Pixel Starships™ vs Cows In Space
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Cows In Space
Pilot a spaceship through space to rescue cows trapped in air bubbles. Use your jelly beam to teleport them back to Earth across 70 challenging levels. Master zero gravity physics and aim for perfect scores in this unique intergalactic mission.
- 70 challenging levels
- Zero gravity physics puzzles
- Jelly beam teleportation
- Unlockable achievements
- Spacey soundtrack
- Innovative gameplay
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In a failed galactic operation, the cows of earth have ended up FLOATING AROUND IN SPACE -- encapsulated in air bubbles. Brave space pilot, it's time to charge your jelly beam and get ready for an intergalactic mission to TELEPORT THE COWS back to earth! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Featured by APPLE, Sept 2009, as: - "New and Noteworthy" - "Hot New Games" GAME FEATURES: - 70 Challenges: From easy starting levels to trickier puzzles as your journey progress - A galactic mess: Tons of lost cows throughout the galaxy, waiting for you to save them! - Zero gravity environment: Use your beams to set things in motion - Improve your jelly shooting skills and aim for 3 STARS on all levels - Achievements to unlock - Spectacular, spacey soundtrack - Strange floating items: What are bouncers and toxic skulls doing in space? - Totally innovative, never-before-seen gameplay - And much more... TECH FEATURES: - Game Center support - MFi controller support - ION Arcade controller support - Universal App (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Enjoy another Donut Games release!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pixel Starships™ at Free against Cows In Space's $1.99. Pixel Starships™ also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (35K vs 43). Cows In Space's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Pixel Starships™ is free to download; Cows In Space costs $1.99 up front. Pixel Starships™ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Cows In Space asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Pixel Starships™ against 4.7 for Cows In Space. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Starships™ has 35K ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Pixel Starships™'s written reviews are positive against 88% of Cows In Space's.
Pixel Starships™ ships an update every 9 days, Cows In Space every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Starships™ | Cows In Space |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (35K ratings) — better | 4.7 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.9% of reviews | 88.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35K — better | 43 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 450 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Savy Soda Pty Ltd | Donut Games |
Customer experience
Pixel Starships™
Cows In Space
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
Cows In Space
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pixel Starships™
- One Month Membership7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- 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
Cows In Space
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pixel Starships™ free?
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