Vertigus vs Stars and Ghosts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vertigus
Embark on a perilous journey to recover stolen diamonds. Navigate through diverse worlds with unique challenges and engage in thrilling boss battles. Experience fluid physics and motion-based gameplay in this vertical platformer.
- 40 handcrafted levels
- 5 boss fights
- Vertical level design
- Fluid physics
- Motion-based gameplay
- Slow motion platforming
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Can you help Vertigus find his father's stolen diamonds? Go on a journey that will take you through different worlds full of dangers at every step. Vertigus features: • 40 handcrafted levels including 5 boss fights • Vertical level design • Fluid physics and motion based gameplay • Slow motion platforming
Stars and Ghosts
Fly through a Halloween sky, catching ghosts to send stars back to the light. Avoid spooky obstacles and use spiders to power up your witch. Collect all the stars to unlock spells and draw constellations.
- Catch ghosts
- Collect stars
- Avoid obstacles
- Power-up with spiders
- Unlock spells
- Draw constellations
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Prepare your broomstick and follow the path… spooky hills are full of Ghosts to catch! Gather around the haunted night… to send stars back to the light. Each ghost you get is a star in the sky… catch them all, don’t let them fly! Avoid the bat, the pumpkin and the skeleton fish… and use spiders to power up your witch! Catch all the ghosts until there is none… turn a nice little witch into a bad, mad one! Collect all the stars to draw a constellation… and unlock spells beyond your imagination! (no ads, no internet connection required) www.landka.com hello@landka.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stars and Ghosts at 5.0 against Vertigus's 4.0. Stars and Ghosts also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). Vertigus's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Vertigus sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Stars and Ghosts sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stars and Ghosts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
Vertigus ships an update every 2 months, Stars and Ghosts every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vertigus | Stars and Ghosts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dominik Ringler | Landka |
Customer experience
Vertigus
Stars and Ghosts
In-app purchases
Vertigus
- Retries +2$0.99
- Level Key$0.99
- Retries +10$1.99
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- Ammo +20$1.99
- Lifes +5$2.99
- Retries +20$3.99
- Retries +30$4.99
- Hardcore Mode$4.99
- Retries +40$6.99
- Retries +50$7.99
Stars and Ghosts
- 1000 Stars$0.99
- Duplicator$1.99
- 5500 Stars$4.99
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- 12000 Stars$9.99
- 75000 Stars$49.99
Questions
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