Comparison

Tiny Space Program vs Booster Up!

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

Booster Up!

Embark on an intergalactic adventure by merging rocket modules to create powerful spacecraft. Launch your rocket, explore planets, collect rewards, and upgrade components to fly farther and overcome challenges.

Highlights
  • Merge rocket modules
  • Launch and explore planets
  • Collect rewards and stars
  • Upgrade rocket components
  • Unlock new rockets
  • Overcome space challenges
Features
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Prepare for an intergalactic journey in this exhilarating game! Start with a basic rocket and upgrade it by merging different modules. Then, launch your rocket into space and explore various planets.  During your space flight, swipe your rocket towards gift boxes in different directions to earn rewards.  Collect stars to upgrade your rocket's heat shield, fuel or booster and fly even farther for explore the space! As you fly deep into space, earn money to unlock new rockets and visit different planets.  Find the VIP boxes and launch toward to them and earn special items and power-ups to give you an edge on your journey.  With each new planet, you'll encounter unique challenges and obstacles, but don't worry, your upgraded rocket and modules will help you overcome them. But that's not all! As you collect more stars, you'll also unlock the ability to upgrade your modules of your rocket!  From high-boost rockets that can travel at lightning speeds to high-fuel rockets that can fly even the frontier the space, the possibilities are endless. So what are you waiting for? Strap in and blast off into a galaxy full of adventure with this exciting game.  It's time to boosters up and explore the final frontier! By downloading Booster Up! you are agreeing to our terms of service; https://www.rollicgames.com/terms

Screenshots

Tiny Space Program4 screens
Booster Up!4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tiny Space Program and Booster Up! both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Tiny Space Program's written reviews are positive against 19% of Booster Up!'s. Booster Up!'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (17K vs 1.6K). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tiny Space Program sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Booster Up! sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Tiny Space Program against 4.6 for Booster Up!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Booster Up! has 17K ratings behind it against 1.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Tiny Space Program's written reviews are positive against 19% of Booster Up!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Space Program ships an update monthly, Booster Up! weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tiny Space Program versus Booster Up!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny Space ProgramBooster Up!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.6K ratings)4.6 (17K ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.2% of reviews — better19.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K17K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB400 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJerry NeimannRollic Games

Customer experience

Tiny Space Program

All ratings1,633 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews661 reviews
Positive81.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative11.3%

Booster Up!

All ratings17,262 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.0%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews339 reviews
Positive19.2%
Neutral21.5%
Negative59.3%

User reviews

Tiny Space Program

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What 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

Booster Up!

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and challenging gameplay
  • 🚀 Simple and intuitive controls
  • 👍 Visually appealing graphics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 💸 Excessive in-app advertisements
  • 🔒 Requires internet connection to play
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

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

Booster Up!

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Rocket parts disappearing after upgrades
  • Inability to reach or progress past certain planets
  • Inconsistent reward payouts
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Saved progress not loading correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline play mode
  • More diverse rocket and module options
  • Improved progression system
  • Better reward balancing

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
14 purchases

Booster Up!

One-time14
  • Beginners Pack$0.99
  • Money - 50M$1.99
  • Diamond - 3M$1.99
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  • No ADS$3.99
  • Special Module Pack$4.99
  • Skip It - 60x$5.99
  • Diamond - 25M$5.99
  • Adventurer’s Pack$6.99
  • Adventurer's Pack with No-Ads$9.99
  • Astronaut’s Pack$12.99
  • Astronaut’s Pack with No Ads$14.99
  • Explorer’s Pack$19.99
  • Diamond - 150M$19.99
  • Explorer’s Pack with No Ads$24.99

Questions

Is Tiny Space Program free?
Tiny Space Program is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Booster Up! free?
Booster Up! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Space Program or Booster Up!?
Booster Up! is rated higher. Tiny Space Program averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Booster Up! averages 4.6 from 17K ratings.
Do Tiny Space Program or Booster Up! have ads?
Both Tiny Space Program and Booster Up! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Space Program or Booster Up!?
Tiny Space Program ships an update monthly, and Booster Up! weekly. Most recently, Tiny Space Program was updated on September 29, 2026 and Booster Up! on October 1, 2026.

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