Aqueduct vs Space Borders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aqueduct
Rearrange jumbled waterways and pipelines to restore the flow of water. Over 250 unique puzzles offer hours of mind-invigorating fun with challenging mechanics like locked gates and warp portals.
- Rearrange pipelines
- Restore water flow
- Over 250 unique puzzles
- Locked gates
- Warp portals
- Conveyor belts
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Welcome to Aqueduct – a world of jumbled waterways and mixed-up pipelines. It's up to you to rearrange the tracks and restore the flow. Locked gates, shifty conveyor belts, puzzling warp portals, and more stand between you and order. With just over 250 unique puzzles, Aqueduct delivers hours of mind-invigorating fun. From the creators of Blockwick, Orba, and Monster Soup—Aqueduct fuses the slider-puzzle and pipe-connecting concepts into something totally new and outlandishly clever. If you're bored of the same old puzzlers, Aqueduct will give your brain the challenge it's looking for. You can now buy more puzzles right inside Aqueduct. Take on the Rooster and Snake Chapters to test your water-working mettle. *** "easy to pick up and play wherever you are" - CNET "the most fun with plumbing since Mario" - Wired "hours upon hours of puzzling goodness" - TouchArcade "pure puzzle awesomeness, plain and simple" - JayIsGames "a fabulous noggin’-busting puzzle game" - Gamezebo
Space Borders
Command a fleet of starships in a real-time strategy war against hostile aliens. Build your armada, harvest resources, and use tactical formations and superweapons to protect Earth and its colonies from annihilation.
- Real-time strategy gameplay
- Build and customize fleet (15 ship types)
- Resource harvesting and upgrades
- Tactical ship formations
- Superweapons and special powers
- Campaign, Survival, and Sandbox modes
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Command massive star ships in a large-scale war, against a powerful alien force! Put your tactical skills to work and protect humanity and Earth from certain annihilation. Space Borders is a 2D space RTS game, which features lots of gameplay depth, colorful graphics, cool special effects & a great overall atmosphere. _________________ GAMEPLAY • Real-time strategy (RTS) • Build up your fleet by choosing from 15 different types of ships (with unique abilities) • Harvest resources to buy new ships, power-ups and upgrade your mothership • Protect friendly ships and stations from attacks & ambushes • Create custom formations of fighters, destroyers, carriers & support vessels • Coordinate your ships to gain tactical advantages in difficult situations • Use superweapons to destroy large clusters of enemies • Distract the enemy with special powers • and much more... FEATURES • Great visual effects • 3D audio for realistic sound effects (headphones required) • Wide variety of battleships (fighters, carriers, destroyers & more) • Unrestricted camera freedom • Ambient space soundtracks • Training mission • Campaign Mode (8 missions) • Survival Mode (endless play) • Deep Space Mining mode (resource booster) • Sandbox Mode • Conquest Mode (add-on) PLOT In the late 23rd century humans have populated most of Earth. Troubled by the poor quality of life and the excessive amount of damage inflicted on Earth, they decide to plant new colonies on distant planets. The Earth military (EDF or Earth Defense Fleet) is in charge of organizing and carrying out this immense project. During the colonization, the EDF encounters a new life form, which turns out to be extremely hostile. Multiple attacks on EDF key installations, as well as on a research ship, force the EDF to improvise new strategies for a full evacuation. You are a high ranking officer of the EDF, who is in the midst of all the action. Make sure you all get back home to Earth safe & sound. _________________ SPACE BORDERS ONLINE • spaceborders.proboards.com - submit feedback, feature requests & more • facebook.com/spacebordersapp - receive the latest news about Space Borders • http://spaceborders.proboards.com/thread/260/ - Conquest Mode FAQ THANK YOU Thank you all for supporting Space Borders with reviews, ratings, ideas for new features and a lot more. This game is truly powered by its fans! Check out the links above and be part of it. _________________ SPECIAL CREDITS • Space Borders is powered by the Sparrow Framework.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Space Borders at every 2 months against Aqueduct's every 5 months. Space Borders also leads on price ($1.99 vs $4.99). Aqueduct's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On review sentiment, 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
Aqueduct costs $4.99 and Space Borders $1.99 up front. Aqueduct sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Space Borders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Aqueduct holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 251 and 167 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Aqueduct's written reviews are positive against 91% of Space Borders's.
Aqueduct ships an update every 5 months, Space Borders every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aqueduct | Space Borders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (251 ratings) — better | 4.7 (167 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.8% of reviews — better | 90.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 251 — better | 167 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 166 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kieffer Bros. | Amasis Brauch |
Customer experience
Aqueduct
Space Borders
User reviews
Aqueduct
From 251 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple yet challenging
- 👍 Clean interface and graphics
- 👍 Relaxing and satisfying gameplay
- 👍 Addictive and engaging puzzles
- 👍 Great brain workout
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs with magnetic blocks sticking
- 🐛 Level order not playing in sequence
- 🔋 Game slowing down devices over time
- 🔒 Lack of cloud sync or backup options
Space Borders
From 167 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Excellent RTS gameplay mechanics
- 💰 No pay-to-win or microtransactions
- 🎨 Charming 2D graphics and visual style
- ⚙️ Deep fleet customization options
- 📱 Works smoothly on older devices
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes during missions
- 💾 No save/checkpoint system for long missions
- 🎨 Cartoony graphics in newer versions
- 🤖 Poor AI behavior
- ⏱️ Missions are very long without breaks
Bugs and requests
Aqueduct
Reported bugs
3 issues- Magnetic blocks sticking and not moving
- Levels not playing in the correct order
- Game slowing down devices after updates
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and puzzle packs
- Ability to skip ahead to harder levels
- Colorblind mode for buttons/doors/portals
- Leaderboards and scoring system
- Level editor and sharing capabilities
Space Borders
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes mid-mission with no progress recovery
- Save file corruption and rollback after updates
- Mission failure without clear cause or visibility
- Resource disappearance between campaign episodes
- Harvester ships launching into enemy fire
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- Ships spinning uncontrollably when near targets
- Occasional lag with action controls
- Controls requiring multiple inputs to register
- Crashes on iOS 11 with iPhone 7
- Game-breaking resource management allowing soft-lock
- End-mission crashes before hyperspace exit
Requested features
19 requests- Multiplayer or online gameplay
- Sequel or major expansion
- Additional campaign missions and episodes
- More ship types and varieties
- More turret and weapon options
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- Larger fleet size capacity
- Cloud save/iCloud synchronization
- Checkpoint system for long missions
- Ability to save and place destroyed ship debris in sandbox
- 3D graphics upgrade
- Larger maps and scaled battles
- Local multiplayer support
- Drones and sentry gun units
- Base building mechanics
- Planet-based gameplay
- Larger hangar sizes
- More varied campaign storylines
- Speed-up options accessible from play screen
- Ability to unlock sandbox mode without beating conquest
In-app purchases
Aqueduct
- Master Key$0.99
- Rooster Chapter$1.99
- Snake Chapter$1.99
Space Borders
- Conquest Mode$1.99









