Comparison

Out There vs Crashlands

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

Head to head
About

Out There

Embark on a challenging space survival adventure where you must manage resources, explore a procedurally generated galaxy, and unravel a compelling narrative. Encounter alien species and make critical choices to determine the fate of humanity.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated galaxy exploration
  • Resource management and crafting
  • Handwritten narrative adventures
  • Multiple endings
  • Discover and upgrade spaceships
  • Engage with alien life
Features
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5/5 - TouchArcade 5/5 - PocketTactics 9/10 'Gold Award' - PocketGamer Grand Prize - DevGAMM Moscow 2015 Excellence in Narrative - DevGAMM 2015 Best Game Design Award - Casual Connect EE 2014 Excellence In Narrative Finalist - IMGA 2015 Best iPhone and iPad Games of 2014 - TouchArcade Best Mobile Games of 2014 - Game Informer Best Mobile Games of 2014 - Gamezebo WARNING : this game is hard ! Check the forum for strategy tips : http://outthere.forumactif.org/ You are an astronaut awaking from cryonics not in the solar system, but... out there... in a far and unknown place of the galaxy. In Out There, you will have to survive, tinkering your ship with what you can gather drifting in the void, and spot garden planets to refill your oxygen supply. Space is an hostile place ; dangerous and mysterious adventures will mark each step of your travel. You will not only meet intelligent species that won’t care about you, but also deal with ancient powers linked to your destiny and the fate of mankind itself. Survival and understanding of what is really at stake in the galaxy is the core of what Out There has to offer. Music by award-winning composer Siddhartha Barnhoorn (Antichamber, The Stanley Parable) • Game Center : 59 achievements, leaderboard • A dark and melancholic, hard sci-fi adventure • Explore a freshly procedurally-generated galaxy every new game • 350+ multiple choices handwritten game book adventures • Epic main storyline with 4 different endings • 10 spaceships with different specs to discover • Crafting system with 20 alien technologies built from 15 materials • Engage with alien life forms and learn their language • No combat ! It’s you against the environment • Eerie score by award-winning composer Siddartha Barnhoom (Antichamber, The Stanley Parable) • Fantastic pulp comics graphics • High replay value

About

Crashlands

Embark on an outlandish, story-driven crafting RPG adventure. Explore a vast alien planet, craft over 500 items, and battle enemies with skill-based combat. Build bases, tame creatures, and uncover ancient secrets in a quest to deliver packages and overcome a nefarious plot.

Highlights
  • Expansive crafting system with over 500 items
  • Self-managing, infinite inventory
  • RPG-style character progression
  • Skill-based combat with craftable gadgets
  • Intuitive base building
  • Tameable creatures for combat sidekicks
  • Effortless cloud saving
Features
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"...a design masterpiece." 5/5 - TouchArcade 2016 Game of the Year - TouchArcade, Gamezebo Time's Top 10 Games / Top 50 Apps of 2016 Craft, battle, and quest your way through Crashlands, an outlandish, story-driven Crafting RPG overflowing with sass! Become Flux Dabes, a galactic trucker whose latest shipment gets derailed by a chin-strapped alien menace named Hewgodooko, leaving you stranded on an alien planet. As you hustle to retrieve your packages you’ll become enmeshed in a nefarious plot of world domination, which will require all of your wits and both of your glutes to overcome. Learn recipes from the local sentient life, make new friends, uncover ancient secrets and deadly bosses, tame everything and build yourself a home-away-from-home as you learn to thrive on planet Woanope. ▼▼ Key Features ▼▼ -● Expansive Crafting System ●- Unlock over 500 craftable items as you explore the world and learn its secrets! -● Self-managing, Infinite Inventory ●- In Crashlands, your inventory is infinite, manages itself, and retrieves your tools when you need them, so you can focus on adventuring, questing, and building. You'll never have to dig through your bag or return to your base to free up inventory space! -● RPG-Style Character Progression ●- Become more powerful through creating ever-more-amazing items! As you grow in power, you can venture to new regions of the world, meet strange characters, discover new stories, and encounter new and interesting enemies. -● Skill-Based Combat ●- Learn the attacks of the enemies you encounter, and use your skill, agility, and wits to defeat them! You can even augment your fighting prowess with the power of the dozens of gadgets you can craft. Set your enemies on fire, stun them, slow down time, and more! -● Intuitive Base Building ●- Building a base in Crashlands is so simple it feels like fingerpainting. You can create beautiful, sprawling bases in minutes! -● Tameable Creatures ●- Every creature in Crashlands can become a trusty combat sidekick. Find an egg, incubate it, and hatch your very own adorable or hideous bundle of joy. You can even craft special items to grow and empower them! -● Huge World... with Huge Problems ●- Four sentient races, three continents, an epic bid for the future of the planet, and you - trapped in the middle, trying to deliver your freakin' packages. Take your time to dive into the side stories of the characters you meet or just rush headlong into making that special delivery. With hundreds upon hundreds of quests, there's a lot to do and discover on planet Woanope! -● Effortless Cloud Saving ●- Just because your battery died or you accidentally dropped your device into a bottomless chasm, doesn't mean your save has to die with it. With Rumpus, you can easily store and retrieve your save from the cloud, and move it between your devices! -● Controller Support ●- Tired of rubbing your sweaty hands all over your beautiful touchscreen? No problem! We've got support for most mobile-compatible controllers, so you can rub your sweaty hands on some joysticks instead!

