Booster Up! vs Ellipse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Merge rocket modules
- Launch and explore planets
- Collect rewards and stars
- Upgrade rocket components
- Unlock new rockets
- Overcome space challenges
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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
Ellipse
Design, build, and launch rockets with realistic orbital mechanics. Explore celestial bodies and experience dynamic physics for a true-to-life space simulation. Ideal for aspiring engineers and space enthusiasts.
- Rocket design and customization
- Realistic orbital mechanics
- Explore celestial bodies
- Dynamic physics engine
- Space exploration simulation
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Build your own vehicles and conduct your own space missions to explore space. Launch capsules, satellites, land on the Moon, land on Mars. - Real orbital mechanics and physics, nothing is faked - Planets based on real solar system data - Thrilling visual effects - No ads, no account required, free to download
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Verdict
Booster Up! and Ellipse both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of Ellipse's written reviews are positive against 19% of Booster Up!'s. Ellipse also leads on ads (none vs shown). Booster Up!'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (17K vs 2K). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Booster Up! sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Ellipse sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Booster Up! against 4.7 for Ellipse. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Booster Up! has 17K ratings behind it against 2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of Booster Up!'s written reviews are positive against 79% of Ellipse's.
Booster Up! ships an update weekly, Ellipse monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Booster Up! | Ellipse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17K ratings) | 4.7 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.2% of reviews | 79.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 2K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 400 MB | 293 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rollic Games | Starwelds |
Customer experience
Booster Up!
Ellipse
User reviews
Booster Up!
From 17K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Ellipse
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Realistic simulation
- 👍 Fun and entertaining
- 👍 Good graphics
- 👍 No ads
- 👍 Inspires interest in spaceflight
Room to improve
- 🐛 No delete button
- 🐛 Physics issues
- 🐛 Unrealistic re-entry
- 🐛 Laggy performance
- 🐛 Difficult to control rockets
Bugs and requests
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
Ellipse
Reported bugs
12 issues- Connected parts don't work
- Staging issues (last stage goes first)
- Fairings don't attach
- Cannot delete after spawning samples
- Detached parts don't detach
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- Game freezes during missions
- Parachute gets cut before launch
- Expansion pack causes build issues
- Glitches on iPad
- Rocket parts don't separate
- Capsule doesn't separate from rocket near the moon
- Build area barrier
Requested features
49 requests- Add more planets
- Add astronauts
- Add a delete button
- Add more parts (solar panel, battery, antenna, wing, landing leg, chassis, monopropellant tank, docking port)
- Add electricity consumption
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- Add plane flight mechanics
- Add planet navigation (like SFS)
- Improve RCS control
- Improve plane aerodynamics
- Improve RCS in docking mode
- Add launch instructions
- Add symmetry feature
- Add staging mechanic
- Add modding or community made packs
- Add individual save slots
- Add more free stuff
- Add engine mounts
- Add SRB customizations
- Make fuel tanks adjustable
- Add emergency escape towers
- Add Jupiter and its moons
- Add Deimos (Mars' second moon)
- Add gas giants and their moons
- Add controllers support
- Add better damage and break apart models
- Add rovers
- Add Saturn V rocket parts
- Add free space shuttle
- Adjust planet speed
- Add more buildings around Earth
- Make planets more detailed
- Add more expansion parts
- Make build area better
- Remove build area barrier
- Add Saturn V rocket
- Add gas giants
- Add gas giant moons
- Add Deimos
- Add Jupiter and its 4 biggest moons
- Add more free parts
- Add tutorial on how to build
- Improve realism
- Add space stations
- Add more capsules
- Add bigger fuel tanks
- Add bigger rocket booster fuel
- Add more detailed graphics
- Add more parts to build planes
- Add a tutorial for maneuvers
In-app purchases
Booster Up!
- 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
Ellipse
- Large Parts$2.99
- Heavy Lift Program$4.99
- Expansion$4.99
Questions
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