Strikethrough! vs Barnard's Star
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Strikethrough!
Engage in a quick, two-player strategy game based on Triangular Nim. Players take turns removing stars, aiming to leave just one to win the round. Enjoy strategic gameplay perfect for quick breaks alone or with others.
- Two-player or bot gameplay
- Multiple board layouts
- Customizable game settings
- Engaging user interface
- Dynamic board generator
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Strikethrough! is a fun and fast paced two player strategy game based on Triangular Nim. Players take turns eliminating stars in various layouts over a city. The player that leaves exactly one star remaining wins the round. The first player to win the most rounds wins the game. Strikethrough! is easy to learn and play, but has enough strategy to keep it interesting game after game. Perfect for killing time alone or with family and friends at restaurants, while traveling, waiting in line, or anywhere else you want to take a break and enjoy a quick strategy game. Features include: • Play another person or a bot (normal or hard). • Comes with three exciting board layouts (Classic, Turtle, and Helmet). • No ads - game is completely enjoyable without distractions. • Select number of rounds - 3, 5, 7, etc. and unlimited. • Select individual boards to play or have them randomly picked. • Change player names, turn order, and who goes first. • Engaging user interface with generated cityscapes and skies, a fresh menu system with translucent screens and custom drop down transitions, board previews, and bots that have something to say after every game. • Thirteen great static boards. • Generator dynamic board generator.
Barnard's Star
Engage in strategic, turn-based multiplayer battles across space. Outwit opponents with unique character abilities and tactical map control. Victory depends solely on your strategic prowess, with no reliance on luck or in-app purchases.
- Multiplayer turn-based tactics
- No micro-transactions or random chance
- 3 warring factions (Humans, Robots, Critters)
- 30 characters with unique attacks
- 18 maps on space stations and ships
- Offline vs. AI and local multiplayer
- Online multiplayer challenges
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Snipe your friends, electrocute your enemies and rain down acidic slime in the Barnard’s Star system, 6 light years from Earth. A multiplayer, turn-based tactics battler with no micro-transactions and no random chance — ingenuity is the only way to victory! Features: - Choose between 3 warring factions: Humans, Robots, and Critters - Do battle with 30 characters using dozens of unique attacks and abilities - Conquer 18 different maps set on space stations and intergalactic ships - Play offline vs. AI or locally against a friend - Challenge friends and strangers with online multiplayer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Strikethrough! at Free against Barnard's Star's $3.99. Strikethrough! also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Barnard's Star's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Strikethrough! is free to download; Barnard's Star costs $3.99 up front. Strikethrough! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Barnard's Star asks for nothing beyond the download.
Strikethrough! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barnard's Star has 46 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Strikethrough!'s written reviews are positive against 77% of Barnard's Star's.
Strikethrough! ships an update every 4 months, Barnard's Star every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Strikethrough! | Barnard's Star |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 77.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Fluffy Raccoon LLC | Pollywog Games |
Customer experience
Strikethrough!
Barnard's Star
In-app purchases
Strikethrough!
- Ten Game Board$0.99
- Rabbit Game Board$0.99
- Jack Game Board$0.99
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- Hex Bot Game Board$0.99
- Invader Game Board$0.99
- The Divide Game Board$0.99
- Super Eight Game Board$0.99
- Generator Game Board$0.99
- All Boards$1.99
Barnard's Star
No in-app purchases







