Comparison

iPendulumWaves vs Cosmic Outpost

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

Head to head
About

iPendulumWaves

Experience a 3D graphical simulation of "Pendulum Waves". Interact with the simulation using intuitive touch gestures for camera control, including dragging, pinching, and rotation. Double-tap to reset the camera to its default position.

Highlights
  • 3D graphical simulation
  • Pendulum Waves physics
  • 1-finger drag camera movement
  • 2-finger drag camera panning
  • Pinch to zoom camera
  • Rotation gesture for camera
  • Double tap to reset camera
Features
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iPendulumWaves is a 3D gaphical simulator of “Pendulum Waves". [display handling] 1-finger drag: camera moving 2-finger drag : camera panning Pinch gesture : camera zoom Rotation gesture : camera rotation Double tap : resetting camera position

About

Cosmic Outpost

Build and manage a deep-space research outpost on an alien world. Recruit and manage a unique crew, explore procedurally generated planets, and uncover ancient secrets. Enjoy idle progression with engaging mini-games and a deep tech tree.

Highlights
  • Build and expand alien research outposts
  • Manage a living crew with unique traits
  • Idle resource generation and offline progression
  • Engaging skill-based mini-games
  • Explore procedurally generated planets
  • Research alien technology
  • Endless prestige progression
Features
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COMMANDER, YOUR EXPEDITION AWAITS. You've crash-landed on an uncharted alien world. Your mission: build humanity's first deep-space research outpost, recruit a crew of brilliant misfits, and uncover the secrets buried in the planet's core. Then do it all again on a brand-new world. Cosmic Outpost is a retro pixel idle game that respects your time. Numbers go up while you're away. Real choices await when you come back. BUILD YOUR OUTPOST Place extractors, solar arrays, research labs, bio domes, and shield generators on a top-down grid. Balance your power grid, expand your storage, and watch your base evolve from a few survival shacks into a sprawling alien colony. MANAGE A LIVING CREW Every crew member is a named individual with stats, traits, equipment, and relationships. Recruit Geologists, Astrophysicists, and Xenophiles. Watch rivalries form. Forge bonded duos with synergy bonuses. Equip them with gear from basic kits to legendary alien-tech. IDLE PROGRESS, ALWAYS Resources flow whether you play for 5 seconds or 5 hours. Come back to stockpiles, completed research, and finished expeditions. Cookie Clicker-scale numbers from Minerals to Stellar to Cosmic to Universal. 10 ACTIVE MINI-GAMES When you want to play, the game rewards you. Drill into the planet's core, decode alien signals, dodge asteroid showers, capture wild creatures, and sort quantum particles. Skill earns bigger payouts. Mini-games are rewards, not chores. EXPLORE A PROCEDURAL WORLD Each planet is procedurally generated with unique biomes, creatures, resources, and hazards. Send expeditions across the hex map. Tame strange alien lifeforms for passive bonuses. Survive distress signals, meteor strikes, and seasonal cycles. RESEARCH AN ALIEN TECH TREE Branch into Geology, Xenobiology, Engineering, and Quantum disciplines. Unlock new buildings, automation tiers, and game-changing bonuses that reshape your strategy. PRESTIGE — PLANETARY EXODUS When you've conquered a world, abandon it. Carry Artifacts to your next expedition and spend them on permanent upgrades. Every new planet is a fresh layout, a fresh ecosystem, a fresh story. FEATURES Beautiful retro pixel art Generous offline progression Deep, scaling idle economy 10 distinct skill-based mini-games Procedurally generated planets Crew with traits, gear, and relationships Day/night cycles and seasonal events Branching research tree Endless prestige progression Plays great in short bursts or long sessions Free to play. Optional ads accelerate your progress - they never gate it. Play at your own pace. The stars are calling, Commander. Land. Build. Discover. Repeat.

Screenshots

iPendulumWaves3 screens
Cosmic Outpost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cosmic Outpost at 5.0 against iPendulumWaves's 4.3. Cosmic Outpost also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 90 months). iPendulumWaves's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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

Cosmic Outpost holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPendulumWaves ships an update every 90 months, Cosmic Outpost fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
iPendulumWaves versus Cosmic Outpost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPendulumWavesCosmic Outpost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 90 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB98 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperfleronYuval Parker

In-app purchases

None

iPendulumWaves

No in-app purchases

None

Cosmic Outpost

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPendulumWaves free?
iPendulumWaves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cosmic Outpost free?
Cosmic Outpost is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iPendulumWaves or Cosmic Outpost?
Cosmic Outpost is rated higher. iPendulumWaves averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Cosmic Outpost averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iPendulumWaves or Cosmic Outpost have ads?
Cosmic Outpost shows ads; iPendulumWaves does not.
Which is updated more often, iPendulumWaves or Cosmic Outpost?
iPendulumWaves ships an update every 90 months, and Cosmic Outpost fortnightly. Most recently, iPendulumWaves was updated on November 1, 2026 and Cosmic Outpost on October 12, 2026.

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