Comparison

So Tricky vs Star Combat Base

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

Head to head
About

So Tricky

Test your reflexes and precision in this fast-paced game by tapping the screen to guide an object into a target box. Achieve higher scores with successful placements, unlock achievements, and compete with others to become the ultimate champion.

Highlights
  • Tap to guide object
  • Increase score with successful placements
  • Unlock achievements
  • Compete with friends
  • Fast-paced gameplay
Features
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The amazing So Tricky app now available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch! Challenge your reflexes and precision in this fast-paced, addictive game. Simply tap the screen to guide the object into the target box. The more successful placements you achieve, the higher your score climbs. Unlock achievements, rise through the ranks, and compete with friends and family to become the ultimate champion. Achievement Medals Can you earn them all? Newbie Ice Breaker Junior Professional Superstar Legend Fun, competitive, and deceptively tricky. So Tricky will keep you coming back for more.

About

Star Combat Base

Manage resources and build your star fleet in this offline space tycoon game. Develop planets, upgrade facilities, and hire commanders to lead your warships to victory in a universe-wide conflict.

Highlights
  • Spaceship tycoon management
  • Planet development and exploration
  • Facility upgrades
  • Offline mode support
  • Hire interstellar commanders
  • Completely free to play
Features
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The Star Alliance war has started, and the frontline resources are in short supply and you need to provide funds! As a commander, how to survive, your strategy is very important! *Real spaceship tycooon management game. *Many planets are available for development, let your spaceship travel through the planets in the universe. *Chariot manufacturing plant, fighter aircraft manufacturing plant, prospecting vehicle manufacturing plant, loading center... more than a dozen facilities allow you to upgrade management *Support offline mode, normal operation of battleships, huge profits *Completely free, you can play all planets freely! * Hire powerful interstellar commanders to make your spaceship more powerful If you love development tycoon games and casual strategy games, join us and become our commander. We need you!

Screenshots

So Tricky2 screens
Star Combat Base4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Star Combat Base at none against So Tricky's 2. Star Combat Base also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. So Tricky sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Star Combat Base asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for So Tricky against 5.0 for Star Combat Base. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Combat Base has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

So Tricky ships an update every 6 months, Star Combat Base monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
So Tricky versus Star Combat Base: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSo TrickyStar Combat Base
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB424 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin PabiloniaGlobal Mobile Games

Customer experience

So Tricky

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Star Combat Base

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

So Tricky

One-time2
  • 10 Extra Lives$0.99
  • 100 Extra Lives$4.99
None

Star Combat Base

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is So Tricky free?
So Tricky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Star Combat Base free?
Star Combat Base is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, So Tricky or Star Combat Base?
So Tricky and Star Combat Base are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do So Tricky or Star Combat Base have ads?
Neither So Tricky nor Star Combat Base shows ads.
Which is updated more often, So Tricky or Star Combat Base?
So Tricky ships an update every 6 months, and Star Combat Base monthly. Most recently, So Tricky was updated on June 1, 2026 and Star Combat Base on September 18, 2026.

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