Efemeris vs Spaceship Commander John Ray
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Efemeris
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Two fleets face each other across a star map that does not exist yet. You build it, one tile at a time, as you explore. A turn-based board game duel, played solo against the AI or with a friend across phone, tablet and PC. A game lasts about twenty minutes. HOW YOU WIN First to conquer five planets in ten turns takes it. Lose every planet you hold and the game ends there. EVERY TURN, FOUR DECISIONS โข Explore โ place a tile and open a new stretch of the Celestial Vault โข Harvest โ collect Star Pepper and Celestial Vanilla from the trading posts you hold โข Manoeuvre โ move your galleon and frigates, spend your crew cards โข Build โ buy frigates, raise fortresses, pay a planet's price THREE NATIONS, THREE WAYS TO PLAY The British Royal Navy, the French Royal Navy or the Spanish Armada. Each fields its own captains and its own crew: the Spanish Governor talks a planet's price down, the French Lady of the Night fills your holds, the Gunner opens fire. You pick two captains and five crew members before the first tile is laid. That choice shapes the whole game. NOTHING IS FREE Your holds never exceed five spices. Firing costs a Gunner card. Your captain's ability only triggers if a Chief mate is there to relay the order โ and if your galleon falls, your captain goes down with it. SOLO OR TWO PLAYERS โข Solo โ face an AI that drafts its hand, plays its cards and races you to the fifth planet โข Duel โ play a friend across Android, iOS and PC HAND-DRAWN CELESTIAL CHARTS Engraved constellations, gilded compass roses and inked portraits: Efemeris is played on an old star atlas that slowly fills with light. A complete game. No ads, no in-app purchases. Available in English and French.
Spaceship Commander John Ray
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Spaceship Commander John Ray - roguelike turn-based strategy game Play a classic space war game with infinite procedural generated galaxy. - Play a classic space war game with infinite procedurally generated galaxies. Roguelike, turn-based strategy with combat on a 8x8 sector grid in 64 galaxy sectors. - All ships and space stations have systems to be monitored and repaired when damaged. Use them to your advantage. - Navigate through 64 sectors, find resources, fight the Throck and restore the alliance with Urobori. - Resupply and repair your ship at allied space stations. Protect them at all costs. - Go on adventures. Send landing parties to planets to search for new tech and new crew members. - Beat your best high score and play again and again and ...! Synopsis: The Alliance between Humans, Throck and Urobori has collapsed. The Throck, a military faction, have decided to topple the parliament and subjugate the other factions in a newly-formed Throck empire. The Urobori have taken a neutral position and are now observing the ensuing war between the Humans and the Throck. The top brass of the Allied Human Defense Force have issued you new orders. Your mission: assume command the spaceship SS-Lexxor and destroy Throck spaceships and space stations in all 64 sectors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Spaceship Commander John Ray at fortnightly against Efemeris's every 8 months. Efemeris's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $5.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Efemeris costs $3.99 and Spaceship Commander John Ray $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Efemeris ships an update every 8 months, Spaceship Commander John Ray fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Efemeris | Spaceship Commander John Ray |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 โ better | $5.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Fortnightly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 16.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | DTDA Games | Adam Musial-Bright |
In-app purchases
Efemeris
No in-app purchases
Spaceship Commander John Ray
No in-app purchases
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