Comparison

Pixel Starships™ vs GameTouch Controller

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Starships™

Command every aspect of your starship in a persistent online universe. Build, battle, explore, and manage resources in this 8-bit spaceship management game. Form alliances and conquer with friends.

Highlights
  • Build custom starships
  • Command multiple races and factions
  • Online player battles
  • Manage resources and power
  • Explore planets and secrets
  • Form alliances
  • Program AI for automatic combat
Features
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Featured by Apple in Best New Games! From one of the most successful Mobile Game Kickstarter campaigns of the year comes Pixel Starships! Pixel Starships is the world’s first total spaceship management game in an 8bit massive online universe. In Pixel Starships, you command every aspect of your ship from construction to battles in a single persistent world. Featured Reviews - Touch Arcade - Pixel Starships tasks you with outfitting your very own ship with resource rooms, staff, and weapons. This looks Awesome! MMGN - The graphics in this 8Bit indie game is the best we've seen in a retro style game for a long time PocketTactics - I’m intrigued by the cutaway side-view of the starship with turbolifts and transporters at the ready TechTimes - The World’s First 8-Bit Total Starship Management Game Hits The Online Universe The Discovery Channel - A fully immersive starship captain experience. Key Features - ● Build Epic Starships of your own design. ● Many races, aliens, factions to command and conquer. ● Battle it out with other real players in a single massive online universe. ● Manage diplomacy, recruitment, research, exploration! ● Control ship's power and limited resources. Discover epic weapons. ● Build and deploy support ships to support your Starfleet. ● Cross section full ship control and battles. ● Explore planets, discover secrets of space. ● Form alliances and battle with your friends to achieve victory! ● Program situational AI commands to systems and crew allowing automatic combats and offline play. If you're a fan of Star Wars and Star Trek; if you enjoy games like EVE, Clash of Clans, FTL, or Homeworld, you'll love Pixel Starships! Note - Pixel Starships is totally free to play and is designed for perfect balance for all players. However, there are in-app items that can be purchased for real money to help speed up progress or offer cosmetic improvements. If you don't want this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. Note on Auto-Renewing Subscription - Pixel Starships contains a optional Subscription Membership. Members receive extra missions, bonuses, and daily rewards. Membership content is regularly updated. The Monthly Membership Subscription cost is USD $3.99 per month or a similarly adjusted currency price in your local region. Please refer to IAP menu or in app display for localised pricing. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription is auto renewable and will renew monthly unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscription can be cancelled via iTunes subscription manager. There is also a 7 day free trial for the membership; the free trial period is not transferrable and any remaining free time is cancelled if a paying subscription starts. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. EULA: http://www.pixelstarships.com/eula Privacy Policy: http://www.pixelstarships.com/privacypolicy As per Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, you must be at least 13 years of age to play or download Pixel Starships.

About

GameTouch Controller

Transform any device into a custom controller for your PC games. Connect multiple touch screens simultaneously to build immersive simulator cockpits. Features a dedicated server-side editor for complete customization.

Highlights
  • Customizable game controller
  • PC command sending
  • Multiple touch screen support
  • Simulator cockpit setup
  • Server-side editor
Features
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Working with any game but Designed with Star Citizen. Use any device on your Home Network to send commands to your PC. With the ability to connect multiple touch screen devices simultaneously, setup your ultimate simulator cockpit experiences. Now fully customisable with a dedicated server side editor.

Screenshots

Pixel Starships™4 screens
GameTouch Controller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pixel Starships™ at Free against GameTouch Controller's $2.99. Pixel Starships™ also leads on ratings volume (35K vs 24). GameTouch Controller's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pixel Starships™ is free to download; GameTouch Controller costs $2.99 up front. Pixel Starships™ sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. GameTouch Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GameTouch Controller holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Starships™ has 35K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Pixel Starships™'s written reviews are positive against 100% of GameTouch Controller's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Starships™ ships an update every 9 days, GameTouch Controller every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pixel Starships™ versus GameTouch Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Starships™GameTouch Controller
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (35K ratings)5.0 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35K — better24
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size450 MB224 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSavy Soda Pty Ltdgrant draper

Customer experience

Pixel Starships™

All ratings35,060 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews778 reviews
Positive81.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative13.4%

GameTouch Controller

All ratings24 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pixel Starships™

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Crew abilities not working as intended
  • Losing resources and trophies due to connection issues
  • Ads not rewarding the promised amount of Starbux
  • Scrolling issues when rearranging ship layout
  • Inconsistent loading times
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  • Missions consuming daily allowance even on error
  • Starbux purchases not being credited
  • Resources not properly credited after selling on the market

Requested features

17 requests
  • Lower how much bux people can ask for items and resources
  • Set a limit on bux that's not too ridiculous
  • Add more galaxies to explore
  • Add larger ships
  • Add smaller support craft that can fight alongside the main ship
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  • Add a faction war mode with 3v3 or 5v5 battles
  • Add a way to have multiple ships in your fleet
  • Add a ranking system for top players and top ships
  • Add more ship customization options
  • Add a way to remove items from the market
  • Add a panel to view all crew stats
  • Add a button to fix all modules at once
  • Add multiple AI preset options for combat
  • Add a way to fight against your own ship to test vulnerabilities
  • Add a permanent live PvP mode
  • Add a way to change the email associated with an account
  • Add a daily login bonus that increases over consecutive days

GameTouch Controller

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Pixel Starships™

Subscriptions1
  • One Month Membership7 Days trial$3.991 Month
One-time10
  • Special Offer$1.99
  • Clip of Starbux$4.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
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  • Season Pass$8.99
  • Roll of Starbux$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Stash of Starbux$19.99
  • Special Offer$19.99
  • Case of Starbux$49.99
  • Bank of Starbux$99.99
None

GameTouch Controller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Starships™ free?
Pixel Starships™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GameTouch Controller free?
GameTouch Controller costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Starships™ or GameTouch Controller?
GameTouch Controller is rated higher. Pixel Starships™ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 35K ratings, while GameTouch Controller averages 5.0 from 24 ratings.
Do Pixel Starships™ or GameTouch Controller have ads?
Neither Pixel Starships™ nor GameTouch Controller shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Starships™ or GameTouch Controller?
Pixel Starships™ ships an update every 9 days, and GameTouch Controller every 3 days. Most recently, Pixel Starships™ was updated on October 15, 2026 and GameTouch Controller on October 7, 2026.

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