Comparison

Star Command vs ASTROKINGS

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

Head to head
About

Star Command

Command your own starship, recruit and level up your crew, and explore a vast universe. Engage in tactical combat, manage ship roles, and make decisions that impact your journey through space.

Highlights
  • Build and command your starship
  • Hire and level up crew members
  • Explore the universe
  • Defend against alien civilizations
  • Tactical combat and ship management
  • Multiple ship hull choices
  • Discover alien species
Features
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Build and command your own starship, hire your crew, and explore the universe, and defend against alien civilizations! Star Command™ Game Features - • Universal App - iPad and iPhone included. • Premium game - No In-App Purchase (IAP) roadblocks. • HD support for retina pixel goodness. • Level your crew members up and earn new skills. • Build a ship in your own image! • Four distinct ship hulls to choose from. • Focus on tactical, science or engineering. • Amazing soundtrack intensifies the action and exploration. • Over 10 alien species to discover. Brought to you in beautiful HD pixelated glory, Star Command™ brings to life the challenges and joys of managing a starship. Upgrade your ship, get out into the unknown and watch your crew die grizzly deaths all at your command. Strange and annoying alien civilizations await you at every turn. Manage each of your ships roles, focusing on science skills, tactical combat and ship engineering. Prevent alien invaders from taking over your ship and causing massive amounts of damage with sentry guns. Revive dying crew members with new rooms! And don’t forget that your decisions matter - an enemy made early could come back to haunt you later. If you're a fan of Star Wars and Star Trek, or if you enjoy games like XCOM, Clash of Clans, FTL, or Pixel Starships, you'll love Star Command! ---------------------------- Featured Reviews - "...equal parts challenging and clever, making it a must-play for sci-fi strategy fans." - Maclife "A great mobile space romp which adopts a great theme, great gameplay and will keep you busy for quite a few hours..." - AndroidSpin "With hilarious, self-aware satire and surprisingly deep tactical gameplay, this long-awaited adventure is a must-play for any sci-fi fan and a love letter to all things Star Trek." - Editors' Choice "If you're looking for a strategy title on the iOS that will keep you on your toes, Star Command should more than suffice." - Appspy "Should you dive in immediately? Absolutely." - TouchArcade ---------------------------- Star Command © 2011 Warballoon, LLC (formerly Star Command, LLC). STAR COMMAND and related marks and logos are trademarks of Warballoon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy: https://www.starcommandgame.com/privacy-apple.html

About

ASTROKINGS

Command powerful fleets in epic space battles, manage resources, and build planetary facilities. Customize your starships and lead your alliance to conquer the galaxy in this sci-fi real-time strategy multiplayer saga.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade planetary facilities
  • Recruit galactic heroes
  • Mine and trade space resources
  • Battle alien fleets and space pirates
  • Build and customize starship fleets
  • Join or command a galactic federation
  • Research weapons and technologies
Features
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Clash with rivals in powerful cosmic spaceship battles, manage futuristic resources, and build planetary facilities on countless worlds, an epic planetary colonization adventure awaits! Build your own space starship fleet command, customize it with powerful weapons, and command it either solo or with an alliance team to conquer the galaxy! Bid to become the absolute galactic imperator in this epic, sci-fi real-time strategy multiplayer saga. Download ASTROKINGS to experience MMO space games on a universal scale! Immerse yourself in the game story written by New York Times sci-fi authors Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff of the Illuminate Files series! STORY The Nebula Imperium is no more – the emperor is dead. An untold number of worlds that served as the second cradle of mankind now lie in ruins. The unfathomable alien invaders -the Crux- and vile pirates are razing civilizations to the ground. Amid the chaos, various factions forge federations to vie for supremacy, planetary colonization, and dominance. It is time for you to rewrite history and carve your throne in the stars with a powerful space starship fleet! FEATURES Revitalize your planet! - Construct and upgrade buildings and rebuild your planet in ruins - Recruit galactic heroes to set planetary policies, harvest resources and command your space starship fleets to victory and conquest - Mine and trade space resources to build up your space colony and spaceships - Vanquish space pirates and galactic criminals to gain spoils of war, either by defeating them in a quest or within the open universe Crush your rivals in all-out space fleet battles! - Battle against alien fleets, space pirates, and enemy squads - Build legendary spaceships including cruisers, interceptors, and motherships to command powerful fleets to wage war. Your space starship fleet will have to be the strongest to conquer planets! - Join or command a galactic federation with players around the world to battle against alien spaceships and aspire to become the defender of humanity. Team up to command tactics and conquer the galaxy! - Research weapons and technologies to strengthen your nation’s power and prestige as well as your starship fleet 4X MMO space war! - Defeat hordes of enemy forces with your allies in massive MMO clashes, team up! - Gain state-of-the-art equipment and arms through your federation and dominate your foes - Battle and conquer enemies to secure precious resources in a space strategy game of cosmic scale! - Command using your nation’s strongest leaders and lead your starship fleet to MMO battle domination - Customize your starship fleet with dozens of spaceships to suit your space war strategy Decide on a national policy! - Create a national policy for your planet with each side providing specific benefits for your space empire and starship fleet - Choose a policy of despotism and build up your space empire - Take the path of liberalism to create a powerful scientific society - Enforce your national policies to reap the benefits of your decisions Form Powerful Alliances! - Create a planetary embassy and join a galactic federation to team with other players - Conquer the galaxy with your team of friends or with new allies - Build a starship fleet with your allies to battle space pirates and hostile alien forces - Coordinate strategic war against enemy planets in rally attacks with your team Immersive, cinematic 3D graphics never before seen on mobile! - Space war, planetary battles, and PvP action with beautiful HD graphics - Incredible galaxies to explore with stunning PC-quality visuals - Fast-paced MMO PvP spaceship battles rendered in beautiful 3D > Official Facebook: www.facebook.com/playastrokings > Official Discord: https://discord.gg/astrokings > Homepage: www.playastrokings.com > Customer Service: https://astrokings.freshdesk.com/en/support/home

