Comparison

Space Borders vs Totem Clash

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

Totem Clash

A two-player strategy game where players compete to push their opponent off the board. Protect capture points, collect items, and strategically position yourself to win. Features randomly generated maps for replayability.

Highlights
  • 2-player strategy gameplay
  • Board control mechanics
  • Item collection
  • Strategic positioning
  • Randomly generated maps
  • Local multiplayer
  • Online multiplayer via Game Center
Features
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Totem Clash is a 2-player strategy game that excels on design. The objective of the game is to push your opponent out of the board while trying to stay alive. To do so, you will have to protect capture points, collect items and find the best positioning. Features - Randomly generated maps for endless fun - Play face to face with your friends - Play online matches using Game Center

Screenshots

Space Borders4 screens
Totem Clash3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Totem Clash at Free against Space Borders's $1.99. Totem Clash also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Space Borders's advantage is ratings volume (167 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Totem Clash is free to download; Space Borders costs $1.99 up front. Space Borders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Totem Clash asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Totem Clash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Borders has 167 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Borders ships an update every 2 months, Totem Clash every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Space Borders versus Totem Clash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace BordersTotem Clash
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (167 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings167 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAmasis BrauchDiego Cathalifaud

Customer experience

Space Borders

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

Totem Clash

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Totem Clash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Space Borders

One-time1
  • Conquest Mode$1.99
None

Totem Clash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Space Borders free?
Space Borders costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Totem Clash free?
Totem Clash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Space Borders or Totem Clash?
Totem Clash is rated higher. Space Borders averages 4.7 out of 5 from 167 ratings, while Totem Clash averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Space Borders or Totem Clash have ads?
Neither Space Borders nor Totem Clash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Borders or Totem Clash?
Space Borders ships an update every 2 months, and Totem Clash every 8 months. Most recently, Space Borders was updated on October 14, 2026 and Totem Clash on October 9, 2026.

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