Space Simulator vs Space Agency
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 Agency
Design, construct, and launch your own rockets and satellites. Build a space station and explore the solar system in this challenging simulation game for aspiring astronauts.
- Build rockets
- Launch satellites
- Create a space station
- Explore the solar system
- Challenging gameplay
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Build rockets, launch satellites, create a space station! Do you want to build and fly your own space rockets? Of course you do! Are you a billionaire? No...that makes it tricky. Fortunately, there is a way for us non-billionaires to run our own space programme...Space Agency! * Build rockets * Launch satellites * Create a space station * Explore the solar system This is a highly challenging and complex game. Only the most talented astronauts should attempt it. Have you got the right stuff?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Space Simulator at none against Space Agency's 11. Space Simulator also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (4.3K vs 740). Space Agency's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and chart position (#187 vs unranked). 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
Space Simulator costs $4.99 and Space Agency $1.99 up front. Space Agency sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Space Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.
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 740, 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 75% of Space Agency's.
Space Simulator ships an update every 5 months, Space Agency every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Space Simulator | Space Agency |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better | 4.4 (740 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews — better | 75.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 740 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #187 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.5 GB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tai Chen | Nooleus |
Customer experience
Space Simulator
Space Agency
Bugs and requests
Space Simulator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Space Agency
Reported bugs
5 issues- Sandbox mode parts not unlocking properly
- Crashes and freezes during gameplay
- Inability to restore purchased content
- Glitches with certain rocket and station designs
- Inconsistent performance on different devices
Requested features
6 requests- Add space shuttle functionality
- Introduce astronauts and crew management
- Expand the solar system with more planets and moons
- Implement a more realistic orbital mechanics system
- Add multiplayer and co-op capabilities
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- Improve the camera and docking controls
In-app purchases
Space Simulator
No in-app purchases
Space Agency
- Mission 02 Skip$0.99
- Mission 12 Skip$0.99
- Mission 15 Skip$0.99
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- Mission 16 Skip$0.99
- Transponder Module$0.99
- 50 Quick Launches$1.99
- 1000 Quick Launches$3.99
- Nooleus X Parts Pack$3.99
- Mission Free Unlock-All$4.99
- Sandbox Unlock All Parts$7.99
- Sandbox Unlock Standard Parts$7.99
Questions
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