"Easy" is not easy

I am playing Version 2.2.2 on iPad Air 2. As the title says, "Easy" level is in fact a misnomer IMHO because it is not easy, but terribly frustrating. There are times when I want to fling my expensive tablet at the wall. Maybe that's what you want for Normal, but i feel that on this setting, I should be able to actually get further than my first ship replacement. And that's only about 1/5 of my attempts.

I've gotten a few upgrade ships with interesting advantages, but that's all blown in short order due to impossible cargo restrictions. Any chance of refinement?

Or if you don't want to re-calbrate Easy, how about a Kid Mode or Sandbox Mode so I can actually experiment a little more without have to lose all the progress?

Upon reflection, if the Admins want to move this to Gameplay Discussions, that sounds OK to me...