Screenshots

Out There4 screens
Crashlands4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Crashlands at 4.8 against Out There's 4.4. Crashlands also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 69%) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 376). Out There's advantage is price ($1.19 vs $6.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and chart position 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

Out There costs $1.19 and Crashlands $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crashlands holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 376 and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Out There's written reviews are positive against 87% of Crashlands's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Out There versus Crashlands: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOut ThereCrashlands
Price$1.19 — better$6.99
Rating4.4 (376 ratings)4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.3% of reviews87.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3761.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#193#141 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size212 MB115 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperStoreRiderButterscotch Shenanigans, Inc.

Customer experience

Out There

All ratings373 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews374 reviews
Positive69.3%
Neutral12.0%
Negative18.7%

Crashlands

All ratings1,159 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews785 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative7.6%

User reviews

Out There

From 376 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Well-made game
  • 🌟 Immersive atmosphere
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and music
  • 📚 Engaging story and writing
  • 🔁 High replayability

Room to improve

  • 🎲 Heavily reliant on RNG
  • 🤯 Extremely difficult, even on easy mode
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🧭 Lack of clear progression/strategy
  • 🔍 Unclear mechanics

Crashlands

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🚀 Lots of content and gameplay
  • 💡 Funny and engaging story
  • 👍 Addictive and enjoyable
  • 👍 Excellent crafting and progression system

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and performance issues
  • 🐛 Glitchy audio
  • 🐛 Quests can be confusing
  • 🐛 Repetitive at times
  • 🐛 Difficulty spikes can be frustrating

Bugs and requests

Out There

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes and performance issues on newer devices
  • Bugs causing lost progress or broken mechanics

Requested features

4 requests
  • Difficulty settings
  • Save/load functionality
  • More varied gameplay and content
  • Optimization for newer devices

Crashlands

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on map opening
  • Inventory management issues
  • Enemies regaining full health on respawn

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More character customization options
  • Ability to control pet companions
  • Clearer quest tracking and objectives

In-app purchases

None

Out There

No in-app purchases

None

Crashlands

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Out There free?
Out There costs $1.19, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crashlands free?
Crashlands costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Out There or Crashlands?
Crashlands is rated higher. Out There averages 4.4 out of 5 from 376 ratings, while Crashlands averages 4.8 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Out There or Crashlands have ads?
Neither Out There nor Crashlands shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Out There or Crashlands?
Out There ships an update every 2 months, and Crashlands every 2 months. Most recently, Out There was updated on November 1, 2026 and Crashlands on November 1, 2026.
Which is more popular, Out There or Crashlands?
Out There currently peaks at #193 in the App Store charts, and Crashlands at #141. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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