Ellipse: Rocket Pioneer blends authentic orbital mechanics with real solar system data in a free, ad-free Android simulation. Design your own rockets, launch from Earth, and reach real destinations, backed by a global audience of 5,000,000+ total downloads and 440K downloads in the last 30 days.
Pros & Cons
Authentic space physics with real orbital mechanics and solar system data
Ad-free experience with privacy-first approach
Free to download with no data collection as stated in description
Large and active user base evidenced by high rating
Less emphasis on game-like or kid-focused educational features seen in some competitors
Fewer explicit interactive missions or quests highlighted
Less focus on traditional “space game” framing (based on competitor keywords)
About Ellipse: Rocket Pioneer
Ellipse: Rocket Pioneer is a simulation app developed by Starwelds.
How many times has Ellipse: Rocket Pioneer been downloaded?
Ellipse: Rocket Pioneer has been downloaded 7.2 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 440 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 simulation apps.
What is the rating of Ellipse: Rocket Pioneer?
Ellipse: Rocket Pioneer is rated 4.64 out of 5 stars, based on 22 thousand ratings.
Is Ellipse: Rocket Pioneer free?
Ellipse: Rocket Pioneer is free to download. The APK download size is 170.32 MB. The latest version available is 0.8.9. The last update was on February 16, 2026.
What are the requirements for Ellipse: Rocket Pioneer?
Ellipse: Rocket Pioneer requires Android 8.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play February 2023.
Description
Ellipse is about designing your own rockets, lifting off from Earth, and reaching real places humanity dreams of reaching.
It is about being the pioneer of space travel.
Features - Real orbital mechanics and physics, nothing is faked - Planets based on real solar system data - Atmospheric reentry, rocket recovery, stage separation - No ads, no data collected, free to download
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As veteran player I can verify that this game is absolutely amazing I've watched it through the development of for about a year now, and it's absolutely phenomenal even if there's a paywall it is so worth it to get the extra parts, and with the release of the 1.0.0 update we even more exciting to see! Highly recommend to anyone!
★★★★☆Paelan Paelan· Jun 22, 2026
Overall this game is sooo good, except for the next 1.0.0 version, it's kinda... uhh... IDK, it's like sfs 2 but more goofy, so I still prefer the 0.8.9 version, 0.8.9 version for me is absolutely PERFECTION, so i stil prefer this version than 1.0.0
★★★★★Elijah Lobos· Jun 23, 2026
If you want space flight simulator 2 free access download this game
★★★★☆mason allen· Jun 7, 2026
This is really fun it's a great alternative from ksp if you don't have a PC or the money for ksp
★☆☆☆☆Angharad Pritchard· Jun 24, 2026
It's just too laggy man, can't even play it on my 160 fps phone it just goes down to 2 fps, I wish a dev would reach out to me and fix it 😔 (in beta testing btw)
★☆☆☆☆Connor Kuzminski· Jun 19, 2026
This game was fun now you released this new update it looks stupid it deleted all my progress and all my rockets plus you basically made it worse I mean it was so realistic now it looks like the free no internet games that look like trash and aren't fun I mean I have had this game for several months and as a mobile player this just looks like trash you turn a realistic fun game into a trashy weird looking game that acts like one of those stupid no internet games that you have to watch ads alot
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