Comparison

Cursor vs Pulsar

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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?

About

Pulsar

A minimalist arcade game where players must orbit a planet without crashing. Each completed orbit spawns a faster moon, increasing the challenge. Test your reflexes and timing in this gravity-based challenge.

Highlights
  • Orbit planets
  • Avoid collisions
  • Increasing moon speed
  • Gravity mechanics
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Pulsar (or PSR B1257+12) is a tiny game where you play as a lone moon orbiting one of three available planets. Try to rotate around the planet as many times as you can without crashing into it or leaving the orbit. Every time you complete a turn around the orbit, the planet creates a new moon that will follow the same path as the one you took. Each consecutive moon will be faster. The planet has its own gravity, so you move faster as you get closer to the planet - the same goes for other moons. Created in 48h for Slavic Game Jam 2018 which took place on July 20-22nd 2018 in Warsaw, Poland. Made by: Luke Spierewka (@Spierek), Weronika Grabowska (wrrnk @ FB), Kamila Rusiecka, Elie Abraham (@ElieAbraham64) and Paweł Laskowski (@AlterKot). Fonts used: Potra, Nasalization Special thanks: Katarzyna Kruszyńska

Screenshots

Cursor4 screens
Pulsar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Pulsar at free against Cursor's paid. Pulsar also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pulsar holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Cursor's written reviews are positive against 83% of Pulsar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cursor versus Pulsar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCursorPulsar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15 ratings)4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.9% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 14 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCogoo Inc.Afterburn Lukasz Spierewka

Customer experience

Cursor

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.1%

Pulsar

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Cursor

No in-app purchases

None

Pulsar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cursor free?
Cursor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pulsar free?
Pulsar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cursor or Pulsar?
Pulsar is rated higher. Cursor averages 4.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Pulsar averages 4.9 from 11 ratings.
Do Cursor or Pulsar have ads?
Neither Cursor nor Pulsar shows ads.

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