Rust Bucket vs Star Shoot VS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rust Bucket
Embark on a turn-based dungeon crawl with simple swipe controls. Navigate treacherous environments, battle diverse monsters, and overcome deadly traps. This challenging game offers endless exploration and strategic combat, perfect for quick gaming sessions.
- Swipe to move and attack
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Puzzle traps
- Diverse monster types
- Endless dungeon exploration
- Strategic combat
- High score competition
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Rust Bucket is a turn based dungeon crawler that is built with mobile in mind. Swipe to take a step, swipe into enemies to attack. It’s as simple as that, but don’t be fooled into thinking this is a casual game! • Navigate using simple swipe to move controls. • Game play is fast and death is never far away so it’s perfect for your daily commute. • Puzzle your way past deadly traps or use them to catch enemies. • Many monster types, each with their own distinctive rules to overcome. • Make your way through the levels to become a fully qualified looter • Explore an endless dungeon, with more to discover the deeper you go. • Become a master of strategic combat and reach the top scoring dungeon rooms. • Compete against your friends high scores on Game Centre Important information! This game is funded by adverts but is completely free to play with no timers or boosters to ruin your experience. There is an option to remove popup ads for a one off In app purchase. *Please note that this does not remove Cross Promotion ads for other Nitrome games* We hope you enjoy our little game. If you do please consider giving us a nice review, tell your friends and maybe try some of our other games.
Star Shoot VS
Engage in fast-paced, casual online PvP battles with unique alien characters and strategic skills. Enjoy short matches under 3 minutes with simple controls, playable globally or locally on a single device.
- Unique alien characters with skills
- Strategic gameplay rules
- Short battle times (<3 minutes)
- Simple controls
- Online PvP battles
- Local two-player mode
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Star Shoot VS is a casual online shooting game. + A variety of skills of unique aliens. + The rules are strategic despite their appearance. + Short battle time of less than 3 minutes each time. + Simple controls and rules make it easy for anyone to play. + Online battles with people from all over the world. + Local battles where two players can share a device. Let's try to aim for the space champion!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Star Shoot VS at 4.9 against Rust Bucket's 4.0. Star Shoot VS also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 72%). Rust Bucket's advantage is ratings volume (177 vs 48) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Rust Bucket sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Star Shoot VS sells 25 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Star Shoot VS holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 177 and 48 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Rust Bucket's written reviews are positive against 82% of Star Shoot VS's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rust Bucket | Star Shoot VS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (177 ratings) | 4.9 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.3% of reviews | 81.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 177 — better | 48 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 228 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | flow Incorporated. |
Customer experience
Rust Bucket
Star Shoot VS
Bugs and requests
Rust Bucket
Reported bugs
4 issues- Progress reset when exiting levels
- Level select screen locking completed levels
- Compatibility issues on older devices
- Clipboard copying behavior
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content updates
- Ability to save progress
- Weapon/item upgrades and customization
- Multiplayer or co-op mode
- Level editor
Star Shoot VS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rust Bucket
- Buy 50 Coins$0.99
- Buy 200 Coins$1.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
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- Buy Coins 3$3.99
Star Shoot VS
- XP Boost (Special)$0.99
- Alien Clown (Sale!)$1.99
- Alien Gemini (Special)$1.99
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- Alien Clown (Special)$1.99
- Alien Scorpio (Special)$1.99
- Alien Phantom (Special)$1.99
- Alien Crab (Special)$1.99
- Alien Capybara (Special)$1.99
- Alien Moon (Special)$1.99
- XP Boost Turbo (Special)$1.99
- Alien Moon$2.99
- Alien Capybara$2.99
- Alien Crab$2.99
- Alien Clown$2.99
- Alien Scorpio$2.99
- Alien Phantom$2.99
- Alien Chicken$2.99
- Alien Capricorn$2.99
- Alien Virgo$2.99
- Alien Gemini$2.99
- Canvas$2.99
- XP Boost Turbo$3.99
- Premium Pack (Special)$5.99
- Premium Pack$6.99
- 3 Canvases Set$6.99
