# Astro Wars — user reviews > 72 indexed App Store user reviews of Astro Wars by Rob Wilmot, rated 4.20/5 from 5 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/astro-wars/id665882635/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/astro-wars/id665882635.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Astro Wars? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - ✨ Nostalgia trip - 💯 Accurate recreation - 🎶 Authentic sounds - 🕹️ Classic gameplay - 👍 Simple fun - 🤩 Childhood memories - 🚀 Great retro feel - 👌 Faithful to original **Cons** - 👎 Poor controls - 🐌 Laggy controls - 🤷 Unresponsive controls - 🐛 Frequent crashes - 🚫 Doesn't work - 💸 Not worth money - ⚫ Black screen issue - 🤏 Small screen on iPhone - ⏳ Docking sequence timing - 🔇 No sound **Commonly reported bugs** - Lag on left right controls - Constant crashing - Controls don't work - Black screen - Joystick works poorly - Game doesn't switch on - No sound - Controls are so bad - Unresponsive controls - Docking manoeuvre timing out - Cannot move left and right on lander level - Sometimes only takes 2 shots not 3 to knock out aliens - Ship nor the dock moves in the docking sequence - Left right controls need work - Controls are not responsive enough - Ship dock is uncontrollable - No sound on iPad Pro **Most requested features** - Improve slider control responsiveness - Fix docking sequence timing - Make controls more positive - Expand responsive area for controls - Fix lander level movement - Fix alien hit detection timing - Add continuous melody for 10 times in sound - Fix docking maneuver timing out - Fix ship and dock movement in docking sequence - Fix lander level movement and alien hit detection ## Newest reviews (13 of 72) ### 4/5 — Good simple fun. *2025-08-31* The game is seemingly an accurate replica of the original 1980’s electronic game, it is a fun space shooter, quite enjoyable. I like it. ### 4/5 — Very Evocative Rendering of a Family Favourite *2024-12-18* This re-creation is pretty much spot on for both the look and sound. Anyone who used one in the 80s (as I did playing against my two sons) will be instantly taken back. It’s a shame the slider control (for L/R movement) couldn’t have been made a bit more positive. In the throes of battle you tend to lose your positioning of whichever digit you use. Maybe a responsive area for that specific control that covers a larger area). That said, it’s worth the price just for the nostalgia value. ### 2/5 — When it does work *2023-10-30* Brought back so many good memories, the noise, the graphics but the constant crashing really takes the shine off😕 Please sort it out as I would love to play this more. **Developer response:** Sorry to see this is crashing for you. Can you email me the issues so I can fix it. Thanks ### 4/5 — Good memories, controls a bit unresponsive *2022-06-01, version 3.0* It’s a tough challenge to redo the controls for a touch screen. Sometimes it goes left hen I want it to go right; maybe it’s just my chubby fingers. Ok, in any case it’s still one of my favourite games on my phone. ### 3/5 — Docking sequence isn’t right *2020-12-08* You can can’t manoeuvre the ship as it descends. If that was fixed it would be perfect ### 5/5 — Boggy *2020-03-09, version 3.0* It’s fab😆 ### 5/5 — Impressed *2019-12-29* Played this until I broke it in 80’s. This is a 100% perfect copy. **Developer response:** Thank you. Glad you like it ### 5/5 — Back in the day *2019-12-23* Loved this as much as the kids did in the eighties So was amazed to find it as an App but your right that the controls aren’t as easy to operate as the original but I’ll get used to it in time. The only real problem I’m finding is during the docking manoeuvre it’s timing out in about two seconds! So that part is impossible. 🙁 **Developer response:** Thanks for feedback, glad you like it and I’ll take a look at that as soon as I can. Cheers! ### 5/5 — Happy Memories *2019-12-11, version 3.0* Great to reminisce playing this classic game from the 80’s. Brings back many happy childhood memories. ### 5/5 — Very very good *2019-11-13* Good fun and a real blast from the past **Developer response:** Thank you for you feedback, glad you like it. Cheers ### 5/5 — Astro wars *2019-11-01* First table top my parents bought me so brings back memories **Developer response:** Thanks for the review. Much appreciated and glad you love it. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2019-05-18, version 3.0* This so retro it hurts, love it ### 5/5 — Ridiculously great - like a time machine! *2019-05-03* 37 years later and so familiar... forgot how many hours I must’ve played Astro Wars as a kid. Love it! Now... how about doing Firefox and BMX Flyer? