Tiny Space Program vs Casting Away
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Space program management
- Build off-world colonies
- Launch rockets and spaceships
- Research technologies
- Mine resources from celestial bodies
- Astronaut progression
- Simulates orbital mechanics
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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.
Casting Away
Embark on a survival fishing adventure on a beautiful, mysterious island after a plane crash. Explore the sea, catch diverse fish, cook meals, and customize your island home. Enjoy real-time sunsets and relaxing wave sounds.
- Island customization and building
- Catch diverse types of fish
- Cook meals with gathered ingredients
- Explore the sea by boat
- Real-time scenic views
- Relaxing wave sounds
- Raise fish in a tank
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Survival Fishing Game of a "Casting away" island with beautiful scenery. ◎ The Story of Casting Away You are a successful movie star, on a private jet flying to a vacation destination. Suddenly, the jet was struck by lightning. You crash-landed onto an uninhabited island that isn't even on the map. You wake up on a beach alone. You find a bizarre altar, strange gems from dead fish, and feel a strange aura spread across the whole island… Is this really an ordinary deserted island? Start fishing to survive on a lonely, desolate island. ◎ Features -Customize your own island! Construct buildings by collecting materials from the sea, and you'll be able to do various things by yourself. -You can catch lots of types of fish from the sea! Beautiful, mysterious fish to be caught. If you get lucky, you can find some floating chests! -More than just fish! You can cook and eat food made from various ingredients you get from your animals. -You can go out to the sea on a boat! You'll find even more variety of fish. -Enjoy the beautiful sunsets and moonlight over the sea. Offers a beautiful scenery where the sun rises and moon sets based on real-time. -The sound of waves to relax to For those who are tired, the natural ASMR of waves will take you to the peaceful sea. -Raise various fish in your own fish tank! You can open treasure chests by collecting Hearts from the fish. -The longer the fishing line, the deeper you can fish! You'll be able to catch bigger fish in the deep sea. However, you can only reach it if you can avoid small fry.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tiny Space Program at 4.5 against Casting Away's 2.9. Tiny Space Program also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 40%) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 398). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Tiny Space Program sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Casting Away sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tiny Space Program holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 398 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Tiny Space Program's written reviews are positive against 40% of Casting Away's.
Tiny Space Program ships an update monthly, Casting Away every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tiny Space Program | Casting Away |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better | 2.9 (398 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.2% of reviews — better | 40.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 398 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 323 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jerry Neimann | Nexelon |
Customer experience
Tiny Space Program
Casting Away
User reviews
Tiny Space Program
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Awesome game
- 👍 No ads or pay-to-win
- 🚀 Engaging gameplay
- 🚀 Lots of depth and content
- 👍 Great for space enthusiasts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔧 Confusing UI and menus
- 💰 Difficult to earn credits/resources
- 🕰️ Slow progression and long wait times
- 🤔 Unclear tutorials and instructions
Casting Away
From 398 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Relaxing gameplay
- 👍 Beautiful graphics and music
- 🚀 Simple and easy to play
- 💡 Unique fishing mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 💰 Excessive ads and monetization
- 🔁 Repetitive and grindy progression
- 🔍 Unclear mechanics and lack of guidance
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
Casting Away
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezing and becoming unresponsive
- Progress and purchases being lost
- Inability to interact with certain UI elements
- Ads not working as intended
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to store and reuse caught fish as bait
- More content and areas to explore
- Better progression system and balance
- Improved performance and stability
In-app purchases
Tiny Space Program
- 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
Casting Away
- Casting Away [Bait Package I]$0.99
- Casting Away [Bait Package Ⅱ]$1.99
- [Rune 5000]$1.99
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- Bait Package Ⅲ$2.99
- [Rune 12000]$4.99
- Casting Away [No Ads]$7.99
- [Rune 31000]$7.99
- [Rune 76000]$19.99
- [Rune 200000]$39.99
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