# Starshard — Fair roguelite shmup

> Fair roguelite shmup (iPhone/iPad app by Burak Emre Nevruzoglu.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/starshard/id6790557552 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Burak Emre Nevruzoglu](https://appshunter.io/developer/6789874279)
- Category: Games, Action, Casual
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 79 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-03
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/starshard/id6790557552/reviews.md

## What is Starshard?

STARSHARD is a vertical space shooter built on one promise: fair. No forced ad breaks between every run, no pay-to-win bundles — just tight bullet-dodging, satisfying firepower, and a ship you rebuild from scratch on every dive.

ROGUELITE RUNS
Every boss you kill offers a choice of upgrades. Stack side cannons, homing missiles, combat drones, piercing lasers and escort wingmen into a build that's yours alone.

THREE PROGRESSION LAYERS
In-run weapon levels, post-boss draft upgrades, and a permanent hangar of ships and gear you outfit before launch.

REAL BOSSES
Three factions of dreadnoughts with distinct attack patterns and second-phase escalation when you push them to the brink.

CAMPAIGN + ENDLESS
Six counter-build missions that teach you to read enemy formations, or chase your rank on the endless ladder from Bronze to Grandmaster.

FAIR BY DESIGN
Rewarded ads are always optional. One-time Remove Ads if you want it. That's the whole deal.

Drag to fly. Dodge the red. Collect the shards. Go again.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time |
| Shard Doubler | $1.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.3.0 — 2026-07-31

v1.3 — The Boss Update

BOSSES THAT MAKE YOU MOVE
• Charged railguns lock a lane, spool up in plain sight, then burn it — the warning is a promise.
• Mortar strikes mark a spot and close in on it, making the bottom of the screen dangerous for the first time.
• Serpentine rounds snake down the screen; the gap between them keeps moving.
• Squadron walls span the whole width with exactly one open lane — and the lane shifts every row.
• Each of the six bosses now fights with its own pair of signature threats.

ALSO NEW
• Wall formations show up in endless runs too.
• A Nova Core drop pays out with a screen-wide shock front.
• Tighter hangar loadout: compact craft card, hull stats moved into Ship Details.

FIXES
• Bosses no longer sit half-hidden under their own HP bar on full-screen iPhones.
• The combo chip announces a new multiplier, then gets out of your way.
• Shop and pickup messages no longer print on top of each other.

### 1.0 — 2026-07-22

No release notes.

## More apps by Burak Emre Nevruzoglu

- [Hera Rush: Myth Survivors](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hera-rush-myth-survivors/id6789874277)

All apps by Burak Emre Nevruzoglu: https://appshunter.io/developer/6789874279

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*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 2026-08-03.*