Cursor vs Silverfish DX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cursor
Use your mouse cursor to hunt down and destroy digital infections in this retro-style arcade game. Eradicate viruses quickly to save your system and achieve Super Cursor status for faster elimination.
- Retro-style arcade gameplay
- Virus hunting and eradication
- Tap and hold controls
- Combo system for power-ups
- Score-based competition
- Suitable for short and long play sessions
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Your computer has been infected. Become the Cursor and dive into a retro digital battlefield where viruses swarm across the screen in a fast-paced arcade shooter inspired by classic computer systems. Tap and hold to fly upward. Release to descend. Destroy viruses. Protect the system. The more enemies you eliminate in rapid succession, the stronger Cursor becomes. Build massive combos, grow into SUPER CURSOR mode, and wipe out entire waves of corrupted data before the system crashes. ■■ FEATURES ■■ • Unique mouse cursor spaceship gameplay • Retro computer & digital virus aesthetic • Fast arcade action with combo mechanics • Simple one-touch controls • Endless score-chasing gameplay • Explosions, pixel chaos, and satisfying destruction • Classic old-school arcade feeling • Optimized for short quick sessions or long play runs Can you clean the system before total shutdown?
Silverfish DX
Engage in fast-paced arcade action by navigating through enemy swarms and collecting power-ups. This game offers a challenging experience designed for touchscreens, testing your reflexes against relentless space bugs.
- Weave through enemy swarms
- Collect Power Pods
- Turn tables on foes
- Pure arcade action
- Designed for touchscreens
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Weave your way through menacing swarms, collect Power Pods and turn the tables on your foes! The space bugs are back and tougher than ever - do you have what it takes to defeat them? Silverfish DX delivers arcade action designed & refined for touchscreens.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cursor at Free against Silverfish DX's $1.99. Cursor also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 71%). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Cursor is free to download; Silverfish DX costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Cursor against 4.5 for Silverfish DX. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 39 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Cursor's written reviews are positive against 71% of Silverfish DX's.
Cursor ships an update every 14 months, Silverfish DX every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cursor | Silverfish DX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better | 4.5 (39 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.9% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cogoo Inc. | Chaotic Box |
Customer experience
Cursor
Silverfish DX
In-app purchases
Cursor
No in-app purchases
Silverfish DX
No in-app purchases
