Comparison

Space Simulator vs Space Crew Dragon

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

Head to head
About

Space Simulator

Experience ultra-realistic 3D space flight with real physics in a full-scale Solar System. Play historic NASA missions or explore planets and moons with functional 3D cockpits and interactive orbit planning.

Highlights
  • Full-scale Solar System simulation
  • Historic NASA mission replays
  • Functional 3D cockpits
  • Interactive orbit planner
  • Real physics engine
  • Ultra-realistic rendering
Features
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Space Simulator is an ultra realistic 3D space flight simulation game running real physics in a full-scale Solar System with unrivaled rendering and graphics. PLAY historic NASA missions of the Apollo Moon Program, Space Shuttle flights, Project Gemini, X-15 Hypersonic Plane and free flight missions to explore all planets and major moons of the Solar System. LAUNCH from Kennedy Space Center, orbit the Earth and Moon, dock with ISS, perform Trans Lunar Injections, land on the Moon, practise rendezvous and return home with reentry and splashdown. PLAN complex interplanetary orbits, operate flight computers, use onboard switches, instruments and displays, experience the full challenges of space flight and unleash the astronaut within! key features: • Custom missions to explore all planets and major moons in Solar System • Spaceships have 3D cockpits with functional controls and instruments • Original audio footage on selected missions • Interactive orbit planner to easily visualize, create and modify complex interplanetary orbits • Space Simulator uses real gravitational forces, distances and velocities based on a physics engine especially created for this app running on the GPU • Ultra realistic rendering engine for the Earth and Moon with high resolution surfaces and atmosphere using a new metal-based graphics engine for unprecedented realism at maximum possible framerate • The Apollo computers are emulated running actual code from the 1960s • Configurable window-based UI allowing customization of the interface to suit your preferences • Configuration options to customize difficulty and gameplay according to your device capabilities

About

Space Crew Dragon

Experience a realistic rocket launch and recovery simulation. Aim to dock with the International Space Station after successfully landing your booster. This game is inspired by the historic Crew Demo2 mission.

Highlights
  • Multi-stage rocket launch
  • First stage booster recovery
  • Sea platform landing
  • ISS docking simulation
  • Based on real historical mission
Features
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Launch a multi-stage rocket and follow a crew capsule mission from Earth to orbit and back. Play through the stages of the journey: • Rocket launch and booster landing • Earth orbit and docking with the International Space Station • Undocking and atmospheric reentry • Parachute descent Practice each stage as you work toward completing the mission. Explore the sequence of a spaceflight through a game inspired by crewed missions to the space station.

Screenshots

Space Simulator4 screens
Space Crew Dragon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Space Crew Dragon at Free against Space Simulator's $4.99. Space Simulator's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (83% vs 47%). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Space Crew Dragon is free to download; Space Simulator costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Simulator has 4.3K ratings behind it against 174, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Space Simulator's written reviews are positive against 47% of Space Crew Dragon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Simulator ships an update every 5 months, Space Crew Dragon every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Space Simulator versus Space Crew Dragon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace SimulatorSpace Crew Dragon
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better4.1 (174 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better47.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3K — better174
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.5 GB352 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTai ChenRenzo Macedo

Customer experience

Space Simulator

All ratings4,281 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews317 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative13.2%

Space Crew Dragon

All ratings174 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative47.1%

In-app purchases

None

Space Simulator

No in-app purchases

None

Space Crew Dragon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Space Simulator free?
Space Simulator costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Space Crew Dragon free?
Space Crew Dragon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Space Simulator or Space Crew Dragon?
Space Simulator is rated higher. Space Simulator averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Space Crew Dragon averages 4.1 from 174 ratings.
Do Space Simulator or Space Crew Dragon have ads?
Space Crew Dragon shows ads; Space Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Space Simulator or Space Crew Dragon?
Space Simulator ships an update every 5 months, and Space Crew Dragon every 38 months. Most recently, Space Simulator was updated on November 1, 2026 and Space Crew Dragon on November 3, 2026.

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