Space Borders vs Super Space Battles III
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Super Space Battles III
Engage in intense multiplayer spaceship battles to save the galaxy. Build your army and strategically push towards the enemy mothership, creating the optimal unit composition to overcome your opponents in this fast-paced arena game.
- Multiplayer battle arena
- Save the galaxy
- Create your army
- Push to enemy mothership
- Strategic unit composition
- Fast-paced gameplay
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Warning: Extremely addictive! Multiplayer battle arena! Save the galaxy in this clash of powerful spaceships! This multiplayer game is a fast paced gamed based on the popular mod Nexus Wars! Create your army and push your way to the enemy mothership while creating the perfect composition to deal with your enemies!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Super Space Battles III at Free against Space Borders's $1.99. Super Space Battles III also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). Space Borders's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (91% vs 50%). On ads 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
Super Space Battles III is free to download; Space Borders costs $1.99 up front. Space Borders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Super Space Battles III asks for nothing beyond the download.
Space Borders holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Borders has 167 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Space Borders's written reviews are positive against 50% of Super Space Battles III's.
| Parameter | Space Borders | Super Space Battles III |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (167 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 167 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amasis Brauch | Texas PFCG Aplicativos Ltda |
Customer experience
Space Borders
Super Space Battles III
Bugs and requests
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
Super Space Battles III
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Space Borders
- Conquest Mode$1.99
Super Space Battles III
No in-app purchases
Questions
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