Comparison

Astermites vs Advanced Space Flight Lite

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

Head to head
About

Astermites

Pilot a spacecraft in a 3D moon environment, destroying asteroids and bio-engineered space bugs. Compete for survival and a high score with unique dubstep music. Offers both 2D and 3D gameplay views.

Highlights
  • 3D moon environment
  • Destroy asteroids and space bugs
  • Survival and high score modes
  • 2D and 3D gameplay views
  • Original dubstep soundtrack
Features
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3D Asteroids! Fly around a small 3D moon searching for and destroying astermites, bio-engineered space bugs, while blasting the asteroids in the way. Watch out for the astermites, since they also seek you out! Play for survival and high score. 2 games in 1! Choose between 2D view and 3D view during game play. One purchase works on iPad, iPhone and iPod. Unique and original dubstep background music. "A creative idea. Love the 3D graphics! Awesome new approach to an old-school game!" "I have been wanting a game like this for a long time. Can't put it down. Very addictive and challenging." "My kids won't give me back my iPad after playing it!" Programmed and designed by Indie Developer Jared DeGraffenried. Art by Peter DeGraffenried. Music by Richard Terrell. Tested on iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPod 4. Currently doesn't work on iPad 1, or iPhone 3GS or lower.

About

Advanced Space Flight Lite

Explore the cosmos with a realistic space simulator. Travel between planets and stars, experiencing relativistic effects and the true scale of the universe. Includes detailed planetarium and star chart features.

Highlights
  • Realistic space flight simulation
  • Relativistic effects for interstellar travel
  • Planetarium with real-scale planets and orbits
  • Star chart and exoplanet explorer
  • Full-scale universe visualization
  • Realistic and free flight modes
Features
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Advanced Space Flight is a realistic space simulator for interplanetary and interstellar travel. It is the only space simulator available that takes into account relativistic effects during interstellar flight. Besides simulating space flight, this app can also be used as a planetarium, with all known planets shown in real scale with their accurate keplerian orbits. It can also be used as a star chart and exoplanet explorer, showing all solar systems with confirmed exoplanets within 50 light years from the Sun. This is the only app where you can get a sense of the true scale of the Universe, zooming out through thousands of galaxies and galaxy clusters until you see the entire observable universe in your screen. Locations with full access: - All inner planets in the Solar System and its moons: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars, Phobos, Deimos, Ceres - Nearby star systems: Proxima Centauri, Alpha Centauri, Sirius, Epsilon Eridani Locations with partial access: - All solar system planets plus 5 dwarf planets. - All confirmed exoplanetary solar systems within 50 light years. - Experience the full scale of the Universe: you can zoom out from a few meters to billions of light years, until you see the entire observable universe in your screen. Flight Modes: - Realistic Flight: Travel using optimised trajectories, calculated based on the orbital parameters of the origin and destination planets to minimise fuel usage. These are the kind of trajectories that would be used in a real space mission. - Free Flight: Take manual control of a spaceship in space, activating the engines as you see fit to achieve your goals. Spaceships: Advanced Space Flight features several spacecraft, but only one in available in this free version: - Space Shuttle (Chemical Rocket): Designed in 1968-1972 y NASA and North American Rockwell. It has been in service from 1981 to 2011, making it the most successful reusable spacecraft ever built. - Falcon Heavy (Chemical Rocket): Designed and manufactured by SpaceX, made its first flight in 2018. - Nuclear Ferry (Nuclear Thermal Rocket): Designed in 1964 by Ling-Temco-Vought Inc. - Lewis Ion Rocket (Ion Drive): Designed in a 1965 study by the Lewis Research Center. Artificial Satellites: Several human-made satellites are present in the app: - Sputnik 1 - Hubble Space Telecope - Internation Space Station - Kepler Space Observatory - Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) - James Webb Space Telescope Join our discord community for discussions or suggestions about the app: https://discord.gg/guHq8gAjpu You can also contact me by email if you have any complaint or suggestion.

Screenshots

Astermites4 screens
Advanced Space Flight Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Astermites at 4.4 against Advanced Space Flight Lite's 3.9. Astermites also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Advanced Space Flight Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 87 months) and ratings volume (83 vs 7). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Astermites holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Advanced Space Flight Lite has 83 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Astermites's written reviews are positive against 67% of Advanced Space Flight Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Astermites ships an update every 87 months, Advanced Space Flight Lite every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Astermites versus Advanced Space Flight Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAstermitesAdvanced Space Flight Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better3.9 (83 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings783 — better
Update frequencyEvery 87 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB178 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJared P DeGraffenriedGuillermo Pawlowsky

Customer experience

Astermites

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Advanced Space Flight Lite

All ratings83 ratings
Positive68.7%
Neutral9.6%
Negative21.7%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral21.4%
Negative11.9%

Bugs and requests

Astermites

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Advanced Space Flight Lite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • 🐛 Cannot go beyond the moon
  • 🐛 Glitchy interstellar travel
  • 🐛 Texture flickering issues
  • 🐛 Poor/no pitch control

Requested features

20 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More stages on rockets
  • Add Jupiter and Neptune rings
  • More spaceships (Ariane, Soyuz, Saturn V, NASA X planes, Interstellar, Star Wars ships)
  • Missions and launchpads
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  • Skylon spaceship
  • Rovers and space probes
  • More realistic planet graphics
  • Unlock faster rockets for free
  • Add tutorial missions
  • Add nebulae, black holes, quasars, pulsars, magnetars, neutron stars, other galaxies
  • Land on planets with terrain view
  • Add asteroids and other interactive elements
  • Payload missions with mission selection
  • Add ISS and Hubble satellites
  • Add more celestial systems (HD 20794, Nu2Lupi, Gliese 433c)
  • Add SpaceX's Falcon-Heavy
  • Add objectives for spaceships (multiple missions, fuel selection)
  • Add comets
  • Add Wolf 359

In-app purchases

None

Astermites

No in-app purchases

None

Advanced Space Flight Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Astermites free?
Astermites is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Advanced Space Flight Lite free?
Advanced Space Flight Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Astermites or Advanced Space Flight Lite?
Astermites is rated higher. Astermites averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Advanced Space Flight Lite averages 3.9 from 83 ratings.
Do Astermites or Advanced Space Flight Lite have ads?
Advanced Space Flight Lite shows ads; Astermites does not.
Which is updated more often, Astermites or Advanced Space Flight Lite?
Astermites ships an update every 87 months, and Advanced Space Flight Lite every 4 months. Most recently, Astermites was updated on November 1, 2026 and Advanced Space Flight Lite on November 3, 2026.

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