# Stardash — user reviews > 62 indexed App Store user reviews of Stardash by Pascal Bestebroer, rated 3.90/5 from 24 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stardash/id465071724/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stardash/id465071724.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 14 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 4 ## Newest reviews (12 of 62) ### 3/5 — Fun game, but... *2025-03-21* ...not even the very first level can be beaten without jumping. This would not be a problem if the jump button hadn't disappeared after the latest update. Oops. 😏 ### 3/5 — joystick for movement ? *2019-01-31* It will be better to have a joystick rather than arrows for this game (to control movements). ### 4/5 — Great game, needs tweaking *2014-09-04* It's like playing an old, but yet new, gameboy game. Very cool throwback. That said the proximity to enemies kills needs work--you'll die when you don't touch them. In a weird way the quirks that need fixing almost remind me even more of the retro carts... ### 4/5 — Great platformer, very challenging. *2013-10-05* I'm loving this game. It's like Super Mario Bros on GameBoy. Easy at first, but rapidly gets more and more challenging. Wish it was full screen on my iPhone 5, but no big deal. Would like more sound effects - for jumping, for large objects hitting the ground, for when you squish an enemy, etc. Great retro stuff! Keep these retro platformers coming and I'll keep buying. ### 3/5 — 60beat controller! *2012-12-09* Make this game and all your other game compatible with the 60beat controller then it'll be a 5 star game! ### 4/5 — Perfect old school platformer. *2012-12-01* Very smart, reflex (and patience) based platformer. Demand for timing and precision ramps up quickly as the levels/worlds progress, which keeps gameplay exciting. As a bonus, the four ways of beating each level (coins, dash, flip, key) give each of the short levels multiple and distinct feels. Very smart indeed. A star off for minor bugs (ie, you can use flip from a previous level on a later level without earning it; sometimes entering later levels requires an exit and enter again to get the right one), but all around a killer platformer that gets hard. Lamers will hate this game. ### 5/5 — Get it. *2012-06-25, version 1.2.4* This Mae is just Ike Mario, although I think it is even better. Great controls and great gameplay. Worth every penny. ### 5/5 — STARDASH RULES!!! *2012-04-06* This is my fav game But Ur better of getting the free version Thnx for reading hope this helps ### 5/5 — the last update? *2012-03-23, version 1.2.4* wish you can move the openfeint logo on the icon. ### 3/5 — Hard *2012-02-29* looking for a fun casual platformer that ramps up in difficulty? This isn't it. You get like 2 warmup levels then the game becomes impossible Would have been nice to enjoy the cool graphics a little longer before racing against the 20 second timer to make endless chains of pixel perfect jumps ### 4/5 — Suggestion? *2012-01-28* I'd suggest making your character sort of upgradable. So that if you're injured once, you're not going to have to start over every single time. Other than that, great game! :) ### 4/5 — Vraiment dommage ... *2012-01-16* Sérieux, c'est vraiment dommage de foirer à ce niveau ! Jeu ULTRA excellent mais ce manque de précision casse tout ! Mourir parce qu'on effleure un obstacle ... Sinon, le jeu est vraiment prenant. À télécharger d'urgence ! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ew *2019-01-01* Only good thing is no ads. ### 1/5 — Не работает *2018-12-26* Вылетает на iOS 7 ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work with IOS 11 *2017-11-16* Game needs to be updated ### 1/5 — Waste *2013-07-23* Waste of 2 bucks. Don't buy ### 1/5 — Do not get this game *2013-02-28* I absolutely hate this game. All it does is get me very mad, to the point where i want to hurt or break stuff. I will give the developers credit for designing an old school style 8 bit game but it is just too frustrating. Tis will be two dollars of your money that you should send on better games. DONT GET THIS GAME. ### 1/5 — Please Fix *2012-01-12* Whenever I Launch It It Crashes ### 1/5 — Nice idea, dreadful implementation *2011-11-25* iOS is flooded with fake retro games, some are awful, some manage to capture a little of the charm of the old school systems they ape. Stardash is pretending to be a Nintendo GameBoy game, and from the stills it looks