Screenshots

Star Command4 screens
ASTROKINGS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ASTROKINGS at Free against Star Command's $2.99. ASTROKINGS also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0). Star Command's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and review sentiment (66% vs 50%). On ratings volume, ads, 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

ASTROKINGS is free to download; Star Command costs $2.99 up front. ASTROKINGS sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Star Command asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ASTROKINGS holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 905 and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Star Command's written reviews are positive against 50% of ASTROKINGS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Command ships an update every 10 days, ASTROKINGS monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Star Command versus ASTROKINGS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar CommandASTROKINGS
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (905 ratings)4.3 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.1% of reviews — better50.2% of reviews
Number of ratings9051.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#120 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB1.4 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperStar Command, LLCANGames

Customer experience

Star Command

All ratings905 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral8.7%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews833 reviews
Positive66.1%
Neutral13.1%
Negative20.8%

ASTROKINGS

All ratings1,861 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews606 reviews
Positive50.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative39.6%

User reviews

Star Command

From 905 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing game
  • 🚀 Fun and challenging gameplay
  • 🚀 Great music and visuals
  • 👍 No in-app purchases
  • 👍 Replayability

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🐛 UI issues (e.g. buttons off-screen)
  • 🔍 Short story/content
  • 🔍 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🔍 Lack of updates/new content

ASTROKINGS

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Engaging gameplay
  • 🎨 Great graphics
  • 🤝 Good community and federation support
  • 💰 Generous free-to-play model
  • 🕰️ Balanced progression

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔒 Lack of security and account protection
  • 💰 Heavily pay-to-win
  • 🤖 Botting and cheating issues

Bugs and requests

Star Command

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on startup
  • Crew members getting stuck or lost
  • Weapons/UI elements disappearing
  • Progression/save data issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • More ships, rooms, and customization options
  • Expanded story and missions
  • Multiplayer and co-op modes
  • Ability to board enemy ships
  • Improved crew management and AI

ASTROKINGS

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and login issues
  • Disappearing or corrupted player data
  • Broken or unresponsive in-game features
  • Server instability and connection problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • More ship and fleet customization options
  • Improved diplomacy and federation features
  • Expanded exploration and discovery mechanics
  • Better balance between free-to-play and paying players
  • Offline mode or reduced data/battery usage

In-app purchases

None

Star Command

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

ASTROKINGS

One-time15
  • Item Package$0.99
  • Item Package$1.99
  • Item Package$2.99
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  • Crystal Package I$4.99
  • Item Package$4.99
  • Item Package$6.99
  • Crystal Package II$8.99
  • Item Package$8.99
  • Item Package$11.99
  • Item Package$17.99
  • Crystal Package III$17.99
  • Item Package$25.99
  • Item Package 46$45.99
  • Item Package 50$49.99
  • Item Package$89.99

Questions

Is Star Command free?
Star Command costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ASTROKINGS free?
ASTROKINGS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Star Command or ASTROKINGS?
ASTROKINGS is rated higher. Star Command averages 4.0 out of 5 from 905 ratings, while ASTROKINGS averages 4.3 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Star Command or ASTROKINGS have ads?
Neither Star Command nor ASTROKINGS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Star Command or ASTROKINGS?
Star Command ships an update every 10 days, and ASTROKINGS monthly. Most recently, Star Command was updated on September 23, 2026 and ASTROKINGS on September 22, 2026.

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