Space Wars 3D vs Stellar Patrol Space Combat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Space Wars 3D
Pilot your spaceship through the galaxy to defend your planet from an alien invasion. Engage in fast-paced arcade-style combat, utilizing barrel rolls and automatic firing. Collect power-ups and devastating bombs to defeat increasingly dangerous alien forces in stunning 3D.
- Full 3D space combat
- Multiple control types (stick and tilt)
- Automatic firing
- Collect power-ups
- Fight diverse alien hordes
- Use the Cosmos Bomb
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The galaxy is under attack and only your piloting can save us! A merciless alien race has their sights set on our planet, and the only opposition left is you! Pilot your ship through the galaxy blasting an alien race to pieces all in gorgeous 3D! Fast paced arcade style gameplay gets you into the action fast! The choice is yours: control your ship with an on screen control stick or use your device’s tilt control. Turn your ship quickly to execute death-defying BARREL ROLLS to shrug off enemy attacks with style! Firing is automatic, just aim and vaporize the enemy fleet! The more enemies you destroy the more power-ups, health packs, and COSOMS BOMBS you can collect! • Full 3D Space Combat! • Multiple Control Types for all players! • Collect Power Ups! • Fight an alien horde: Each type more deadly than the last! • Use the awesome COSMOS BOMB to decimate all enemies on screen!
Stellar Patrol Space Combat
Embark on a retro space simulation adventure to liberate the galaxy from invaders. Battle enemies, upgrade your ship and weapons, and explore a vast universe with numerous planets and bases. Your actions will shape your reputation and determine the fate of the free galaxy.
- Galaxy-wide combat against invaders
- Ship and weapon upgrades
- Explore 39+ star systems and 200+ planets
- Mine asteroids and trade with planets
- Pilot various ship types
- Reputation system and achievements
- Open galaxy exploration
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Fly a fighter out of a carrier on a wild ride and take back a galaxy, one sector at a time. Stellar Patrol is an open-galaxy space combat sim. Launch from the TCS Independence, clear hostile sectors, run missions for the planets that will have you, mine asteroids, trade cargo between systems, and upgrade your way from a stock Avro light fighter into something that can break a stronghold on its own. YOUR CARRIER, YOUR HOME The TCS Independence is your base, your dock and your jump drive. Every run begins on her bow pad. Refit between sectors, take on new work, and jump to any sector you have unlocked. 39 SECTORS TO TAKE BACK Zeta through Trantor, each with its own planets, bases, pirate strongholds and civilian traffic. Break a sector's defences and its ports open to you for trade, missions and supply. 31 SHIPS Light fighters, interceptors, strike fighters, heavy interdictors, freighters and experimental hulls. Buy them, fit them, fly them. MAKE A LIVING • Mine asteroids for ore and materials • Trade cargo between systems and work the price differences • Take missions from the planets and bases you have befriended • Salvage wrecks for what is still worth taking FIGHT • Real-time combat against fighters, turrets, defence platforms and capital ships • Shields, armour, countermeasures and hull repairs to manage mid-fight • Pirate bases that answer back, launching garrisons to defend themselves • Full external gamepad support CLIMB • Earn prestige, climb the ranks and unlock the next sector • World and country leaderboards • Per-sector records to beat • Cloud backup, so your career survives a new phone Free to play, with optional in-app purchases to remove ads or top up crystals. Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Russian. ** A note from the developer ** Stellar Patrol first launched in 2016, and then I left it alone for far too long. Version 2.0 is me coming back to it properly: a rebuilt mission system, a carrier to call home, sectors that actually feel alive, and a long list of things I should have fixed years ago. If you hit a bug, or something just feels wrong, please tell me at support@gbeegames.com. I read every message, and I would much rather hear about a problem than have you quietly uninstall. Thanks for flying. — Greg, GBeeGames
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Space Wars 3D at none against Stellar Patrol Space Combat's 9. Space Wars 3D also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). Stellar Patrol Space Combat's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 45%). On price, ratings volume, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Stellar Patrol Space Combat sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Space Wars 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.
Space Wars 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Space Wars 3D's written reviews are positive against 67% of Stellar Patrol Space Combat's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Space Wars 3D | Stellar Patrol Space Combat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (20 ratings) — better | 4.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 4.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Shiny Box Games, LLC | greg brady |
Customer experience
Space Wars 3D
Stellar Patrol Space Combat
In-app purchases
Space Wars 3D
No in-app purchases
Stellar Patrol Space Combat
- 100 Crystals$1.99
- Turn off ads$1.99
- 200 Crystals$2.99
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- 500 Crystals$4.99
- 1000 Crystals$6.99
- 2000 Crystals$14.99
- 5000 Crystals$29.99
- 10000 Crystals$49.99
- 20000 Crystals$89.99
Questions
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