Comparison

Space Simulator vs Space Blue Launch

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 Blue Launch

Experience a realistic rocket launch and landing simulation based on real-world Blue Origin missions. Deploy an orbital capsule, re-enter the atmosphere, and master vertical landings and parachute deployment.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D rocket design
  • Orbital mechanics simulation
  • Vertical landing experience
  • Parachute deployment
  • Based on real Blue Origin missions
Features
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In this game simulator, you will have to launch a rocket, deploy the orbital capsule and land vertically again, then you will have to orbit the earth to approach the atmosphere again for reentry and finally open the parachutes. This simulator based on the real history of Shepard Rocket called NS-13 made by Jeff Bezos and his company Blue Origin, successfully launched its New Shepard rocket on an uncrewed test flight over West Texas (Oct. 13 - 2020). The uncrewed New Shepard launch vehicle, which consists of a reusable rocket and space capsule, lifted off from the company's West Texas launch facility. After separating from the rocket booster, the capsule gently parachuted back down to Earth while the booster executed a flawless vertical landing. Exclusive Features : - Highly detailed realistic 3D design - Logical rocket principles and orbital mechanics - Experience the unique thrill of landing. - Indescribable atmosphere

Screenshots

Space Simulator4 screens
Space Blue Launch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Space Simulator at 83% against Space Blue Launch's 14%. Space Simulator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4.3K vs 54). Space Blue Launch's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Blue Launch 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 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Simulator has 4.3K ratings behind it against 54, 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 14% of Space Blue Launch's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Space Simulator versus Space Blue Launch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace SimulatorSpace Blue Launch
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better4.4 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3K — better54
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.5 GB302 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTai ChenRenzo Macedo

Customer experience

Space Simulator

All ratings4,281 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews315 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative13.0%

Space Blue Launch

All ratings54 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral28.6%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

None

Space Simulator

No in-app purchases

None

Space Blue Launch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Space Simulator free?
Space Simulator costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Space Blue Launch free?
Space Blue Launch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Space Simulator or Space Blue Launch?
Space Simulator is rated higher. Space Simulator averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Space Blue Launch averages 4.4 from 54 ratings.
Do Space Simulator or Space Blue Launch have ads?
Space Blue Launch shows ads; Space Simulator does not.

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