Comparison

Spacecom vs Capture Castle

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

Head to head
About

Spacecom

Engage in a deep strategic starfleet command game where victory hinges on deception, smart movement, and tactical choices. Test your planning and real-time tactics in a campaign, multiplayer battles, or AI skirmishes. This game emphasizes creative strategy over rapid clicking.

Highlights
  • Strategic starfleet command gameplay
  • Real-time tactics and planning
  • Single player campaign
  • Multiplayer battles (up to 5 players)
  • AI skirmish mode
  • Minimalistic military-inspired design
Features
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PLEASE NOTE: This game is optimized for iPads, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Playing on iPhone 4 or iPod touch is not recommended. Spacecom – a strategic-to-the-bone, starfleet command game in which deception, smart movement, and choices to battle decide victory or defeat. No coincidence, no luck. Spacecom pushes your ability to strategize with a focus on real-time tactics and planning. Use proven maneuvers learned from military legends or devise your own plans. Test your wits in single player campaign, go head-to-head with up to 5 opponents in multiplayer or experiment with new strategies in AI skirmish mode. Most of all, you'll need a bright mind, cunning, and sound tactics. When the war begins, leave the little things behind and dive into austere soundscapes as you immerse yourself in starfleet command. From now on, what matters is your grasp of tactics and strategy, not how fast you can click. Spacecom is about creativity in planning, not complexity of game mechanics. Key Features: - Single player campaign that will test your wit in diverse tactical puzzles - Tense multiplayer - dominate up to 5 players per map - No coincidence, no luck. What matters is good planning and successful execution - Sound designed specifically to trigger strategic thinking - Minimalistic visual design inspired by military technology - Created to exalt smart thinking over fast clicking Supported languages: English, Polish, German, French, Russian and Spanish.

About

Capture Castle

Engage in a 1v1 tower combat game across three strategic zones. Outmaneuver your opponent by firing projectiles, deploying shields, and pushing a bomb to their tower. Master positioning and timing to claim victory in this retro-styled battle.

Highlights
  • Three distinct tower zones
  • Shield and bomb mechanics
  • AI and online multiplayer
  • Leaderboards and win streaks
  • Retro pixel art style
  • Dynamic day/night cycle
Features
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Two towers. One battlefield. Outsmart your opponent! Castle Capture is a 1v1 tower combat game where you climb between three tower zones — Siege, Guard, and Rapid — each with unique attack power, speed, and defense. Fire projectiles, activate shields, push the bomb toward the enemy tower, and deplete your opponent's lives to claim victory. FEATURES: • Three tower zones with different damage, cooldown, and defense stats • Shield mechanic to block incoming attacks • Golem bomb — a neutral objective that can instantly take a life • Health packs to collect on the ground • 4 AI difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Brutal • Online multiplayer via Game Center • Leaderboards for Total Wins and Win Streak • Interactive tutorial to learn all mechanics • Retro pixel art style with dynamic day/night sky Play against smart AI that adapts its strategy, or challenge real players online. Every match is a battle of positioning, timing, and resource management. Can you capture the castle?

Screenshots

Spacecom4 screens
Capture Castle2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Capture Castle at Free against Spacecom's $3.99. Capture Castle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 months). Spacecom's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (23 vs 1). On in-app purchases 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

Capture Castle is free to download; Spacecom costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Capture Castle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spacecom has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spacecom ships an update every 6 months, Capture Castle every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Spacecom versus Capture Castle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpacecomCapture Castle
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (23 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS6.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB10 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developer11 bit studios s.a.MuckStack, LLC

Bugs and requests

Spacecom

Reported bugs

39 issues
  • Unplayable due to touch reactions
  • Game randomly reacts to touch by scrolling map
  • Screen jumps around when trying to use it
  • Game won't load past headphone screen
  • Game won't load on iPhone 7 Plus
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  • Game won't load after showing headphone screen
  • Game has tendency to throw camera across map
  • Game won't load on iPad Pro after iOS update
  • Game locks on blank load screen
  • Game won't load past headphone recommendation
  • Game won't load past headphones recommend screen
  • Game won't start if headphones are plugged in
  • Game won't load beyond Game Center banner and headphone message
  • Black screen bug
  • Black screen after opening credits
  • Game won't start on iPhone 6s
  • iPhone 6S Touch issues
  • 3D Touch seems to have broken interface
  • Game didn't work after iOS 8.0 update
  • App fails to start on iOS 8 and iPhone 6
  • Black screen before loading game contents
  • Map randomly jumps to far flung space
  • Game glitches when trying to look around
  • Map jumping on iPhone 6+
  • Scrolling around map is near impossible
  • Too easy to select wrong units
  • Black screen after flow combine
  • Unplayable glitches
  • Screen won't scroll
  • Instantly zooms in or out
  • Cannot click/manage planets after 10 minutes
  • Unable to load the game at all
  • Screen goes almost completely dark
  • Targeting reticles floating around
  • Enemy units become unselectable
  • Game crashes
  • Game would crash
  • Screen goes black and cannot play anymore
  • Game won't even start, goes to black screen

Requested features

10 requests
  • Rally points for production builds
  • In-game help page
  • Save point feature
  • More single player missions
  • Larger text and UI elements
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  • Mid-game save feature
  • Map updates
  • Fix for AI aggressiveness
  • Fix for invisible fleets
  • Fix for dialogue boxes not opening

Capture Castle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Spacecom

No in-app purchases

None

Capture Castle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spacecom free?
Spacecom costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Capture Castle free?
Capture Castle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spacecom or Capture Castle?
Capture Castle is rated higher. Spacecom averages 3.8 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Capture Castle averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spacecom or Capture Castle have ads?
Capture Castle shows ads; Spacecom does not.
Which is updated more often, Spacecom or Capture Castle?
Spacecom ships an update every 6 months, and Capture Castle every 3 days. Most recently, Spacecom was updated on October 14, 2026 and Capture Castle on October 7, 2026.

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