Comparison

Athena Crisis vs Space Command

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

Head to head
About

Athena Crisis

Command over 40 diverse units in this turn-based strategy game. Engage in single-player campaigns or test your skills in online multiplayer. Design custom maps and campaigns, and experience unique invasion mechanics that blend single-player missions with player-vs-player combat.

Highlights
  • 40+ ground, naval, air, and special units
  • Multiple single-player campaigns
  • Sync and async online multiplayer
  • Unlockable player skills and unit powers
  • Map and campaign design tools
  • Invasion mechanics for PvP battles
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Athena Crisis is a modern retro turn-based strategy game that puts you in command of 40+ ground, naval, air and special units. Play through multiple single-player campaigns and measure yourself against others in sync and async online multiplayer. You can unlock player skills and unit powers, or design your own maps and campaigns. Fans of Advance Wars or Fire Emblem will feel right at home in Athena Crisis! Athena Crisis features invasions that turns single-player campaign missions into player vs player battles, with up to 7 people! Players can choose to activate a Power Crystal for an attack increase, which opens an inter-dimensional portal for friends to join – but also leaves it open for invaders to battle you.

About

Space Command

Features
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Turn-based tactics on a grid, built for the phone. Take the colony hubs that pay for your next units, and hold the line until the enemy has nowhere left to stand. Every tile matters. A squad in the trees is harder to hit. A walker climbs a ridge a tank has to drive around. The map is the plan. CAMPAIGN - eight missions across five worlds, each with its own ground. UNITS - fourteen, from capturing marines to railgun crawlers and interceptors. COMMANDERS - twelve, each with a passive and an ability you charge mid-battle. WEATHER - solar storms, cold, low gravity, meteor showers, announced in advance. SKIRMISH - your own battle: map, factions, commanders, conditions. Fog of war, saved games, one thumb in landscape. No accounts, no ads, no timers.

Screenshots

Athena Crisis4 screens
Space Command3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Space Command at none against Athena Crisis's 4. Space Command also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Athena Crisis sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Space Command asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Athena Crisis ships an update every 9 months, Space Command monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Athena Crisis versus Space Command: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAthena CrisisSpace Command
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB180 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperNakazawa Tech KKMarkus Gutmann

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Athena Crisis

One-time4
  • Map & Campaign Editor$0.99
  • PvP & Curated Campaigns$2.99
  • The Athena Crisis Campaign$5.99
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  • Athena Crisis: Full Game$9.99
None

Space Command

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Athena Crisis free?
Athena Crisis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Command free?
Space Command is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Athena Crisis or Space Command have ads?
Neither Athena Crisis nor Space Command shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Athena Crisis or Space Command?
Athena Crisis ships an update every 9 months, and Space Command monthly. Most recently, Athena Crisis was updated on October 24, 2026 and Space Command on October 29, 2026.

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