Space Simulator vs Space Crew Dragon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Full-scale Solar System simulation
- Historic NASA mission replays
- Functional 3D cockpits
- Interactive orbit planner
- Real physics engine
- Ultra-realistic rendering
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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
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.
- Multi-stage rocket launch
- First stage booster recovery
- Sea platform landing
- ISS docking simulation
- Based on real historical mission
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Space Simulator | Space Crew Dragon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better | 4.1 (174 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 47.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 174 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.5 GB | 352 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tai Chen | Renzo Macedo |
Customer experience
Space Simulator
Space Crew Dragon
In-app purchases
Space Simulator
No in-app purchases
Space Crew Dragon
No in-app purchases
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