Comparison

Tiny Space Program vs To The Trenches

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

To The Trenches

Lead your army through intense, retro-style WW1 trench warfare. Command specialized units, deploy artillery, and adapt to procedurally generated battles with changing weather conditions. Choose from unique historical factions and upgrade your forces through an in-depth system for infinite replayability.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated battlefields
  • Specialized units and upgrades
  • Authentic WW1 setting
  • Unique historical factions
  • Offline play
  • In-depth officer upgrade tree
Features
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Command a WW1 army in pixel-art trench warfare. Send infantry over the top, call in artillery and gas strikes to dominate the front lines. Real-time strategy that can be played fully offline, with a large roster of nations, changing weather and an endless campaign where no two battles are alike. Free to play with no ads of any kind. One purchase unlocks every nation, skill and elite units. Lead your army through the chaos of 1917 Trench Warfare in this retro-style military strategy game. Command infantry, deploy brutal artillery strikes and dominate the battlefield with tactical precision. Procedurally generated battles mean every fight offers new challenges. ▶ FEATURES ◀ [PROCEDURAL BATTLES] - Procedurally generated battlefields, so no two wars are alike. - Face dilemmas that can change morale, rewards and your troops' stats. [SPECIALIZED UNITS] - Unlock, upgrade and deploy Sharpshooters, Flame Troopers, Sentries, Trench Raiders and Medics. - Call in artillery, and with Unlimited add Tanks, Armored Vehicles, Mortar Teams and Strafing Runs. - Grow your army through the in-depth Officer Tree and your platoon officers. [AUTHENTIC WW1 SETTING] - Detailed pixel art shows the brutality of trench warfare. - Fight through mud, and with Unlimited, lightning storms, blizzards and sandstorms that change your tactics. [UNIQUE FACTIONS] - Play Germany, France, Britain or Austria-Hungary for free. Every nation has two faction perks that change how it fights. [OFFLINE FRIENDLY] - Battles play without an internet connection. ▶ WHAT'S FREE ◀ - Procedurally generated battles, artillery, mud and platoon officers - Most of the Officer Tree - Germany, France, Britain and Austria-Hungary - Seasonal events - No intrusive ads ▶ WHAT UNLIMITED ADDS ◀ One purchase, no subscription, unlocks: - More nations: Italy, Ottoman Empire, Russia, the USA, Canada, Bulgaria and Serbia - Tanks and armored vehicles - Specialists: Sharpshooters, Flame Troopers, Sentries, Trench Raiders and Medics - Grenades, Mortar Teams and Strafing Runs - Weather: lightning storms, blizzards and sandstorms - Daily, weekly and monthly missions Command. Adapt. Survive. Do you have what it takes to lead your army to victory? Enlist now and head To The Trenches! ▶ SOCIALS ◀ Discord: https://discord.gg/3TJ6sH3qQG BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dadmadethings.com Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/tothetrenches/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DadMadeGames TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dadmade X: https://twitter.com/DadMadeGames

Screenshots

Tiny Space Program4 screens
To The Trenches4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: To The Trenches at none against Tiny Space Program's shown. To The Trenches also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Tiny Space Program's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 65%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and To The Trenches sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

To The Trenches holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.7K and 8.2K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Tiny Space Program's written reviews are positive against 65% of To The Trenches's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Space Program ships an update every 2 months, To The Trenches every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tiny Space Program versus To The Trenches: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny Space ProgramTo The Trenches
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.7K ratings)4.7 (8.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews — better65.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K8.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB399 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJerry NeimannDad Made

Customer experience

Tiny Space Program

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

To The Trenches

All ratings8,217 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews653 reviews
Positive65.2%
Neutral11.0%
Negative23.7%

User reviews

Tiny Space Program

From 1.7K 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

To The Trenches

From 8.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Solid game
  • 👍 Fun game
  • 👍 Pretty good game
  • 👍 Amazing game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes often
  • 🐛 Freezes
  • 🐛 Bugs
  • 💰 Have to pay for good stuff
  • 💰 More great war games should be like this one

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

To The Trenches

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Troops get stuck in loops
  • Freeze when recruiting after battle
  • Freeze when changing weather
  • Crashes when completing daily challenges
  • Losing progress when switching saves
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  • Artillery inaccuracy issues

Requested features

11 requests
  • More maps, troops, officer upgrades
  • Retreat button
  • Unique units like tanks
  • More missions, more purpose
  • Ability to control troops
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  • Medics, machine gunners, raiders
  • Ranks for veteran troops
  • Interactive map of Europe
  • Different battle locations
  • Barbed wire, officer with pistol
  • Ability to upgrade trenches

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
11 purchases

To The Trenches

One-time11
  • Guardian Token x 1$1.99
  • Training Bonds x 50$1.99
  • Training Bonds x 100$2.99
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  • Recruit Bundle$3.99
  • Training Bonds x 250$4.99
  • Veteran Bundle$7.99
  • Unlimited Version$8.99
  • Training Bonds x 500$9.99
  • Guardian Token x 10$12.99
  • Ultimate Bundle$12.99
  • Training Bonds x 1000$19.99

Questions

Is Tiny Space Program free?
Tiny Space Program is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is To The Trenches free?
To The Trenches is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Space Program or To The Trenches?
To The Trenches is rated higher. Tiny Space Program averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while To The Trenches averages 4.7 from 8.2K ratings.
Do Tiny Space Program or To The Trenches have ads?
Tiny Space Program shows ads; To The Trenches does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Space Program or To The Trenches?
Tiny Space Program ships an update every 2 months, and To The Trenches every 9 days. Most recently, Tiny Space Program was updated on October 27, 2026 and To The Trenches on October 28, 2026.

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