Shooting Asteroids vs Go Boom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shooting Asteroids
Defend Earth from an asteroid invasion using a powerful turret. Aim and fire to destroy incoming threats and save the planet. Experience intense arcade-style action.
- Turret-based gameplay
- Destroy incoming asteroids
- Save the planet
- Intense action
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Our planet is being attacked by asteroids. Your mission is to use the turret to fire these invaders. Try your best to save the world!
Go Boom
Experience retro arcade mayhem with this bomb-dropping, bucket-catching game. Its 1-bit pixel art style and exciting gameplay offer explosive fun for all ages.
- Retro 1-bit arcade style
- Bomb dropping gameplay
- Bucket catching mechanics
- Explosive mayhem
- Super exciting action
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Retro styled, crazy clown, bomb dropping, bucket catching, mayhem exploding, super exciting, 1 bit arcade game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Shooting Asteroids at Free against Go Boom's $0.99. Go Boom's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Shooting Asteroids is free to download; Go Boom costs $0.99 up front. Shooting Asteroids sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Go Boom asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shooting Asteroids holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Go Boom has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Shooting Asteroids ships an update every 6 months, Go Boom every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shooting Asteroids | Go Boom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quang Tuan NGO | Danny Bliss |
Customer experience
Shooting Asteroids
Go Boom
In-app purchases
Shooting Asteroids
- No advertisement$0.99
Go Boom
No in-app purchases
Questions
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