Comparison

Star Empire vs OptiFlight

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

Head to head
About

Star Empire

Engage in tactical space combat with a Match 3 twist. Defend your sector against four alien races, each with unique abilities. Strategically maneuver ships, manage resources for repairs and upgrades, and make critical decisions to destroy enemy bases.

Highlights
  • Tactical space combat
  • Match 3 gameplay
  • Defend against alien races
  • Resource management
  • Ship upgrades
  • Strategic decision-making
Features
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Match 3 meet Tactical Space Combat! Star Empire amps up the Galactic conflict with more tactical aspects as you defend your sector from four different Invading races, each with their own technology focus and special abilities. The Krill, Reproroc and Bial return in this strategic board game of fierce deep space combat! Maneuver your ship skillfully around enemy vessels setting up the perfect kill shot, string resources together to charge shields and repair battle damage, and collect tech to upgrade your weapons and defences! You must make difficult decisions between offence, defence and tech to punch through waves of enemies and destroy their base of operations. Simple game mechanics with serious depth and a wealth of powerful technology to discover and master will engage your mind like never before.

About

OptiFlight

Design intricate flight networks to connect cities and guide passengers efficiently. Adapt your routes to dynamic events like airport rushes and closures across over 350 themed levels. Test your strategic planning skills in historical, present-day, and weather-simulated scenarios.

Highlights
  • Design flight networks
  • Create historical flight maps
  • Simulate inclement weather
  • Use real-world cities
  • 350+ levels
  • Analyze in-game statistics
  • Compete on leaderboards
Features
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Step into the world of airline route planning, where your goal is to create a flight network to guide passengers to their destinations in a limited amount of time. You get to call the shots on which routes to draw and which cities to designate as hubs that best serve each scenario. The flight maps you design will also need to be efficient and flexible to accommodate for events that may occur, like airport rushes and closures, as its effects ripple throughout your network. With over 350 geographically and historically themed levels to play, each map you make will be put to the test. MAIN FEATURES - Take a step back in time and create flight maps for past historical scenarios, like the 1849 California Gold Rush and the 2012 London Olympic Games - Prepare for the future and create flight maps in realistic inclement weather simulation, including Hurricanes and Blizzards - Understand the present and create flight maps using actual cities, like New York City and Tokyo, to reflect real flight patterns FAN-FAVORITE LEVELS Vote for your favorite level in the Preferences page ① Big Game (Level 36, Contiguous US) ② Silk Road (Level 17, Asia) ③ Big Apple (Level 18, Contiguous US) ④ Sustain (Level 38, Contiguous US) ⑤ Sustain (Level 38, Europe) ⑥ Tourism Capital (Level 20, Oceania) OTHER FEATURES - Play 350+ levels across multiple maps like America, Europe, and Asia - Analyze in-game statistics to help fine-tune your flight map - Speed up or slow down the game to your comfort - Compete for the top spot on worldwide leaderboards - Simplistic interface and experience - No ads FUTURE FEATURES - More maps! - More levels! - More cities!

Screenshots

Star Empire4 screens
OptiFlight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OptiFlight at 4.6 against Star Empire's 3.7. OptiFlight also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 3). Star Empire's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Star Empire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and OptiFlight sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OptiFlight holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OptiFlight has 1.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Star Empire's written reviews are positive against 80% of OptiFlight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Empire ships an update every 23 months, OptiFlight every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Star Empire versus OptiFlight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar EmpireOptiFlight
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB131 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDeadRatGamesKrish Suchdev

Customer experience

Star Empire

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

OptiFlight

All ratings1,280 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative6.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Star Empire

One-time1
  • Full Version$0.99
3 purchases

OptiFlight

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.00
  • OptiFlight Expansion$1.99
  • Large Tip$5.00

Questions

Is Star Empire free?
Star Empire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OptiFlight free?
OptiFlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Star Empire or OptiFlight?
OptiFlight is rated higher. Star Empire averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while OptiFlight averages 4.6 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Star Empire or OptiFlight have ads?
Neither Star Empire nor OptiFlight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Star Empire or OptiFlight?
Star Empire ships an update every 23 months, and OptiFlight every 6 weeks. Most recently, Star Empire was updated on October 16, 2026 and OptiFlight on October 22, 2026.

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