Comparison

Pebble Command vs Space Mission

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

Head to head
About

Pebble Command

Engage in a deeply addictive real-time tactics game with 12 challenging stages. Enjoy intuitive touch controls, local Wi-Fi co-op multiplayer, and unique musical scores designed to enhance focus. This game offers a pure, ad-free, and purchase-free experience.

Highlights
  • Addictive gameplay
  • 12 challenging stages
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Local Wi-Fi co-op multiplayer
  • Game Center integration
  • Unique musical scores
Features
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Pebble Command is a deeply addictive game of real-time tactics. • Extremely Addictive, you have been warned. • 12 progressively harder stages to get through, playable over 3 difficulty levels: Each stage requires unique tactics to be beaten. • Original & Intuitive Control: Pebble Command is designed for the iOS touch screen. • Multiplayer: Play the entire game solo or co-op with a friend over local Wi-Fi. Compare scores and challenge friends on Game Center. • Each stage features a unique musical score designed to aid your focus, so headphones are recommended. • It's free as in ACTUALLY free - no ads / in-app purchase / "other great games" / etc, I work on Pebble Command because I like to play it. Visit the blog at pebblecommand.wordpress.com for the latest news.

About

Space Mission

Pilot a retro arcade spaceship, defending astronauts from alien waves. Manage limited fuel to destroy enemies, rescue stranded crew, and return them to safety. Compete for high scores on global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Retro arcade space shooter gameplay
  • Limited fuel management
  • Rescue stranded astronauts
  • Destroy waves of aliens and mines
  • Score-based progression
  • Global leaderboards
  • Achievements and social sharing
Features
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Space Mission: Survival is a retro arcade space shooter. You have 10 seconds of fuel in each level to destroy the aliens and keep your astronauts alive. Keep yourself and the astronauts alive. Wave after wave of aliens will attack you will bullets and space mines. Pick up floating astronauts and return them to asteroids before you are destroyed or they float off into deep space. Points are awarded for enemy hits, destroying mines, returning astronauts, and for not wasting fuel. Leaderboards are shown in classic arcade attract-screen format. See your friends scores and play to be the best in the universe. Achievements, Facebook and Twitter bragging also available in Space Mission: Survival.

Screenshots

Pebble Command4 screens
Space Mission4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Space Mission at 5.0 against Pebble Command's 4.0. Space Mission also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Pebble Command's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Space Mission sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pebble Command asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Mission holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pebble Command ships an update every 2 months, Space Mission every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pebble Command versus Space Mission: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPebble CommandSpace Mission
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavlos TsochantarisJohn Schumacher

Customer experience

Pebble Command

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Space Mission

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pebble Command

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Space Mission

One-time1
  • Show Your Support$0.99

Questions

Is Pebble Command free?
Pebble Command is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Space Mission free?
Space Mission is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pebble Command or Space Mission?
Space Mission is rated higher. Pebble Command averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Space Mission averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Pebble Command or Space Mission have ads?
Neither Pebble Command nor Space Mission shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pebble Command or Space Mission?
Pebble Command ships an update every 2 months, and Space Mission every 6 months. Most recently, Pebble Command was updated on September 27, 2026 and Space Mission on October 6, 2026.

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