# Starfall Vanguard — Endless arcade space shooter

> Endless arcade space shooter (iPhone/iPad app by Rick Conner.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/starfall-vanguard/id6806083032 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Rick Conner](https://appshunter.io/developer/1888874888)
- Category: Games, Action, Casual
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 5 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-31
- Data updated: 2026-09-06
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/starfall-vanguard/id6806083032/reviews.md

## What is Starfall Vanguard?

One thumb. Endless waves. How far can you fly?

SpaceShooter is a classic arcade shoot-em-up built for one-handed play. Drag anywhere to fly — your ship rides above your finger and fires while you're touching. Lift off to hold fire, weave through the barrage, and get back in the fight.

Enemy squadrons attack in ever-shifting formations — Vs, columns, arcs, and swarms — growing faster and tougher the deeper you fly. Every 20th wave, a massive boss warship arrives with multi-phase attack patterns: spread fans, bullet rings, and homing missiles you'll learn to bait and break.

FIGHT

Weapon upgrades to a 5-barrel spread with double-damage rounds
Stacking energy shields that absorb hits before your hull
Screen-clearing bombs — tap with a second finger when it gets ugly
PROGRESS

Earn coins with every kill, keep them forever
Spend them in the hangar: hull plating, shield batteries, rapid fire, weapon mastery, bomb bays, and coin magnets
Every run makes the next one stronger
COMPETE

Kill-streak score multiplier — stay clean, score big
Local top-10 high scores
Game Center leaderboard — prove you're the deadliest pilot
No in-app purchases and no accounts. Coins are earned by playing, never bought. A short ad plays after boss victories, and after a run you can optionally watch one to double your coin haul.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-01

The global High Scores leaderboard is now live! Every run you finish posts your best score to Game Center, so you can see exactly how your piloting stacks up against Vanguard pilots around the world. Make sure you're signed in to Game Center, then climb — the top of the board is wide open and waiting for a name on it. This update also includes minor behind-the-scenes housekeeping to keep everything running smoothly. Good hunting out there, pilot.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-01

No release notes.

## More apps by Rick Conner

- [CrewHub360 - Field](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crewhub360-field/id6761320261)

All apps by Rick Conner: https://appshunter.io/developer/1888874888

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