Comparison

SpaceBots. vs Solar System Sim

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

Head to head
About

SpaceBots.

Pilot a spaceship to destroy incoming asteroids before they reach the planet. Collect power-ups for advantages like extra lives, size changes, and score boosts. Compete for high scores in two distinct game modes.

Highlights
  • Drag to move spaceship
  • Collect power-ups
  • Score high scores
  • Arcade Mode
  • Challenge Mode
  • Avoid red power-up
Features
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Don't let the asteroids escape! Control the SpaceBots Ship and stop the asteroids from leaving the wormhole and hitting the SpaceBots Planet! >Drag on your ship to move! >Collect Extra Lives/Bonus Points and Specials! >Try to get 100k (Easy) 300K (Hard) 1 Million (Impossible?) Collect the Power ups! *Green - Extra Life! *Yellow - Make your ship BIGGER! *White - More points YAY! *Red - Makes your ship smaller - AVOID! *Pink - Barrier. *Blue - Slow Motion. *Purple - Surprise! Two Brand NEW modes for you to try! Arcade Mode - Collect the powerups and aim for the high score! Challenge Mode - There is only one Asteroid, but it increases in speed every hit! How long can you survive?

About

Solar System Sim

Simulate and explore celestial bodies within our solar system and beyond. Create your own solar systems, experiment with gravity and physics, and observe orbital mechanics in action.

Highlights
  • Explore planets and moons
  • Visit nearby stars
  • Create custom solar systems
  • Gravity and physics simulation
  • Recalculate orbits
  • Newton's laws implementation
Features
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Zoom from a planet's surface out to distant galaxies, then reshape the whole system with your own hands. Solar System Sim is a real-time gravity sandbox built on Newton's laws and real astronomical data. Every body you add, move or destroy recalculates the orbits of everything else, live. • Smash worlds together: impact craters carve into the surface, firestorms sweep the globe, and glowing debris rains back down. • Build your own universe: add planets, moons, asteroids and comets with their own size, mass and looks, or customise the ones already there. • Land anywhere: drop to a first-person view on any planet's surface and experience its environment. • Sculpt rings: add particle rings and watch gravity shape them in real time. • Witness real eclipses: solar and lunar, with real-world astronomical precision. • Follow comets: watch them streak past and interact with the bodies they meet. • Leave the Solar System: travel to remarkable nearby stars and find them within the Milky Way. • Feel the scale: see the true vastness of space, from a pebble-sized moon to the nearest galaxies. Whether you're here to learn how gravity really works or just to break planets with it, explore at your own pace. Start your cosmic adventure with Solar System Sim.

Screenshots

SpaceBots.4 screens
Solar System Sim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SpaceBots. at 5.0 against Solar System Sim's 4.5. SpaceBots. also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (95% vs 80%). Solar System Sim's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 14). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. SpaceBots. sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Solar System Sim sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpaceBots. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solar System Sim has 4.2K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of SpaceBots.'s written reviews are positive against 80% of Solar System Sim's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpaceBots. ships an update every 9 months, Solar System Sim every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SpaceBots. versus Solar System Sim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpaceBots.Solar System Sim
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings) — better4.5 (4.2K ratings)
Positive reviews94.9% of reviews — better80.1% of reviews
Number of ratings144.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB548 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaiwo OmisoreWPC

Customer experience

SpaceBots.

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.6%

Solar System Sim

All ratings4,224 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews1,105 reviews
Positive80.1%
Neutral10.2%
Negative9.7%

Bugs and requests

SpaceBots.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Solar System Sim

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Planets/moons disappearing after saving and loading
  • Bright flashes and screen distortions
  • Planets/objects getting stuck inside stars
  • Crashes when colliding or editing certain objects
  • Inconsistent orbital mechanics and moons ejecting from planets

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add more galaxy and nebula textures
  • Implement realistic supernova effects
  • Allow customization of planet atmospheres and terrain
  • Add binary star systems and rogue planets
  • Introduce a galaxy maker and collision feature
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  • Implement a reverse time lapse option
  • Add more speed options (128x, 256x, etc.)
  • Introduce a population counter and life simulation for planets
  • Allow custom city lights and vegetation on planets
  • Add a Roche limit feature to observe tidal disruption

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SpaceBots.

One-time2
  • Feed The Developer!$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
5 purchases

Solar System Sim

One-time5
  • HD Mars$2.99
  • HD Earth$2.99
  • HD Moon$2.99
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  • No-ads$3.99
  • HD 3-body pack$6.99

Questions

Is SpaceBots. free?
SpaceBots. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solar System Sim free?
Solar System Sim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SpaceBots. or Solar System Sim?
SpaceBots. is rated higher. SpaceBots. averages 5.0 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Solar System Sim averages 4.5 from 4.2K ratings.
Do SpaceBots. or Solar System Sim have ads?
Solar System Sim shows ads; SpaceBots. does not.
Which is updated more often, SpaceBots. or Solar System Sim?
SpaceBots. ships an update every 9 months, and Solar System Sim every 5 days. Most recently, SpaceBots. was updated on October 6, 2026 and Solar System Sim on October 11, 2026.

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