Comparison

Tiny Space Program vs Idle Spaceship

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Space Program

Manage your own space agency, from designing and building rockets to launching missions for research, mining, or tourism. Explore planets and moons, establish off-world economies, and advance your technology in this interplanetary simulation.

Highlights
  • Space program management
  • Build off-world colonies
  • Launch rockets and spaceships
  • Research technologies
  • Mine resources from celestial bodies
  • Astronaut progression
  • Simulates orbital mechanics
Features
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Build and run your own space program — like SpaceX, but yours. Launch rockets, manage astronauts, mine planets, and colonize the solar system from the Moon to beyond the Kuiper Belt. WHAT WOULD YOU DO AS A SPACE BILLIONAIRE? Send tourists on a spacewalk? Start a mining operation on Titan? Build a space station around Mars? In Tiny Space Program you manage the early colonization of our solar system — based on real orbital mechanics and ship propulsion. BUILD YOUR SPACE AGENCY - Launch rockets and spaceships into orbit - Build off-world colonies, outposts, and modular space stations - Mine resources on moons, planets, and dwarf planets - Research new technologies and better spacecraft - Level up your astronauts and equip spacesuits - Establish off-world economies and trade A CHILL GAME, NOT A CHORE No forced ads, no daily-streak punishments. Play at your own pace — run an hour-long research expedition, take tourists on a quick tour, then put it down and come back later. Mines keep producing while you're away. MADE BY ONE DEVELOPER Actively updated (space stations, automation, dwarf planets, and vehicles all shipped recently). Join the Discord and help shape what comes next.

About

Idle Spaceship

Explore the vastness of space, collecting debris to construct your own unique spacecraft. Discover diverse planets and encounter cosmic surprises as you embark on an interstellar adventure.

Highlights
  • Space exploration
  • Spaceship construction
  • Debris collection
  • Planet discovery
  • Cosmic encounters
Features
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Our journey is the sea of ​​stars! Pick up waste in space and build your own spaceship! Meteorites, planets, and even mysterious remains, see what surprises space has prepared for us! All kinds of Titan-class spaceships are super cool! Many planets, experience a different universe! More exciting, stay tuned!

Screenshots

Tiny Space Program4 screens
Idle Spaceship4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tiny Space Program at 4.5 against Idle Spaceship's 3.5. Tiny Space Program also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 50%) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 2). Idle Spaceship's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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. Tiny Space Program sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Idle Spaceship asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tiny Space Program holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Space Program has 1.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Tiny Space Program's written reviews are positive against 50% of Idle Spaceship's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tiny Space Program versus Idle Spaceship: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny Space ProgramIdle Spaceship
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJerry Neimann北京音符创想科技有限公司

Customer experience

Tiny Space Program

All ratings1,671 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews665 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative11.4%

Idle Spaceship

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Tiny Space Program

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Buttons not working or unresponsive
  • Disappearing ships and resources
  • Crashes and freezes after updates
  • Quests and missions not tracking properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more planets and moons to explore
  • Improve the economy and resource management
  • Implement cloud/online save functionality
  • Streamline the UI and make it more intuitive
  • Expand the research and upgrade trees
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  • Add more animations and visual effects

Idle Spaceship

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Tiny Space Program

One-time14
  • Supporting the game, thank you$1.99
  • Helping out, many thanks$4.99
  • Crystal Pack 1$4.99
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  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Plasma Space Ship Package$8.99
  • You are great! Many thanks$9.99
  • Crystal Pack 2$9.99
  • Colonizer Pack$9.99
  • Experimental Dragon Ships$9.99
  • Aerospike space ship pack$9.99
  • A big pile of credits$19.99
  • Crystal Pack 3$19.99
  • Biggest box of credits$49.99
  • Crystal Pack 4$49.99
None

Idle Spaceship

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiny Space Program free?
Tiny Space Program is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Spaceship free?
Idle Spaceship is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Space Program or Idle Spaceship?
Tiny Space Program is rated higher. Tiny Space Program averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Idle Spaceship averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.

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