Comparison

Space Simulator vs VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy

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

Head to head
About

Space Simulator

Experience a highly accurate space flight simulation with realistic physics and celestial bodies. Explore our solar system, witness Earth's rotation, and navigate through asteroid rings. This app offers an immersive astronaut experience with real-world weather and G-force simulations.

Highlights
  • Realistic spaceship physics
  • Solar system exploration
  • Real-time Earth rotation
  • Planet moons and asteroid rings
  • Weather forecast and G-force simulation
  • Nasa-based terrain and textures
Features
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Space Simulator is the best space simulator already created for iOS devices! We focus our efforts and development team on bringing the best set of commands to our spaceship! So, the experience of flying on the infinity space is very accurate! The game simulates the spaceship, it's engines, moving parts and all planets from our solar system!! Become an astronaut! And explore the space at your will! Features - Realtime Earth rotation. - You can watch the night becoming day, and day becoming night in different places of the planet! - All planets from solar system. - Realistic sun - Asteroids ring. - All planet moons! Some technology provided by Nasa: - Realist terrain using Nasa’s photos and elevation. - Realist texture for all planets from Nasa’s photos. - Using Nasa’s utility FoilSim 3 to calculate the physics of the spaceship (really realistic). - Using real airfoils from our library, the engines, rockets and trusters are very accurate. Real world simulation: - Weather forecast. - Turbulence and G-Force - Real clouds We are thinking about everything we can do to improve the space simulator experience! So please, feel free to contact us to give your feedback! Have a good trip astronaut! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy

Embark on an immersive virtual reality journey through our solar system and beyond. Explore planets, experience spacewalks, and navigate asteroid fields in a 360-degree view. This VR game offers an astronaut-like adventure through the galaxy.

Highlights
  • Immersive VR experience
  • Explore solar system in 360 degrees
  • Visit planets like Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
  • Space mission and spacewalk simulations
  • Navigate through asteroids
  • Compatible with Google Cardboard and VR headsets
Features
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Immersive in our vr game. Explore solar system in 360 degree. Feel like astronaut and go to the journey through space but in vr. Visit all planets like mars, jupiter or saturn. Look at the sizes of planets. Compare venus to neptune. VR solar system waiting for you but this is not all. Go farther than this. Go to space mission. Galaxy spacewalk, spaceship mission through the asteroids and many others. What you can find in this vr game? for google cardboard and vr headset solar system vr space exploration virtual reality spacewalk 360 degree Works on many vr headset, ready for google cardboard and others.

Screenshots

Space Simulator4 screens
VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy at 4.5 against Space Simulator's 2.7. VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 15%) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 86). Space Simulator's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Space Simulator sells 26 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy sells 22 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy has 1.5K ratings behind it against 86, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Space Simulator's written reviews are positive against 46% of VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Simulator ships an update every 9 days, VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Space Simulator versus VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace SimulatorVR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (86 ratings)4.5 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.6% of reviews46.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings861.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size279 MB691 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperThetis ConsultingVipera Games sp. z o.o.

Customer experience

Space Simulator

All ratings86 ratings
Positive39.5%
Neutral9.3%
Negative51.2%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive14.6%
Neutral12.5%
Negative72.9%

VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy

All ratings1,458 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral6.4%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative53.8%

User reviews

Space Simulator

From 86 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Good graphics and visuals
  • 🌍 Ability to explore planets and space
  • ⚙️ Decent physics mechanics
  • 🎮 Fun exploration gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Cannot land on planets or re-enter atmosphere
  • 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads throughout gameplay
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases ($4.99-$16 for ships/content)
  • 🎮 Lack of gameplay depth and objectives
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing

VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐️ Excellent VR experience
  • 🎢 Enjoyable rides and attractions
  • 🤩 Immersive and realistic

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent freezing and crashes
  • 💤 Slow loading and unresponsive
  • 📺 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🔍 Limited content and short experiences

Bugs and requests

Space Simulator

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Game crashes frequently when entering space
  • App freezes randomly, especially on iPad
  • Shuttle burns up even on the moon and during proper re-entry attempts
  • FlyWings ad blocks entire screen and cannot be closed
  • Game kicks player out when attempting to return to Earth
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  • Crashes when purchasing full package
  • Ad bar persists at top of screen
  • Unskippable ads interrupt gameplay
  • Landing gear displayed in incorrect position
  • Game crashes every 3 seconds on some devices

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add ability to land on planets and explore them
  • Implement proper atmospheric re-entry mechanics
  • Add more spacecraft/rocket options
  • Create airports and landing sites on Earth
  • Add satellite deployment functionality
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  • Expand to other galaxies
  • Add objectives and missions
  • Improve shuttle control during launch
  • Add Canadarm and cargo bay door functionality
  • Include all dwarf planets and moons in solar system

VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to start the game
  • Compatibility issues with certain devices
  • Forced phone exit during VR sessions

Requested features

3 requests
  • More variety of rides and attractions
  • Improved performance and stability
  • Reduced ad frequency or ad-free option

In-app purchases

26 purchases

Space Simulator

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Club Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Premium Club Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium Club Yearly$24.991 Month
One-time23
  • Remove Ads forever$0.99
  • Discovery Space Shuttle$2.99
  • Challenger Space Shuttle$2.99
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  • Endeavour Space Shuttle$2.99
  • Columbia Space Shuttle$2.99
  • Moon Launch Site$4.99
  • Mars Launch Site$4.99
  • Starlight ZR6$4.99
  • Artemis Rocket$4.99
  • Soyuz Rocket$4.99
  • Aegean SR8$4.99
  • RX6 Rimward$4.99
  • Saturn V Rocket$4.99
  • Starship Rocket$4.99
  • Long March 5 Rocket$4.99
  • ZR3 Arminus$5.99
  • F3 Crusader$5.99
  • Space Shuttles Pack$6.99
  • All Launch Sites$6.99
  • Oberon M2$6.99
  • All Rockets$12.99
  • All Tykhon Corp SpaceShips$24.99
  • Unlock All Aircraft$49.99
22 purchases

VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy

One-time22
  • Unlock Roller Coaster$0.99
  • Unlock Wooden$0.99
  • Unlock All$0.99
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  • Unlock movies$0.99
  • Unlock roller coasters$0.99
  • Unlock VR Menu$0.99
  • Unlock episode 4$0.99
  • Unlock episode 7$0.99
  • Unlock Wheel$0.99
  • Unlock Wipeout$0.99
  • Unlock Giant Frisbee$0.99
  • Unlock episode 5$0.99
  • Unlock Trebuchet$0.99
  • Unlock Bumper Cars$0.99
  • Unlock All$1.99
  • Unlock VR Menu$1.99
  • Unlock everything$2.99
  • Unlock movies$4.99
  • Unlock VR Menu$6.99
  • Unlock VR Menu$8.99
  • Unlock All$9.99
  • Unlock VR Menu$9.99

Questions

Is Space Simulator free?
Space Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy free?
VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Space Simulator or VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy?
VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy is rated higher. Space Simulator averages 2.7 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy averages 4.5 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Space Simulator or VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy have ads?
Both Space Simulator and VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy show ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Simulator or VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy?
Space Simulator ships an update every 9 days, and VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy every 4 months. Most recently, Space Simulator was updated on October 13, 2026 and VR Space Roller Coaster Galaxy on October 16, 2026.

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