# Ellipse: Rocket Simulator

> Build and fly rockets.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6738509541](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6738509541)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6738509541`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Starwelds
- **Category:** Simulation
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (2,007 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-18
- **First published:** 2025-01-25
- **Size:** 192 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ellipse-rocket-simulator/id6738509541)
- **Website:** [http://www.starwelds.com](http://www.starwelds.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.starwelds.com/Ellipse-Privacy-Policy](https://www.starwelds.com/Ellipse-Privacy-Policy)

## Description

**Ellipse: Rocket Simulator** lets you build custom 3D rockets and conduct space missions using real orbital mechanics and physics. Design vehicles, launch capsules and satellites, explore the solar system, and attempt landings on the Moon and Mars.

Featuring planets based on real solar system data and thrilling visual effects, Ellipse delivers an immersive rocket simulation experience. The app is free to download, with no ads and no account required.

## Rankings

- #40,169 — Overall
- #9 — rocket

## Review summary

Players praise Ellipse: Rocket Simulator for its fun, engaging space-building gameplay, strong mobile performance without ads, impressive graphics, and helpful tutorials. Many also note that paid expansion packs can add worthwhile parts. However, reviews repeatedly flag a steep learning curve with rocket control, occasional lag and mission freezes, gating of content behind expansions, gaps in planetary content, and occasional bugs like parachute and docking issues. Overall, it’s a solid, visually appealing mobile sim with room for improvement in accessibility and content depth.

### Pros

- Fun and engaging rocket-building/space-sim experience
- No ads; clean mobile experience
- Strong graphics with realistic Earth visuals
- Helpful tutorials aiding learning
- Expansion packs/paid content add worthwhile parts and value for mobile

### Cons

- Difficult to control rockets; steep learning curve
- Lag and mission freezes affecting gameplay
- Paid expansions gating content (extra parts) and perceived pay-to-play pressure
- Content gaps: limited planetary content (inner planets only; outer planets largely missing) and missing features like save slots or easy delete button
- Occasional bugs (parachute cut issues, docking physics problems)

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