Comparison

Arctictopia vs SpaceCorp

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

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About

Arctictopia

Guide a mother polar bear across a melting Arctic landscape to reunite with her cub. Solve intricate puzzles with unique mechanics across 150 levels. Enjoy a charming, hand-drawn world with relaxing gameplay and adorable animal friends.

Highlights
  • 150 captivating levels
  • 10 unique mechanics
  • Hand-drawn Arctic world
  • Melting ice puzzle element
  • Relaxing gameplay with undo
  • Adorable animal characters
Features
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///// Achievements ///// ・2021 - Kyoto BitSummit The 8 Bit | Official Selection ///// Introduction ///// Arctictopia is a puzzle game set in the Arctic Ocean. Plan your moves carefully to help a mother polar bear reach her cub across the melting ice. As the ice sheets melt away, their journey home becomes even more perilous... ///// Features ///// ・10 unique mechanics across 150 captivating levels. ・Immerse yourself in a hand-drawn, picture book-style (but frosty!) Arctic world as you cross the icy ocean. ・Think through every move — with each step, the ice beneath your paws melts a little. ・Relax and take your time solving puzzles. You can easily undo moves or try a different level. Chill out and enjoy the challenge. ・Meet adorable friends — a playful cub, a curious seal, and a cheerful puffin. ///// Languages ///// English, 繁體中文, 简体中文, 日本語, 한국어, Deutsch, Français, Русский, Español, Português, Italiano, Türkçe, Polski, ไทย, Tiếng Việt, हिन्दी, Norsk, Svenska, Suomi, Nederlands //////////////////// Terms of Use: https://gamtropy.com/term-of-use-en/ Privacy Policy: https://gamtropy.com/privacy-policy-en/ © 2021 Gamtropy Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

About

SpaceCorp

Lead humanity's expansion into space, building bases, mining resources, and exploring distant star systems. This turn-based strategy game offers a complete sci-fi experience playable in under an hour, featuring a card-driven system and various game modes.

Highlights
  • Build bases on Moon and Mars
  • Survey Saturn's rings
  • Explore Europa's oceans
  • Send generational colony ships
  • Card-driven hand management
  • Multiple game modes
  • Three distinct eras of play
Features
Currently charting
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Lead mankind's exploration into outer space! Build bases on the Moon and Mars, survey the rings of Saturn, explore the vast oceans of Europa, and send generational Colony ships to Alpha Centauri and beyond, all in one sitting! SpaceCorp: 2025-2300 AD is a fast-playing, turn-based, sci-fi strategy game, playable in 60 minutes or less! Using a clever card-driven, hand-management system, SpaceCorp plays in under 60 minutes, and has many exciting game modes, from playing against aggressive AI's to playing against a devious, hand-crafted, card-driven automa. It also includes optional era situation cards to add additional variety. Do you have what it takes to lead mankind into the future? ------------------------------- In SpaceCorp, the player explores and develops outer space over three eras. The player controls an Earth-based enterprise seeking profit by driving the expansion of humanity into the Solar System and nearby stars. In SpaceCorp you can … - Assemble a spaceport at a Lagrange Point. - Launch an exploration mission to Mars. - Mine asteroids. - Earn profit from exotic resources discovered on the Jovian moons. - Discover microbial life in the subsurface oceans of Charon. - Decode exo-DNA to develop radiation resistant human pioneers. - Undertake a mission to Alpha Centauri in a generation ship. - Break through technological barriers to achieve faster-than-light travel. - Establish a colony in the Tau Ceti star system. - Each of the three eras is played on a different map: - The first era, Mariners, covers exploration and development out to Mars. - In Planeteers, players settle the outer solar system. - In Starfarers, players send missions to nearby star systems and establish interstellar colonies. ------------------------------- SpaceCorp: 2025-2300 AD is a digital adaptation of the award-winning board game by the same name released in 2018 by John Butterfield and GMT Games. It was nominated for the "2018 Golden Elephant Award" on Board Game Geek, along with Root and Brass: Birmingham. Other award winners on Board Game Geek include Terraforming Mars, Twilight Imperium, Star Wars: Rebellion, and Dune: Imperium. As a fast-playing, tight strategy game, SpaceCorp is perfect for players looking to get their strategy game fix in short time frames. ------------------------------- SpaceCorp: Ventures is an expansion for SpaceCorp under development, and planned for release in Fall of 2025. In SpaceCorp: Ventures, players will be able to play as any one of 14 different rival corporations, each with their own powers, abilities, and motivations, leading to very dynamic games and ever changing strategies.

Screenshots

Arctictopia4 screens
SpaceCorp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Arctictopia at 5.0 against SpaceCorp's 4.1. Arctictopia also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). SpaceCorp's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and chart position (#197 vs unranked). On 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

Arctictopia costs $4.99 and SpaceCorp $6.99 up front. SpaceCorp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Arctictopia asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arctictopia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpaceCorp has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Arctictopia's written reviews are positive against 72% of SpaceCorp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arctictopia ships an update every 6 months, SpaceCorp weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Arctictopia versus SpaceCorp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArctictopiaSpaceCorp
Price$4.99 — better$6.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.1 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better72.0% of reviews
Number of ratings423 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#197 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size272 MB341 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGamtropy Co., Ltd.Logix Interactive LLC

Customer experience

Arctictopia

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

SpaceCorp

All ratings23 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative24.0%

Bugs and requests

Arctictopia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SpaceCorp

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when starting the game
  • Tutorial doesn't work consistently

Requested features

2 requests
  • Online multiplayer
  • Improved tutorial experience

In-app purchases

None

Arctictopia

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SpaceCorp

One-time1
  • Ventures Expansion$4.99

Questions

Is Arctictopia free?
Arctictopia costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpaceCorp free?
SpaceCorp costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arctictopia or SpaceCorp?
Arctictopia is rated higher. Arctictopia averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while SpaceCorp averages 4.1 from 23 ratings.
Do Arctictopia or SpaceCorp have ads?
Neither Arctictopia nor SpaceCorp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arctictopia or SpaceCorp?
Arctictopia ships an update every 6 months, and SpaceCorp weekly. Most recently, Arctictopia was updated on August 28, 2026 and SpaceCorp on September 18, 2026.

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