iDrone vs Space Station Challenge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iDrone
Pilot a drone through a 3D terrain in this classic endless runner. Complete missions by destroying targets like trucks, bases, and factories. Collect pickups and awards while staying on the right path to achieve objectives.
- Endless runner gameplay
- Drone piloting
- Mission objectives
- Target destruction
- Pickup collection
- Multiple drones and missions
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Classic endless runner with missions. iDrone is a classic endless runner game that lets you fly an unmanned aerial vehicle over a 3D terrain. In addition to being an endless runner there are a series of missions so you can still blow stuff up. Game Mode As an endless runner, control the drone and fly over the terrain following the path and collecting pickups Meet mission objectives, by choosing a drone, identify, and destroy your targets to complete the mission. What to do Collect pickups. Collect Awards. Stay on the right path. Take out the target. Blow Stuff Up! Sound like fun? Missions and Drones This endless runner game with mission objectives takes you through 6 missions using one of 4 Drones. Your next missions include: • Destroy a Truck • Destroy the Storage Sites • Destroy the Base • Destroy Boats and the Factory • Destroy Mountain Camps • Liberate the Harbor
Space Station Challenge
Experience the excitement of space missions, including docking with the International Space Station and performing extravehicular activities. Navigate your spacecraft and jetpack using intuitive dual joystick controls, guided by ground control.
- Space station docking simulation
- Extravehicular activity (EVA) missions
- Dual joystick controls
- Voice guidance from ground control
- Accomplishment sharing
- Universal app support
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Enjoy the thrill of docking with the international space station and then performing five specific EVA (extra vehicular activity) missions. Use the dual joystick interface to modify the orientation of the vehicle with one control, while using the other to carefully move closer to the space station dock. Use similar controls to control the jetpack on your space suit during EVA. Ground control vocally guides you through the various maneuvers, as needed. Optionally shares your accomplishments via email, or text messaging. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays. Even runs on Apple Mac or MacBooks equipped with Apple’s new M1 Silicon chip with easy to use keyboard and mouse controls.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iDrone at 47% against Space Station Challenge's 0%. iDrone also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 29 months). Space Station Challenge's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 1.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ratings volume 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
iDrone is free to download; Space Station Challenge costs $1.99 up front. iDrone sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Space Station Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Space Station Challenge holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of iDrone's written reviews are positive against 0% of Space Station Challenge's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iDrone ships an update monthly, Space Station Challenge every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iDrone | Space Station Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 1.8 (5 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 294 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BurningThumb Software | Magnin & Associates |
Customer experience
iDrone
Space Station Challenge
In-app purchases
iDrone
- 100 Coins$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- 1000 Coins$4.99
Space Station Challenge
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is iDrone free?
Is Space Station Challenge free?
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Do iDrone or Space Station Challenge have ads?
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