Nemesis Lite vs Space Station Challenge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Campaign and Death-Match modes
- VR headset support
- Gamepad support
- Remote control functionality
- Three playable ships
- Realistic physics and brutal AI
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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.
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.
- Space station docking simulation
- Extravehicular activity (EVA) missions
- Dual joystick controls
- Voice guidance from ground control
- Accomplishment sharing
- Universal app support
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Nemesis Lite | Space Station Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denizen Software, LLC | Magnin & Associates |
Customer experience
Nemesis Lite
Space Station Challenge
In-app purchases
Nemesis Lite
No in-app purchases
Space Station Challenge
No in-app purchases
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