Comparison

Space Borders vs Galaxy Attack

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Galaxy Attack

Pilot a lone spaceship to defend Earth from relentless alien swarms in this classic space shooter. Upgrade your weapons and skills to overcome increasingly difficult challenges across numerous levels and intense boss battles.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer mode
  • High quality graphics
  • Active skills
  • 140 levels
  • Boss battles
  • Gun and laser upgrades
Features
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Earth's last hope is in your hands, take control of the lone spaceship and protect Earth from alien swarms. Your goal will be quite challenging as you will have to save the Universe from its evil enemies. In this space shooting game, you will be facing an increasingly large number of enemies in hazardous environments. As the game progresses, you will earn the right to upgrade your spacecraft to unleash its full lethal capacity. HOW TO PLAY: * Touch screen to move and kill all enemies. * Collect items to upgrade or change your weapons. FEATURES: * Multiplayer mode * High quality images optimized for tablets and large screens. * Ability to use active skills during the space battles. * The game is packed with 140 levels on various difficulties. * Beautiful levels with immersive missions to complete. * Multiple extreme boss battles. * Upgrade your guns and lasers. Enjoy classic space combat - powered up. Download Galaxy Attack Space Shooter now! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Space Borders4 screens
Galaxy Attack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Galaxy Attack at Free against Space Borders's $1.99. Galaxy Attack also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (656K vs 167). Space Borders's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 52%) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Galaxy Attack is free to download; Space Borders costs $1.99 up front. Space Borders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Galaxy Attack sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Space Borders against 4.7 for Galaxy Attack. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Galaxy Attack has 656K ratings behind it against 167, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Space Borders's written reviews are positive against 52% of Galaxy Attack's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Borders ships an update every 2 months, Galaxy Attack every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Space Borders versus Galaxy Attack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace BordersGalaxy Attack
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (167 ratings)4.7 (656K ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better52.3% of reviews
Number of ratings167656K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#71 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB458 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAmasis BrauchDino Game Limited

Customer experience

Space Borders

All ratings167 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.5%

Galaxy Attack

All ratings655,576 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews3,059 reviews
Positive52.3%
Neutral8.0%
Negative39.8%

User reviews

Space Borders

From 167 App Store ratings

What 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

Galaxy Attack

From 656K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Awesome graphics
  • 🕹️ Fun retro arcade style
  • 👍 Variety of game modes

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔍 Unbalanced matchmaking in PvP
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 🕰️ Too many ads

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

Galaxy Attack

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes and freezes
  • Lost progress and purchases
  • Rewards not registering properly
  • Connectivity issues in PvP

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved skill-based matchmaking
  • More free currency and upgrades
  • Ability to select purchased ships
  • Reduced difficulty curve
  • Better customer support

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Space Borders

One-time1
  • Conquest Mode$1.99
15 purchases

Galaxy Attack

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Crystal Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time14
  • 2 Crystals$0.99
  • 6 Crystals$1.99
  • Military Chest x10$4.99
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  • 20 Crystals$4.99
  • X2 Win Point, Zero Lose Point$4.99
  • Event Coin (Flash Sale)$4.99
  • Buy Event Item Pack 4$4.99
  • Event Premium Pass$9.99
  • 50 Crystals$9.99
  • Stone Pack$9.99
  • Piggy Bank$9.99
  • 120 Crystals$19.99
  • Special Offer: 400 Crystals$19.99
  • 40,000 Event coins$29.99

Questions

Is Space Borders free?
Space Borders costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Galaxy Attack free?
Galaxy Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Space Borders or Galaxy Attack?
Galaxy Attack is rated higher. Space Borders averages 4.7 out of 5 from 167 ratings, while Galaxy Attack averages 4.7 from 656K ratings.
Do Space Borders or Galaxy Attack have ads?
Galaxy Attack shows ads; Space Borders does not.
Which is updated more often, Space Borders or Galaxy Attack?
Space Borders ships an update every 2 months, and Galaxy Attack every 5 days. Most recently, Space Borders was updated on October 14, 2026 and Galaxy Attack on October 21, 2026.

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