Comparison

Starborne Frontiers vs Pulse Dive

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

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About

Starborne Frontiers

Command a fleet of over 100 unique spaceships in this epic space strategy game. Explore a vast universe, engage in tactical battles, and uncover the secrets of the mysterious Abyss. Upgrade your ships, recruit powerful captains, and compete against other players.

Highlights
  • Collect and upgrade over 100 unique spaceships
  • Lead your crew into tactical space battles
  • Explore the non-linear Abyss for secrets and treasures
  • Engage in 6 diverse game modes
  • Master challenging boss encounters
  • Recruit captains with unique abilities
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Take the command seat and become a legendary space commander in Starborne: Frontiers! Collect over 100 ships and build the ultimate fleet. Lead your crew into battle and carve your path through the Starborne: Frontiers universe. Experiment with fleet strategies and deploy the perfect ship for every challenge as you unlock new game modes with powerful boss encounters. Will you join the explorers daring enough to breach the Abyss? Push past the barrier and uncover its secrets and hidden treasures. Key features - Next-level graphics on mobile - A diverse collection of captains with unique abilities and rich backstories - Non-linear exploration in the Abyss - 6 unique game modes to discover - Master your strategy to conquer bosses with challenging mechanics. Game modes - Story-rich campaign: Start your journey in the campaign and uncover the secrets of the galaxy and your ultimate purpose as a fleet commander. - Bounties: Take on the galaxy’s most wanted by tackling bounties and collecting legendary gear for your ships. - PvP Arena: Is your fleet strong enough? Test their strength against commanders across the galaxy and ascend the ranks to earn epic rewards. - Alliance play: Join forces with fellow commanders and take on the impenetrable vault boss. Can you work together to get past its unyielding barrier? - Anomalies: As you progress, discover strange anomalies and defeat them to earn Skill boosts. - Journey into the Abyss: What secrets will you uncover? On the battlefield, put your tactical skills to the test by choosing from limitless fleet combinations and formations. As you conquer the galaxy, recruit more powerful spaceships and take them to the next level by upgrading and ranking them up. Level up their skills using Skill Neurons and learn new abilities and targeting patterns. On your journey collect powerful equipment for your ships, from weapons to generators, and mix and match pieces to theory craft the ultimate build. Explore the Abyss As you conquer the frontier, slowly uncover the secrets of the Abyss, a resource-rich void guarded by the ruthless Harvester bosses. Uncover its mysteries before diving in head first to save the galaxy. The Abyss is a non-linear tower-like game mode that you can explore on your own terms. Choose which path to take, and make command decisions that determine your rewards. As you travel to each node, unveil areas of the map once covered by a mysterious fog. Locate the gatekeeper and defeat them to unveil the wormhole and descend to the next depth. The further you venture into the void, the better the rewards. Complete depths and earn achievements for valuable loot and unearth implants that can be used to augment your captains. Engage in intense battles with special requirements and master your strategy to emerge victorious. Can you keep only one enemy alive? Play your cards right, and you could uncover the fragments of a legendary ship. Embark on an epic adventure, dominate the battlefield, and put your tactics to the test. What are you waiting for? Forge the ultimate fleet and become a legendary space commander today! Visit our website: starborne.com/frontiers For updates, strategy discussions, and more, join our growing community on Discord: discord.gg/playfrontiers Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/StarborneFrontiers Terms of Service: frontiers.starborne.com/terms_and_conditions/terms_of_service Privacy Policy: frontiers.starborne.com/terms_and_conditions/privacy_policy

About

Pulse Dive

Control a pulsing orb falling through a neon abyss. Hold to expand and shatter glass, release to compress and slip through gaps. Learn astrophysics facts and take quizzes as you descend.

Highlights
  • One-thumb control
  • Expand vs. compress mechanic
  • Living neon world visuals
  • Legendary vessels to earn
  • Masterable modules
  • Global leaderboard
  • Daily astrophysics facts and quizzes
Features
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Pulse Dive - Neon Arcade Endless Faller One thumb. One rule. Fall forever. You are a pulsing orb plunging down an endless neon abyss. HOLD to expand - grow wide to ease your fall, and shatter neon glass. RELEASE to compress - go small and dense, and slip through the obsidian gaps. Get it backwards and it's over. That's the whole game, and it's harder to put down than it sounds. No timers, no forced logins, no walls. Just a clean, fast, one-handed descent tuned to run at a silky 60 frames per second. WHY YOU'LL KEEP DIVING • Pure one-thumb control anyone can pick up in a second • Expand vs. compress - a simple mechanic with real depth • A living neon world: shattering glass, obsidian apertures, violet lattices • Legendary vessels to earn - from the Astral Ray to the Celestial Koi to the Dragon • Modules to master: Quantum Shield, Time Dilation, Geodesic Snap • A global leaderboard - post your deepest dive against the world LEARN AS YOU FALL Pulse Dive is quietly a STEM game. Every day brings a new Astrophysics Fact Of The Day and a five-question Daily Quiz, drawn from a pool grounded in NASA, ESA, and textbook astrophysics. Answer three of five correctly to earn shard rewards - and pick up a little real cosmology on the way down. A Science Sources list is available in Settings for anyone who wants to check the references. PLAYS ANYWHERE Pulse Dive is fully playable offline. On a plane, on the subway, in a dead zone - the entire game, leaderboard fallback included, keeps working. Nothing to download mid-game, nothing to wait for. FAIR BY DESIGN Every upgrade, vessel, and theme can be earned by playing. Rewarded video ads are completely optional and player-initiated - watch one for bonus shards, or don't. Respects reduced-motion settings, portrait one-hand play, and your time. Grow. Compress. Descend. How deep can you go?

Screenshots

Starborne Frontiers4 screens
Pulse Dive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pulse Dive at none against Starborne Frontiers's 10. Pulse Dive also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Starborne Frontiers's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Starborne Frontiers sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pulse Dive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pulse Dive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Starborne Frontiers has 1.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Starborne Frontiers ships an update every 2 weeks, Pulse Dive every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Starborne Frontiers versus Pulse Dive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarborne FrontiersPulse Dive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size920 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSolid Clouds hfJean Desnoyers

Customer experience

Starborne Frontiers

All ratings1,279 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative31.3%

Pulse Dive

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Starborne Frontiers

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Constant crashes during battles
  • Crashes on loading screens and campaign stages
  • Account login issues and progress resets
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Better explanation of tactics and mechanics
  • More online content and player-to-player interaction
  • Improved stability and reduced crashes
  • Ability to load saved game when switching devices

Pulse Dive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Starborne Frontiers

Subscriptions2
  • Bit License$4.991 Month
  • Credit License$14.991 Month
One-time8
  • Defense Contract$0.99
  • Fleet Upgrades$1.99
  • Rookie Expansion$2.99
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  • Command Enhancement$2.99
  • Tactical Tokens$3.99
  • Commander Pass$9.99
  • Rookie Offer$9.99
  • Admiral Pass$19.99
None

Pulse Dive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Starborne Frontiers free?
Starborne Frontiers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pulse Dive free?
Pulse Dive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Starborne Frontiers or Pulse Dive?
Pulse Dive is rated higher. Starborne Frontiers averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Pulse Dive averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Starborne Frontiers or Pulse Dive have ads?
Both Starborne Frontiers and Pulse Dive show ads.
Which is updated more often, Starborne Frontiers or Pulse Dive?
Starborne Frontiers ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pulse Dive every 4 days. Most recently, Starborne Frontiers was updated on November 7, 2026 and Pulse Dive on November 6, 2026.

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