Comparison

Stellar Wind Idle vs AD3000 Premium

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

Head to head
About

Stellar Wind Idle

Explore a galaxy in chaos, building and customizing spaceships to battle endless enemy hordes. Investigate different worlds and uncover a developing story to restore order.

Highlights
  • Varied spaceships with unique strengths
  • Customizable ships with modules
  • Engaging spaceship combat
  • Auto battles and offline progress
  • Large campaign map with story
  • Galaxy exploration
Features
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Enter the world where the whole galaxy has lost reason. You were providing security to the human cosmos but this time it is almost impossible. Fly forward, build ships, look for amazing modules, investigate space as if your life depended on it because the endless enemy hordes will never give up. Enjoy selecting ships for your fleet, studying their strengths and weaknesses, and upgrading them using a variety of methods. Travel to different worlds trying to find a way to stop the frenzy the galaxy is engulfed in. Key features: * Varied spaceships with different strengths and weaknesses * Customizable spaceships with modules * Awesome fights between spaceships * Auto battles & offline progress * Large campaign map with a developing story If you have any questions, feel free to ask us anytime at support@entropy-games.com

About

AD3000 Premium

Experience uninterrupted gameplay with this premium version of an exploration game. Enjoy full access to all features and play offline without any advertisements.

Highlights
  • Ad-free experience
  • Full access
  • Offline play
  • Premium version
Features
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Premium version of AD3000 with full access, no ads, and offline play. Build a galactic empire in Empire Mode, or captain your own starship in Captain Mode. New to AD3000? Try the ad-supported AD3000: Space Odyssey to experience the same core gameplay before choosing Premium.

Screenshots

Stellar Wind Idle4 screens
AD3000 Premium3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stellar Wind Idle at Free against AD3000 Premium's $3.99. Stellar Wind Idle also leads on ratings volume (637 vs 5). AD3000 Premium's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Stellar Wind Idle is free to download; AD3000 Premium costs $3.99 up front. Stellar Wind Idle sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. AD3000 Premium asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Stellar Wind Idle against 4.8 for AD3000 Premium. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stellar Wind Idle has 637 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 66% and 67% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stellar Wind Idle ships an update every 10 days, AD3000 Premium every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stellar Wind Idle versus AD3000 Premium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStellar Wind IdleAD3000 Premium
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (637 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings637 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size760 MB344 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperEntropy Games StudioJianfeng Wu

Customer experience

Stellar Wind Idle

All ratings625 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral7.8%
Negative26.0%

AD3000 Premium

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Stellar Wind Idle

One-time16
  • Personal Offer (0.99$)$0.99
  • Start Pack$1.99
  • Personal Offer (1.99$)$1.99
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  • Daily Progress Pack$2.99
  • Personal Offer ($4.99)$4.99
  • 315 Ancient Orbs$4.99
  • Yorktown Pack$9.99
  • Personal Offer (9.99$)$9.99
  • 1380 Ancient Orbs$19.99
  • Progress Pack$19.99
  • Supernova Psionic Hook$19.99
  • Personal Offer (19.99$)$19.99
  • Lexington Pack$29.99
  • Personal Offer (29.99$)$29.99
  • Personal Offer (49.99$)$49.99
  • Personal Offer (99.99$)$99.99
None

AD3000 Premium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stellar Wind Idle free?
Stellar Wind Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AD3000 Premium free?
AD3000 Premium costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stellar Wind Idle or AD3000 Premium?
AD3000 Premium is rated higher. Stellar Wind Idle averages 4.7 out of 5 from 637 ratings, while AD3000 Premium averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Stellar Wind Idle or AD3000 Premium have ads?
Neither Stellar Wind Idle nor AD3000 Premium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stellar Wind Idle or AD3000 Premium?
Stellar Wind Idle ships an update every 10 days, and AD3000 Premium every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stellar Wind Idle was updated on October 30, 2026 and AD3000 Premium on October 31, 2026.

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