Nemesis Lite vs Combat Space Patrol
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.
Combat Space Patrol
Pilot a starfighter in a 3D space combat game to defend Earth from an alien invasion. Tilt your device to maneuver and tap to fire.
- 3D space combat gameplay
- Tilt controls for piloting
- Tap to shoot mechanics
- Defend Earth from alien armada
- Galactic war setting
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It is a time of war in the galaxy. Human explorers have been attacked by mysterious alien starships near Sigma Draconis. Now, only the brave pilots of the Combat Space Patrol can defend Earth against the implacable Draconian armada. A 3D space fighter game that lets you tilt your phone left/right/up/down to pilot your starfighter. Tap the screen to shoot.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Combat Space Patrol at 100% against Nemesis Lite's 40%. Combat Space Patrol also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.2). Nemesis Lite's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 40 months). On 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
Nemesis Lite is free to download; Combat Space Patrol costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Combat Space Patrol holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nemesis Lite has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Nemesis Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Combat Space Patrol's.
Nemesis Lite ships an update every 3 months, Combat Space Patrol every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nemesis Lite | Combat Space Patrol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 40 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Denizen Software, LLC | Jay Luo |
Customer experience
Nemesis Lite
Combat Space Patrol
In-app purchases
Nemesis Lite
No in-app purchases
Combat Space Patrol
No in-app purchases
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