Comparison

Sand Fleet vs Black Stars

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

Head to head
About

Sand Fleet

Pilot a spaceship across a dying planet, collecting resources and battling enemies. Each run is unique with procedural generation and tactical loadout choices. Risk valuable loot for greater rewards, but beware of losing everything if you don't reach an evacuation point.

Highlights
  • Tactical loadout planning
  • Procedurally generated environments
  • Risk vs. reward gameplay
  • Progression system
  • Diverse loot collection
  • Atmospheric pixel art visuals
Features
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You’re a spaceship pilot on a risky journey across the wastelands of a dying planet. Collect resources, take down enemies, and fly as far as you can. If you don’t make it back to base with your loot, you lose everything and start over. What to expect: - Tactical planning: choose your loadout wisely — fuel, ammo, recon drones, escape pods. How far you make it depends on what you bring. - Procedural generation: abandoned cities, enemy ships, secret bases, and rare evacuation points — every run tells a different story. - Risk vs. reward: the farther you go from the base, the more valuable the resources, but the danger grows. Reach an evacuation point to keep your loot. Die before that, and you lose everything. - Progression system: fly the farthest to become the top pilot and a legend of the corporation. - Diverse loot: find special containers and unlock them between runs to gain valuable bonuses. - Atmospheric visuals: pixel art inspired by the post-apocalyptic aesthetic. The game is built on classic gaming principles: focus, situational awareness, and learning from your mistakes matter most. Plan each flight carefully — it’s the only way to set new records. Do you have what it takes to become the top pilot of the wasteland? The game is difficult, so don’t stress if you don’t succeed on your first try. Got ideas for improvement? Leave your feedback and comments — they help us make the game better.

About

Black Stars

Features
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Command a fleet across a galaxy at war. Black Stars is a real-time space strategy game built around persistent lanes: connect your worlds, commit to Assault or dig in with Fortify, and read the battlefield before it's too late. - Persistent fleet lanes link every world you hold — cut them, reroute them, or let a rear forge quietly supply a frontier bastion. - Assault produces ships and pushes fleets down open lanes. Fortify builds shields and holds your garrison in place. Override the global doctrine world by world. - Three ship types trade speed for firepower: balanced Fighters, hard-hitting Bombers, and fast Interceptors that shoot down enemy ships in transit. - Surge half a world's garrison into an overwhelming wave, then wait out the cooldown. - 72 handcrafted missions across six sectors, each with three stars to earn: victory, a perfect defense, and a par time. - A live tactical advisor tracks fleet balance, exposed worlds, and par time — advice, not autoplay. Black Stars plays fully offline, has no ads, and no subscriptions. The first 10 missions are free; a single one-time purchase unlocks the full 72-mission campaign.

Screenshots

Sand Fleet4 screens
Black Stars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Black Stars at none against Sand Fleet's 2. Black Stars also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Sand Fleet sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Black Stars asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Sand Fleet versus Black Stars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSand FleetBlack Stars
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB38 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperFRESH DYZAIN, TOVArnoHealth SL

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sand Fleet

One-time2
  • Supply box$0.99
  • Remove ads$4.99
None

Black Stars

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sand Fleet free?
Sand Fleet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Black Stars free?
Black Stars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sand Fleet or Black Stars have ads?
Sand Fleet shows ads; Black Stars does not.

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