Comparison

Space Commander vs Flying Vector

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

Flying Vector

Features
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A vector-drawn world somewhere between an 80s arcade cabinet and a spacey daydream. No engine: just wind, altitude, and speed, traded for one another. Flying stays calm, gliding, almost meditative — but gates matter: they're what keeps the clock alive, and the terrain sharpens as the flight goes on. Pitching down turns altitude into speed; pulling up does the reverse. Fall below stall speed and lift lets go. To climb back up: thermals and ridge lift — the terrain isn't scenery, it's the resource. Stick centered holds your best glide angle — you settle into it and float, without ever stalling. Flying through gates earns points and flight time. Watch out for pylons — hit one and you're gone. Every craft for the session — silhouette, wingspan, handling — is generated at takeoff. Never the same glider twice. CONTROLS: TOUCH, TILT — OR ANOTHER DEVICE AS A REMOTE Touch stick or tilt steering, your choice — a game controller is picked up automatically if you connect one. This iPhone or iPad can also pilot a session running on a Mac, or on another iPad, remotely: the game plays on the big screen, the controls stay in your hand. SEVEN WORLDS, ONE FLIGHT Plain, City, Canyon, Forest, Cave, Space, Combat. Each one keeps the same unhurried, vector-drawn breathing while introducing its own rule: slaloming between towers, ridge-soaring along a cliff face, a canopy ceiling with the first moving threats, gunfire to open a path between floor and ceiling, a weightless world with no up or down. All of them are endless and procedurally generated — including the ones in the pack. Combat isn't for sale. It's earned: six stars, one per world crossed in a single flight, to unlock it. It's the only world that breaks the calm — a duel, you shoot, and you get shot at. THE PLAIN IS FREE, FOREVER The full game — flight, gates, terrain, generated craft — with nothing to unlock. HORIZONS opens the next five worlds (City, Canyon, Forest, Cave, Space) in one purchase. No subscription, no ads, no in-app currency. iOS and macOS, one purchase for both.

Screenshots

Space Commander4 screens
Flying Vector3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flying Vector at none against Space Commander's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 and Flying Vector sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Space Commander versus Flying Vector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace CommanderFlying Vector
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (172 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings172 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.7
Further details — not scored
Size283 MB2 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperTeresa DymekDIRECT GRAPHIC S.A.S.

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

Flying Vector

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
1 purchases

Flying Vector

One-time1
  • HORIZONS$4.99

Questions

Is Space Commander free?
Space Commander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flying Vector free?
Flying Vector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Space Commander or Flying Vector have ads?
Space Commander shows ads; Flying Vector does not.

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