Comparison

Space Commander vs Interstellar Space War

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

Head to head
About

Space Commander

Pilot a customizable fleet in a vast galaxy, engaging in combat, trade, and exploration. Choose your career path as a mercenary, trader, or pirate, and build your own space empire. Experience deep mechanics and diverse campaigns for endless adventure.

Highlights
  • Fleet customization and upgrades
  • Multiple career paths (mercenary, trader, pirate)
  • Deep economy and trade systems
  • Galaxy exploration with generated star systems
  • Diverse campaigns and mission editor
  • Commander skill progression
Features
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Space Commander: War and Trade is an ultimate single player space-sim featuring spectacular graphics, intuitive combat and deep mechanics. Various campaigns offer diverse experiences ranging from arcade shooter to sandbox RPG. BE A SPACE PILOT Build your fleet from an array of specialized ship classes! Choose from fast and maneuverable fighters to heavy bombers and large transporters. Customize and upgrade your vessels to fit your unique playstyle. Gather experience and upgrade your Commander Skills to be more efficient in combat and trade. PURSUE A CAREER AS A MERCENARY, TRADER OR MOBSTER Find your path. Go for the action with Delta Merc. Join the honorable space rangers and be the strong arm of the law. If you prefer a more peaceful job, then consider linking up with Motus — a transport company providing various escort and profitable trading missions. Break the law and become a space pirate with Syndicate — a ruffian group of smugglers that focus on attacking ships throughout the galaxy. By gathering reputation points for each faction, you’ll gain access to more challenging and profitable missions. DIVE IN DEEP FOR ENGAGING MECHANICS Implemented economy, diverse station wares, and trade systems add another layer to the gameplay. Managing fuel usage and discovering the best trade route is crucial for running a successful transport business. If you earn enough credits, you’ll be able to buy your own space stations and build specialized production modules. Explore the furthest corners of the galaxy with our expanse module generating countless star systems that are waiting to be discovered by you. JUMP IN THE MIDDLE OF CORPORATE WAR OR FIGHT ALIENS Space Commander: War and Trade comes with multiple campaigns offering unique experiences for everyone — from casual players to hardcore fans of classic space-sims. Our advanced and powerful mission editor will allow you to create your own stories and download campaigns created by the community. BECOME THE SPACE COMMANDER! ● New space sandbox RPG from the creators of The Pirate series. ● Build, manage and customize your fleet. ● Choose your career path by fulfilling faction missions. ● Explore various star systems generated by our expanse module. ● Multiple campaigns offering unique gameplay experiences.

About

Interstellar Space War

Engage in an interstellar conflict to defend Earth from alien invaders. Complete missions, battle diverse alien spacecraft, and upgrade your own ship with over 500 customization options. Collect materials, trade resources, and build the ultimate spaceship to save humanity.

Highlights
  • Mission-based gameplay
  • Diverse alien spacecraft encounters
  • Extensive spaceship customization (500+ combinations)
  • Material collection and trading system
  • Strategic ship building
  • Offline play
Features
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The aliens have taken over Earth and plan to destroy all of humanity. You have been selected to be a member of the Secret Space Agency because of your career in the Space Force. Since you will be a rebel it's not safe for you to stay on Earth so we're sending you to the LYA space station. From there we need you to complete the missions that your commander gives you. When playing through the game you will complete missions, encounter new alien spaceships, and be able to build better spaceships to keep up with the aliens increasing strength. Once given a mission you will go out with the goal to complete the mission. As you progress in the game you will fight different types of alien spacecrafts each with their own unique stats. After killing an enemy, alien spacecraft, it will drop between 0 and 5 materials. After collecting enough materials you will be able to select a new part of the spacecraft that you would like to build. Inside the LYA space station hanger you will be able to change out the different parts of your spaceship to make the strongest and most sophisticated spacecraft ever. Each spacecraft will have it's own unique stats. With over 500 possible combinations and that doesn't even include paint color! Whenever you don't have enough of a certain material but too much of another you can trade materials. Each day the trades will change, so your always bound to see a great trade. Trades do have different ranges so sometimes you can get a steal where you get a ton of material for little but at the same time you can also get trades that are more expensive than they are worth.

Screenshots

Space Commander4 screens
Interstellar Space War4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Interstellar Space War at 5.0 against Space Commander's 4.1. Interstellar Space War also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). Space Commander's advantage is ratings volume (172 vs 4). On price 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. Space Commander sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Interstellar Space War asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Interstellar Space War holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Commander has 172 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Space Commander's written reviews are positive against 100% of Interstellar Space War's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Commander ships an update every 4 months, Interstellar Space War every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Space Commander versus Interstellar Space War: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace CommanderInterstellar Space War
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (172 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings172 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size283 MB174 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperTeresa DymekBR Game Development LLC

Customer experience

Space Commander

All ratings170 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral8.1%
Negative26.0%

Interstellar Space War

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Space Commander

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Merchant missions not recognized when docked, leading to lost cargo and reputation
  • Inability to edit game on mobile devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add larger capital ships for players to own and command
  • Implement an auto-trading feature to manage supply lines
  • Allow players to declare war, conquer stations, and build their own faction
  • Enable colonization of planets and building of stations outside the home system
  • Provide the ability to control multiple fleets simultaneously

Interstellar Space War

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Space Commander

One-time13
  • Remove Advertisements$0.99
  • 1000 credits$0.99
  • 3000 credits$1.99
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  • 30 ship parts$1.99
  • Unlock B-3 Apocalypse$1.99
  • Unlock Mamba$1.99
  • Unlock I-9 Eagle$1.99
  • Unlock T16 Rex$1.99
  • 6000 credits$2.99
  • Unlock G-4 Gidorah$2.99
  • 20 000 credits$4.99
  • 50 000 credits$7.99
  • Mega Pack$9.99
None

Interstellar Space War

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Space Commander free?
Space Commander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interstellar Space War free?
Interstellar Space War is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Space Commander or Interstellar Space War?
Interstellar Space War is rated higher. Space Commander averages 4.1 out of 5 from 172 ratings, while Interstellar Space War averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Space Commander or Interstellar Space War have ads?
Space Commander shows ads; Interstellar Space War does not.
Which is updated more often, Space Commander or Interstellar Space War?
Space Commander ships an update every 4 months, and Interstellar Space War every 3 weeks. Most recently, Space Commander was updated on October 25, 2026 and Interstellar Space War on October 5, 2026.

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