Comparison

8bit Doves vs Star Elite Galaxy Pro

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

Head to head
About

8bit Doves

Embark on a pixelated VR adventure where you navigate dream-like mazes inspired by flight. Collect doves to unlock your escape from a colorful, retro-styled prison. Experience intuitive controls and challenging obstacles in this unique handheld-inspired game.

Highlights
  • VR Gameboy adventure
  • Pixelated dream mazes
  • Flight-inspired navigation
  • Intuitive two-button gameplay
  • Multiple level packs with distinct themes
  • Stunning 4-color pixel art
Features
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Trapped in a VR world powered by an ancient handheld device, you are forced to endlessly dream in a pixel world of just 4 colours! Doves have taken roost in your prison and though you don’t know it they are the key to your survival. The Doves subconsciously inspire dreams of flight, so take to the skies through the mazes of your imagination and find the exit. Intuitive two button gameplay is all you need to steer your way through the sky. Fly through each stage and reach the exit. Get doves to follow you for extra bonus bragging rights on Game Center and Social Networking stuff. If walls aren’t enough challenge you may enjoy the variety of traps that get rapidly added including, moving walls, speed boost zones, growing walls and more! By the team that brought you the award winning mobile hit Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage. Features: • Expanded from the hit #Nitromejam game! • 3 level packs each with a different dream theme! (Sweet Dreams, Deep Sleep & Nightmare). • A unique world realised in 4 Colours! (Great for that Game boy nostalgia fix) • Don’t worry parents this game contains no In app purchases! • Stunning Pixel Art from the award winning Nitrome studio! • Simple two button gameplay, perfect for a touch screen! Important Message for Parents This game may include: - Direct links to social networking websites that are intended for an audience over the age of 13. - Direct links to the internet that can take players away from the game with the potential to browse any web page. - Cross promotion of Nitrome products.

About

Star Elite Galaxy Pro

Features
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Star Elite Galaxy Pro, no adverts. Trek across the galaxy in our world’s most advanced star ship. Enforce the peace, destroy all enemies, use of extreme force has been approved in order to assure galactic peace. Your ship is equipped with self guided homing photons, newtonium phaser canons, force shields, scanners and state of the art maintenance systems. Its a formidable ship, but still you face an intimidating challenge. You start as a lowly, but loyal, crewman, through skill and determination and perhaps a little luck you will be able to rise through the ranks. Do battle in each galactic sector, use local short range scanners to determine your enemy’s capabilities, weapons and shield strength. Its possible to battle two enemy ships simultaneously, using phaser to blast one target and homing torpedoes on the other target. Once a sector has been cleared use long range sensors to view all sectors in each of the 4 quadrants, then warp to your next peace keeping mission. Your ship, The Peace keeper, has extensive energy crystals, photon torpedoes as well as high energy shields. Which means energy is vitally important, its used to power weapons, shields, repairs and most importantly life support. If your ship sustains heavy damage, or severe energy drain then you may need to locate space dock for extensive repairs and energy resupply. Damage control, The Peacekeeper damage control system allows you to prioritise repairs. Simply tap an item to start repairs, for quicker repairs you can tap again, but this will use more energy. Download Star Elite Galaxy Trek now, and help bring some peace to this wild universe.

Screenshots

8bit Doves4 screens
Star Elite Galaxy Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 8bit Doves at every 5 months against Star Elite Galaxy Pro's every 34 months. 8bit Doves also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Star Elite Galaxy Pro's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases 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

8bit Doves costs $2.99 and Star Elite Galaxy Pro $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

8bit Doves ships an update every 5 months, Star Elite Galaxy Pro every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
8bit Doves versus Star Elite Galaxy Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter8bit DovesStar Elite Galaxy Pro
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.4 (563 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings563 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 34 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB69 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNitromeGalatic Droids

Bugs and requests

8bit Doves

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Inconsistent control responsiveness

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Ability to customize the character
  • Inclusion of a story or narrative
  • Better tutorial or control explanation

Star Elite Galaxy Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

8bit Doves

No in-app purchases

None

Star Elite Galaxy Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 8bit Doves free?
8bit Doves costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Star Elite Galaxy Pro free?
Star Elite Galaxy Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do 8bit Doves or Star Elite Galaxy Pro have ads?
Neither 8bit Doves nor Star Elite Galaxy Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 8bit Doves or Star Elite Galaxy Pro?
8bit Doves ships an update every 5 months, and Star Elite Galaxy Pro every 34 months. Most recently, 8bit Doves was updated on November 6, 2026 and Star Elite Galaxy Pro on November 3, 2026.

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