Athena Crisis vs Space Command
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Space Command
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Athena Crisis sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Space Command asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Athena Crisis | Space Command |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nakazawa Tech KK | Markus Gutmann |
In-app purchases
Athena Crisis
- 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
Space Command
No in-app purchases
Questions
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