Comparison

Lunar Lander vs Star Command

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

Head to head
About

Lunar Lander

Navigate a spaceship through hazardous alien terrain, collecting diamonds while avoiding exploding gems. Compete with others by posting your scores to an online leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Spaceship navigation
  • Diamond collection
  • Hazardous terrain
  • Exploding gem avoidance
  • Game Center enabled
  • Online leaderboard
Features
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Fly a borrowed rocket for company wages, buy your own ship, and build a shipping company across four alien worlds. Lunar Lander is a physics lander game about careful flying and big ambitions. Tilt to steer, touch to thrust, and land gently: every job pays when you touch down safely back on the pad. FROM COMPANY PILOT TO SHIPPING MAGNATE Start with a borrowed Tin Can and a courier bag. Save for a deposit or buy your first ship outright, pay it off, and climb the ranks: Independent Pilot, Owner-Operator, Company Owner, Frontier Operator and, at last, Shipping Magnate. The depot always shows your next step, and a career roadmap shows how far you have come. SEVEN SHIPS, EACH WITH WORK ONLY IT CAN DO • Tin Can – a nimble courier that squeezes through narrow caves • Mule – a light lifter for slung cargo, water tanks and fragile eggs • Longhaul – long range for routes other ships cannot finish • Bulwark – a heavy carrier that clamps big loads under its hull • Starling – a passenger liner for crews, rescues and a festival choir • Anchor – harpoons asteroids and tows them home • Leviathan – a giant recovery carrier for the heaviest rocks of all Pick the right ship for each job on the depot carousel, then upgrade its engines, fuel tank, hull and winch, and paint it your way. FOUR LIVING WORLDS Fly over purple ridges on Littlerock, warm gardens on Hearth, misty marshes on Verdigris and the lava fields of Cinder. Every world has painted plants and creatures, a distant skyline, and caves hiding extra loot for pilots who explore. Plants burn, fire spreads, and animals have minds of their own. DOZENS OF JOBS • Deliver parcels and medicine through tunnels and over passes • Sling cargo under a lifter and set it down upright for a bonus • Ferry passengers, rescue a crashed survey team, and race rising lava to evacuate a mining crew • Burn a firebreak before the wildfire reaches the homes, or drop water on burning reeds • Lead heat-seeking soot hounds away from the mine with your exhaust • Herd wildlife to safety, plant seed pods on scorched ground and carry a nest of eggs to a safe ledge • Plant sensor beacons deep in a cave, haul freight across a wide map, or tow a giant meteorite home • Blast ore seams, drain lava lakes and prospect asteroids in weak gravity PLAN AHEAD Take on ventures and regional projects that pay off over several flights, open operating berths on new worlds, and keep an eye on the rates: fly the same job again and again and the pay drops until you try something else. FUEL IS EVERYTHING Early routes have fuel canisters in the air; later work expects you to land and refuel. Every landing counts. FREE, WITH NO ADS No ads, no in-app purchases and no account. Your career saves on your device. A brand-new Lunar Lander, rebuilt from the 2012 classic with a whole career to fly. Questions or ideas? Email support@honkhonkpunch.com.

About

Star Command

Command your own starship, recruit and level up your crew, and explore a vast universe. Engage in tactical combat, manage ship roles, and make decisions that impact your journey through space.

Highlights
  • Build and command your starship
  • Hire and level up crew members
  • Explore the universe
  • Defend against alien civilizations
  • Tactical combat and ship management
  • Multiple ship hull choices
  • Discover alien species
Features
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Build and command your own starship, hire your crew, and explore the universe, and defend against alien civilizations! Star Command™ Game Features - • Universal App - iPad and iPhone included. • Premium game - No In-App Purchase (IAP) roadblocks. • HD support for retina pixel goodness. • Level your crew members up and earn new skills. • Build a ship in your own image! • Four distinct ship hulls to choose from. • Focus on tactical, science or engineering. • Amazing soundtrack intensifies the action and exploration. • Over 10 alien species to discover. Brought to you in beautiful HD pixelated glory, Star Command™ brings to life the challenges and joys of managing a starship. Upgrade your ship, get out into the unknown and watch your crew die grizzly deaths all at your command. Strange and annoying alien civilizations await you at every turn. Manage each of your ships roles, focusing on science skills, tactical combat and ship engineering. Prevent alien invaders from taking over your ship and causing massive amounts of damage with sentry guns. Revive dying crew members with new rooms! And don’t forget that your decisions matter - an enemy made early could come back to haunt you later. If you're a fan of Star Wars and Star Trek, or if you enjoy games like XCOM, Clash of Clans, FTL, or Pixel Starships, you'll love Star Command! ---------------------------- Featured Reviews - "...equal parts challenging and clever, making it a must-play for sci-fi strategy fans." - Maclife "A great mobile space romp which adopts a great theme, great gameplay and will keep you busy for quite a few hours..." - AndroidSpin "With hilarious, self-aware satire and surprisingly deep tactical gameplay, this long-awaited adventure is a must-play for any sci-fi fan and a love letter to all things Star Trek." - Editors' Choice "If you're looking for a strategy title on the iOS that will keep you on your toes, Star Command should more than suffice." - Appspy "Should you dive in immediately? Absolutely." - TouchArcade ---------------------------- Star Command © 2011 Warballoon, LLC (formerly Star Command, LLC). STAR COMMAND and related marks and logos are trademarks of Warballoon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy: https://www.starcommandgame.com/privacy-apple.html

Screenshots

Lunar Lander4 screens
Star Command4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lunar Lander at Free against Star Command's $2.99. Star Command's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and chart position (#92 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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

Lunar Lander is free to download; Star Command costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lunar Lander ships an update monthly, Star Command every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Lunar Lander versus Star Command: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLunar LanderStar Command
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating—4.0 (905 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews66.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—905 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#92 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB101 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlan CushwayStar Command, LLC

Customer experience

Lunar Lander

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Star Command

All ratings905 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral8.7%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews834 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral13.1%
Negative20.7%

Bugs and requests

Lunar Lander

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Star Command

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on startup
  • Crew members getting stuck or lost
  • Weapons/UI elements disappearing
  • Progression/save data issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • More ships, rooms, and customization options
  • Expanded story and missions
  • Multiplayer and co-op modes
  • Ability to board enemy ships
  • Improved crew management and AI

In-app purchases

None

Lunar Lander

No in-app purchases

None

Star Command

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lunar Lander free?
Lunar Lander is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Star Command free?
Star Command costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lunar Lander or Star Command have ads?
Neither Lunar Lander nor Star Command shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lunar Lander or Star Command?
Lunar Lander ships an update monthly, and Star Command every 10 days. Most recently, Lunar Lander was updated on October 16, 2026 and Star Command on October 15, 2026.

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