Comparison

Space Borders vs Celtreos Lite

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

Celtreos Lite

Features
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One-player game, OR two players if you have a game controller. “Celtreos Lite” is a 3-stage cheaper version of “Celtreos”. This game is like the space shooters of decades past: tiny ship, big weapons, waves of foes, power-ups and obstacles. Music, Sound and Voice • 12 great songs in the Lite version (full game has 30!) • You can even play your own music and auto-next-song for key game events Stages • 3 stages (full game has over a dozen!) • Horizontal scrolling but more than one “screen” of vertical space • Start from any stage you want! • Each stage ends with a challenging boss • Wall layouts and spawn patterns are partially randomized Weapon Arrays, Special Moves, Power-Ups and More • Choose from a huge arsenal of weapons and special abilities • 10 different ships to choose from • Customize ship properties, such as gun mount locations • In-game power-ups with weapons, defenses and temporary powers (like Rapid Fire) • Power-down orbs with temporary inconveniences (like Weapon Freeze) Additional Configuration Options • Set number of lives, and number of times that special abilities can be used • Set graphics quality to one of three levels, and default ship speed

Screenshots

Space Borders4 screens
Celtreos Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Celtreos Lite at none against Space Borders's 1. Celtreos Lite also leads on price ($0.79 vs $1.99). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Space Borders costs $1.99 and Celtreos Lite $0.79 up front. Space Borders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Celtreos Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Borders ships an update every 2 months, Celtreos Lite monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Space Borders versus Celtreos Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace BordersCeltreos Lite
Price$1.99$0.79 — better
Rating4.7 (167 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings167 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB71 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAmasis BrauchKevin Grant

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

Celtreos Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Space Borders

One-time1
  • Conquest Mode$1.99
None

Celtreos Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Space Borders free?
Space Borders costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Celtreos Lite free?
Celtreos Lite costs $0.79, with no in-app purchases.
Do Space Borders or Celtreos Lite have ads?
Neither Space Borders nor Celtreos Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Borders or Celtreos Lite?
Space Borders ships an update every 2 months, and Celtreos Lite monthly. Most recently, Space Borders was updated on October 22, 2026 and Celtreos Lite on October 5, 2026.

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