together people, procurement, engineering best practices, strategic planning, studies, and cutting-edge techniques—all instrumental components for the United States to have a dependable and secure Earth-to-Space bridge that is dedicated to launching all types of spacecraft. This game goes through the process of a spacecraft matching to a rocket, the integration of the spacecraft to the rocket and the engineering behind it, and its eventual launch into space and the correct orbit. The game consists of 8 mini games to educate the player on the process Features: • Buying a rocket • How to get where you want to go in space • Analyzing the rocket and spacecraft • How to clean a spacecraft • Putting together a rocket • Time to fuel up • Frequency • Staying on target The characters that the player can choose from are represented by animals that are found in the Cape Canaveral Wildlife Refuge which encompasses Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Base. • Tortoise • Manatee • Wild hog • Bobcat • Alligator • T- Rex (not found in the Cape Canaveral Wildlife Refuge)

Screenshots

Space Crew Dragon4 screens
3,2,1 Launch!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 3,2,1 Launch! at 100% against Space Crew Dragon's 47%. 3,2,1 Launch! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and ads (none vs shown). Space Crew Dragon's advantage is ratings volume (174 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

3,2,1 Launch! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Crew Dragon has 174 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Space Crew Dragon's written reviews are positive against 100% of 3,2,1 Launch!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Crew Dragon ships an update every 38 months, 3,2,1 Launch! every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Space Crew Dragon versus 3,2,1 Launch!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace Crew Dragon3,2,1 Launch!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (174 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings174 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 13 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size352 MB1008 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRenzo MacedoNASA

Customer experience

Space Crew Dragon

All ratings174 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative47.1%

3,2,1 Launch!

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Space Crew Dragon

No in-app purchases

None

3,2,1 Launch!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Space Crew Dragon free?
Space Crew Dragon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 3,2,1 Launch! free?
3,2,1 Launch! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Space Crew Dragon or 3,2,1 Launch!?
3,2,1 Launch! is rated higher. Space Crew Dragon averages 4.1 out of 5 from 174 ratings, while 3,2,1 Launch! averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Space Crew Dragon or 3,2,1 Launch! have ads?
Space Crew Dragon shows ads; 3,2,1 Launch! does not.
Which is updated more often, Space Crew Dragon or 3,2,1 Launch!?
Space Crew Dragon ships an update every 38 months, and 3,2,1 Launch! every 13 months. Most recently, Space Crew Dragon was updated on October 14, 2026 and 3,2,1 Launch! on October 15, 2026.

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