Space Borders vs Torpedo Strike
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.
Torpedo Strike
Command a submarine in this fast-paced arcade action game. Launch torpedoes and use your deck cannon to sink enemy warships, mines, and flares to survive waves of attacks. Compete for high scores and rise through the ranks.
- Real-time 3D graphics
- 6 types of enemy ships
- Day and night cycle combat
- Deploy mines and flares
- 8-tube torpedo system
- Deck cannon with 2 aiming modes
- Bluetooth controller support
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Command an allied submarine in this adrenaline fueled, fast paced arcade action shoot-em up. You control a surfaced allied submarine fighting for survival. Use your 8 Torpedo tubes to launch the devastating Merlin torpedo and sink the enemy ships. Defend against incoming shells, depth charges and enemy aircraft with you deck cannon. Fight day and night with no help coming except for the occasional health drop. Fight wave after wave of realistic and highly detailed enemy ships. Survive the darkness of the night with the help of your trusty flare gun to light things up! Seed the sea with your floating magnetic mines to cripple the enemy. Enemy ships can fire either single shots or devastating barrages Don't let too many ships escape otherwise its game over! Use your torpedoes carefully as they take time to reload, hit fast moving ships first to slow them down and finish them off at your leisure. Features of Torpedo Strike:- * Real time 3d graphics * 6 types of Axis ships, Battle Ships, Destroyers, Submarines, Frigates, Aircraft, Cargo Ships * Day and Night cycle, fight 24 hours per day! * Pause button for when the heat gets too hot. * New novel torpedo aiming system. * War ship navel battle simulation * Particle effects * Realistic Ocean * Mines!! Deploy mines to sink those pesky ships. * Merlin Torpedoes, 8 tubes of destruction. * Deck Canon with 2 modes of aiming, set in options. * Automatic Health Drops, make sure you shoot the crate for your health recharge. * Local & Global High-score table * Separate High-score table for your personal best * Rank system, rise to the rank of Grand Admiral of the fleet. * iCade, ICP or other bluetooth controller support. * Works best on ipad2+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Space Borders at 91% against Torpedo Strike's 55%. Space Borders also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). Torpedo Strike's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Space Borders costs $1.99 and Torpedo Strike $1.99 up front. Space Borders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Torpedo Strike sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Space Borders holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Borders has 167 ratings behind it against 9, 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 55% of Torpedo Strike's.
Space Borders ships an update every 2 months, Torpedo Strike every 10 months. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | Space Borders | Torpedo Strike |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (167 ratings) — better | 4.2 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 167 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amasis Brauch | QED Gaming PTY. Ltd |
Customer experience
Space Borders
Torpedo Strike
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
Torpedo Strike
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Space Borders
- Conquest Mode$1.99
Torpedo Strike
- 5 Continue Level Credits$0.99
- 50 Continue Level credits$4.99
Questions
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