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Terrible controls *2026-02-24* The Lag on the left right controls is terrible. Anyone thinking of purchasing this has been warned. How the developers this think is acceptable and done nothing about it is criminal. ### 1/5 — Appalling - DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY *2023-12-23, version 3.2* Absolutely appalling effort to reproduce a classic. The fact they are charging for this pile of crap is a crime. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE! ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2023-03-16* Doesn’t work. The original was more playable than this trash. Controls don’t work and won’t go passed the first level. I want my money back! ### 1/5 — Astro wars *2023-03-14, version 3.0* One of the worst apps I’ve ever played. Really difficult to control, not worth 4p never mind £4. Save your money. ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2023-01-11, version 3.0* Doesn’t work properly ### 1/5 — Not working *2022-06-29* What am I paying money for it’s a black screen with nothing and why ask for a review before I even get to try. Not a good time to ask! **Developer response:** I see you are having issues with this app. Your problem seems unique as no one has had this before. It would be more helpful if you contacted me about this instead of sending me a message via a review. I have a quick turn around for crash bugs when I am told about them. If you were to let me know how this happens then it could be fixed, unless it’s a user error or device issue , otherwise, I’m never going to be able to help you. Info@beatsnbobs.com ### 1/5 — Astro Wars. *2020-03-30, version 3.0* Don’t Buy. Don’t Work!!! ### 1/5 — Meh *2018-10-06* Joystick works poorly ### 1/5 — Can I have a refund ??? *2018-04-02, version 2.0* Controls are unresponsive.sometimes the game doesn’t switch on and the game has no sound ### 1/5 — Terrible. *2018-03-09, version 2.0* I would also like a refund please. The controls are so bad I have no idea whether I'm having any effect on the game or whether it's playing itself. Awful. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Kid Again *2025-06-13* Can’t afford to buy one of these on eBay so this is the next best thing. Makes me feel 11 years old again. Love it and thank you for creating. ### 5/5 — Childhood reborn *2023-04-15* It’s Astro Wars and it’s Xmas as a kid . Does what it says. It rocks. If you know, you know then buy it. ### 5/5 — 80’s all over again! Amazing! *2022-07-15* This is such a great find! I have been playing this all afternoon lol 😜 Takes me back to when i was a kid, loved it then too! Its as close to the original game as you can ever get. I still play my 80’s astro wars tabletop game, but this is great for on the go! If you're a big 80’s kid like me 😉👌 top marks for this app! ### 5/5 — Bass *2021-08-12* Great app, takes me back to my childhood when my mum bought me 1 for Christmas ### 5/5 — PhilC *2021-04-07, version 3.0* Great game. Takes me back!! ### 5/5 — Perfect recreation. *2021-02-21* It was a Sunday afternoon many many moons ago that I sat on the toilet and beat this game back when it was a large plastic console. That day I realized two things. 1, it WAS possible to win at video games. 2, sitting on the loo for too long hindered your ability to stand and walk. Still beat the game though and would carry on to beat it in its 3 difficulty settings in the future, many times. And so here we are again, Sunday afternoon on the toilet, playing my childhood favorite game of all time faithfully recreated and utterly playable. On the iPhone 12 it’s a little cramped due to lack of screen real estate, however on my shiny new iPad Pro (other iPads are available) this game is a nostalgia feast. It looks the same, sounds the same, the controls are a smidge laggy but you learn to compensate. You can only shoot once till that dot has gone off the top of the screen or it has hit an alien invader. So plenty of time to move. And on the pro is about the same size as the original. Which is good as these old eyes need the larger images. I have learned of many things that can cause temporary paralysis of the legs from the terrible toilet seat, shampoo bottles, Reddit etc. But none can give the joy of this awesome trip down memory lane. I look forward to many hours of play. But not on the toilet! ### 5/5 — Astro wars *2021-01-16* Really excellent old school video game that mirrors the exact 1980s original hand held electronic game that I still have from my childhood ! ### 5/5 — Good game *2021-01-13, version 3.0* Trip down memory lane. ### 5/5 — The best game ..! *2020-12-12, version 3.0* Excellent reproduction of the original classic. Well done. ### 5/5 — Dougie *2020-06-21* A blast from the past, looks exactly like the real hand held system, a joy to play..Well Done! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-25.*