Comparison

Space Borders vs Spacecom

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

Spacecom

Engage in a deep strategic starfleet command game where victory hinges on deception, smart movement, and tactical choices. Test your planning and real-time tactics in a campaign, multiplayer battles, or AI skirmishes. This game emphasizes creative strategy over rapid clicking.

Highlights
  • Strategic starfleet command gameplay
  • Real-time tactics and planning
  • Single player campaign
  • Multiplayer battles (up to 5 players)
  • AI skirmish mode
  • Minimalistic military-inspired design
Features
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PLEASE NOTE: This game is optimized for iPads, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Playing on iPhone 4 or iPod touch is not recommended. Spacecom – a strategic-to-the-bone, starfleet command game in which deception, smart movement, and choices to battle decide victory or defeat. No coincidence, no luck. Spacecom pushes your ability to strategize with a focus on real-time tactics and planning. Use proven maneuvers learned from military legends or devise your own plans. Test your wits in single player campaign, go head-to-head with up to 5 opponents in multiplayer or experiment with new strategies in AI skirmish mode. Most of all, you'll need a bright mind, cunning, and sound tactics. When the war begins, leave the little things behind and dive into austere soundscapes as you immerse yourself in starfleet command. From now on, what matters is your grasp of tactics and strategy, not how fast you can click. Spacecom is about creativity in planning, not complexity of game mechanics. Key Features: - Single player campaign that will test your wit in diverse tactical puzzles - Tense multiplayer - dominate up to 5 players per map - No coincidence, no luck. What matters is good planning and successful execution - Sound designed specifically to trigger strategic thinking - Minimalistic visual design inspired by military technology - Created to exalt smart thinking over fast clicking Supported languages: English, Polish, German, French, Russian and Spanish.

Screenshots

Space Borders4 screens
Spacecom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Space Borders at 91% against Spacecom's 48%. Space Borders also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Spacecom's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). 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

Space Borders costs $1.99 and Spacecom $3.99 up front. Space Borders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spacecom asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Borders holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Borders has 167 ratings behind it against 23, 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 48% of Spacecom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Borders ships an update every 2 months, Spacecom every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Space Borders versus Spacecom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace BordersSpacecom
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (167 ratings) — better3.8 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better48.2% of reviews
Number of ratings167 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.66.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB166 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAmasis Brauch11 bit studios s.a.

Customer experience

Space Borders

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

Spacecom

All ratings23 ratings
Positive69.6%
Neutral8.7%
Negative21.7%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive48.2%
Neutral10.0%
Negative41.8%

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

Spacecom

From 23 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧠 Genius yet simple gameplay
  • ✨ Beautiful design and graphics
  • 🎮 Immersive and engaging strategy
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Great multiplayer feature
  • 💡 Innovative gameplay mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🤏 Tiny text and UI elements on iPhone
  • 🖱️ Unreliable touch controls
  • 🐢 Slow gameplay pace
  • 📉 Weak AI
  • 💸 Waste of money for some users

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

Spacecom

Reported bugs

39 issues
  • Unplayable due to touch reactions
  • Game randomly reacts to touch by scrolling map
  • Screen jumps around when trying to use it
  • Game won't load past headphone screen
  • Game won't load on iPhone 7 Plus
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  • Game won't load after showing headphone screen
  • Game has tendency to throw camera across map
  • Game won't load on iPad Pro after iOS update
  • Game locks on blank load screen
  • Game won't load past headphone recommendation
  • Game won't load past headphones recommend screen
  • Game won't start if headphones are plugged in
  • Game won't load beyond Game Center banner and headphone message
  • Black screen bug
  • Black screen after opening credits
  • Game won't start on iPhone 6s
  • iPhone 6S Touch issues
  • 3D Touch seems to have broken interface
  • Game didn't work after iOS 8.0 update
  • App fails to start on iOS 8 and iPhone 6
  • Black screen before loading game contents
  • Map randomly jumps to far flung space
  • Game glitches when trying to look around
  • Map jumping on iPhone 6+
  • Scrolling around map is near impossible
  • Too easy to select wrong units
  • Black screen after flow combine
  • Unplayable glitches
  • Screen won't scroll
  • Instantly zooms in or out
  • Cannot click/manage planets after 10 minutes
  • Unable to load the game at all
  • Screen goes almost completely dark
  • Targeting reticles floating around
  • Enemy units become unselectable
  • Game crashes
  • Game would crash
  • Screen goes black and cannot play anymore
  • Game won't even start, goes to black screen

Requested features

10 requests
  • Rally points for production builds
  • In-game help page
  • Save point feature
  • More single player missions
  • Larger text and UI elements
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  • Mid-game save feature
  • Map updates
  • Fix for AI aggressiveness
  • Fix for invisible fleets
  • Fix for dialogue boxes not opening

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Space Borders

One-time1
  • Conquest Mode$1.99
None

Spacecom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Space Borders free?
Space Borders costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Spacecom free?
Spacecom costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Space Borders or Spacecom?
Space Borders is rated higher. Space Borders averages 4.7 out of 5 from 167 ratings, while Spacecom averages 3.8 from 23 ratings.
Do Space Borders or Spacecom have ads?
Neither Space Borders nor Spacecom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Borders or Spacecom?
Space Borders ships an update every 2 months, and Spacecom every 6 months. Most recently, Space Borders was updated on November 1, 2026 and Spacecom on November 13, 2026.

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