to capture the style of the GameBoy. Upon booting it up the sound too has a somewhat GameBoy like vibe. Then the game begins, and it all goes horrible wrong. Frame rate. Oh the frame rate. Nintendo have long understood the importance of frame rate, which is why from their earliest days Nintendo have been making 2D games which run at a super smooth 60 frames per second. Stardash runs at, I would guess, 15 frames per second. That's running on an iPhone 4, a device capable of running many full 3D titles at 60 frames per second. With a frame rate so ridiculously low it makes playing the game near impossible, not to mention very hard on the eyes. Try harder next time OrangePixel, as this is, to be frank, a train wreck. ### 1/5 — Breaks too many rules *2011-10-02* It's a solid platformer with a ton of levels and great gameplay, but it just feels like it breaks too many fundamental rules of platformer design. Only certain enemies will give you a bounce off their heads, it's not indicated in any way by their sprite. Too many jumps are pixel perfect even at the beginning of the game. The secret areas holding the temple keys are completely invisible walls with not even a subtle clue as to where they are. Your best bet at finding keys is running into every wall on the level. This just makes it feel like padding. On top of the already padded out star collection system, the game winds up feeling like nothing but filler unless you're a completionist. Mario did just fine without time stars, because a gradual difficulty curve made you feel rewarded when you beat a castle. No such similarity here. ### 2/5 — Stuttering frame rate and not very fun *2012-09-04* Well I must say I was very disappointed with this game. The frame rate feels horrible and jittery, which immediately makes the game harder to enjoy. But I thought I'd press on and hopefully find a fun game underneath that so I could overlook the stuttering. But sadly no! The levels feel disjointed. There is no feeling of progression or any kind of structure to the game. Levels just feel like test levels for a beta game engine rather than something designed to be fun or have any kind of substance. So in conclusion, I feel totally ripped off by this purchase, considering the gulf between this games price and the actual fun (and production values, or lack thereof) it provides. A lovely game boy style throw back this is certainly not. Sad to say, but I must recommend this game is best avoided! ### 2/5 — Good Idea; Subpar Execution *2012-03-15, version 1.2.3* The hit detection is weird and the timing requires too much precision for a touchscreen game. Everything else is pretty cool, but the gaming mechanics kinda ruin it. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great *2022-08-18* Lovely game well thought out well made plays well. Thank you dev. Also great to see a lovely game still supported by its dev. ### 5/5 — Hi there :) *2018-09-08* Orangepixel, i really love your game BUT one thing i hate is shesan level 9. It is very hard, and i tried to complete it like 10 times but failed. Please make Shesan Level 9 easier so i can get to castely. thank you. ### 5/5 — Great little platformer *2014-12-03* Loads of fun! Controls are a bit glitchy at times but this little gem has given me hours of classic platformer gaming. Progressively more difficult. Clever levels, the last to the pint of frustration! Great stuff. ### 5/5 — Awsome *2014-07-18* One of the best games I've ever place but filly hard ### 5/5 — Super *2014-07-13* Super jeu de plateforme a l'ancienne. Très plaisant. ### 5/5 — Brilliant Game *2014-06-02* This game captures the look and feel of a 1990's Game Boy platformer. It's programmed very well with controls that are consistent and easy to learn. The levels look pretty simple, but are quite difficult as they progress. The time stars are a real challenge! Amazing work overall. I've put hours into this game and enjoyed it for over 2 years at this point. Woot! ### 5/5 — Beautiful *2013-10-13* I love this game. It reminds me of when I was young & warms my heart with the great music & nostalgic graphics. ### 5/5 — Cool *2013-05-01* Support iphone 5 ### 5/5 — Really fun game *2013-04-07* The game is great. The graphics are awesome and I like how it recreates the gameplay of the Game Boy. ### 5/5 — reccomend this *2012-11-17* I would reccomend this game to anyone who likes that old-school platformer feel. --- *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 2026-09-01.*