Comparison

Nemesis Lite vs Space Station Challenge

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

Head to head
About

Nemesis Lite

Experience a 3D space shooter set in the year 3000, fighting for resources in the new frontier. Engage in campaign or death-match modes with VR and gamepad support. Choose from three playable ships and six skill settings.

Highlights
  • Campaign and Death-Match modes
  • VR headset support
  • Gamepad support
  • Remote control functionality
  • Three playable ships
  • Realistic physics and brutal AI
Features
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This is the lite version of Nemesis, so you can try before you buy. What is Nemesis? Nemesis is a theoretical brown dwarf star in orbit around our own sun, which may even have its own planetary system. Nemesis is also a 3D space shooter for the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. The year is 3000... humanity has extended it's domain to the farthest reaches of the solar system. The new frontier is Nemesis, a star system rich with resources. Unfortunately, no one seems to agree on who owns this new frontier. Fight for your claim in this brave new world against ruthless enemies! Gameplay modes now include a campaign mode and a death-match mode. VR headsets are now supported. While in VR mode, you can adjust: the screen size; vertical and horizontal position; the amount of parallax (that is, the space between your two virtual eyes); and whether or not your head movements are tracked. A VR headset and an external controller such as an extended gamepad are required. External controllers are also supported - both the standard profile (the one without thumbsticks) and the extended profile (the one with thumbsticks.) Our future is in your hands! Features: * Includes both a campaign mode and death-match mode. * VR headset support. * Gamepad support (both the standard and extended profiles.) * Remote Control - control Nemesis Lite 1.9 on tvOS or iOS via Nemesis Lite 1.9 running on an iOS device. (Requires wifi.) * Beautiful graphics! * Intricately rendered explosion and smoke effects. * Three playable ships. * Realistic physics. * Brutal AI. * Listen to your own music while saving humanity. * Play in first person or third person modes. * Six different skill settings, from "practice" to "ace" in death-match; 5 skill settings in campaign. * User settable kill-limit in death-match mode.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Space station docking simulation
  • Extravehicular activity (EVA) missions
  • Dual joystick controls
  • Voice guidance from ground control
  • Accomplishment sharing
  • Universal app support
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Nemesis Lite4 screens
Space Station Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nemesis Lite at Free against Space Station Challenge's $1.99. Nemesis Lite also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 29 months). Space Station Challenge's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.2). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Nemesis Lite is free to download; Space Station Challenge costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Nemesis Lite against 3.5 for Space Station Challenge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Nemesis Lite's written reviews are positive against 0% of Space Station Challenge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nemesis Lite ships an update every 3 months, Space Station Challenge every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Nemesis Lite versus Space Station Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNemesis LiteSpace Station Challenge
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.6 (5 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 29 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB122 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDenizen Software, LLCMagnin & Associates

Customer experience

Nemesis Lite

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Space Station Challenge

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nemesis Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Space Station Challenge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nemesis Lite free?
Nemesis Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Space Station Challenge free?
Space Station Challenge costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nemesis Lite or Space Station Challenge?
Nemesis Lite is rated higher. Nemesis Lite averages 3.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Space Station Challenge averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Nemesis Lite or Space Station Challenge have ads?
Neither Nemesis Lite nor Space Station Challenge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nemesis Lite or Space Station Challenge?
Nemesis Lite ships an update every 3 months, and Space Station Challenge every 29 months. Most recently, Nemesis Lite was updated on October 7, 2026 and Space Station Challenge on October 10, 2026.

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