Comparison

Star Combat Base vs Cellular Beast

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

Head to head
About

Star Combat Base

Manage resources and build your star fleet in this offline space tycoon game. Develop planets, upgrade facilities, and hire commanders to lead your warships to victory in a universe-wide conflict.

Highlights
  • Spaceship tycoon management
  • Planet development and exploration
  • Facility upgrades
  • Offline mode support
  • Hire interstellar commanders
  • Completely free to play
Features
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The Star Alliance war has started, and the frontline resources are in short supply and you need to provide funds! As a commander, how to survive, your strategy is very important! *Real spaceship tycooon management game. *Many planets are available for development, let your spaceship travel through the planets in the universe. *Chariot manufacturing plant, fighter aircraft manufacturing plant, prospecting vehicle manufacturing plant, loading center... more than a dozen facilities allow you to upgrade management *Support offline mode, normal operation of battleships, huge profits *Completely free, you can play all planets freely! * Hire powerful interstellar commanders to make your spaceship more powerful If you love development tycoon games and casual strategy games, join us and become our commander. We need you!

About

Cellular Beast

Engage in a unique tower defense experience set within the human body. Battle viruses with beneficial cells to heal patients and restore health from a microscopic viewpoint.

Highlights
  • Microscopic combat gameplay
  • Treating various illnesses
  • Cell vs. virus battles
  • Restoring patient health
  • Casual tower defense mechanics
Features
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Cellular Beast is a casual game packaged around beneficial cells and viruses in the human body. It advances the game by treating patients with different illnesses, observing the confrontation between cells and viruses from a microscopic perspective, and ultimately healing and restoring the patient.

Screenshots

Star Combat Base4 screens
Cellular Beast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Star Combat Base at none against Cellular Beast's 6. Star Combat Base also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Cellular Beast's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Cellular Beast sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Star Combat Base asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Star Combat Base against 5.0 for Cellular Beast. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Combat Base ships an update monthly, Cellular Beast every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Star Combat Base versus Cellular Beast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar Combat BaseCellular Beast
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size424 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlobal Mobile GamesLITTLELIGHTS HONG KONG LIMITED

Customer experience

Star Combat Base

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cellular Beast

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Star Combat Base

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Cellular Beast

One-time6
  • 60 antibiotics$0.99
  • 330 antibiotics$4.99
  • 720 antibiotics$9.99
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  • 1480 antibiotics$19.99
  • 3780 antibiotics$49.99
  • 7580 antibiotics$99.99

Questions

Is Star Combat Base free?
Star Combat Base is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cellular Beast free?
Cellular Beast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Star Combat Base or Cellular Beast?
Star Combat Base and Cellular Beast are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Star Combat Base or Cellular Beast have ads?
Cellular Beast shows ads; Star Combat Base does not.
Which is updated more often, Star Combat Base or Cellular Beast?
Star Combat Base ships an update monthly, and Cellular Beast every 9 days. Most recently, Star Combat Base was updated on September 18, 2026 and Cellular Beast on September 14, 2026.

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