JackArcher vs Stars and Ghosts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JackArcher
Guide Jack Archer to hit flying monsters and pumpkins while avoiding explosive potions. Earn points to compete on GameCenter and play endlessly without levels or pauses.
- Hit monsters and pumpkins
- Avoid explosive potions
- Compete on GameCenter
- Endless gameplay
- No levels or pauses
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The monsters are out. The pumpkins are flying. Are your aim and reflexes good enough? Help Jack shoot monsters and catch the pumpkins carried through the sky by flying bats. But watch out for the explosive potions. Hit one, and you’ll lose all the monsters and pumpkins you’ve collected. Shoot fast, aim carefully and keep the monsters from escaping. Watch their scared faces as they fall — or leave them grounded too long and the ghost will take them away. Collect the special Magic Pumpkin to earn huge points and climb the Game Center leaderboard. No levels. No pause. No waiting. Just endless Halloween action. Keep playing, beat your best score and challenge everyone else. Can you become the top JackArcher?
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 price: Stars and Ghosts at Free against JackArcher's $0.99. Stars and Ghosts also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). JackArcher's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). 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
Stars and Ghosts is free to download; JackArcher costs $0.99 up front. Stars and Ghosts sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. JackArcher asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for JackArcher against 5.0 for Stars and Ghosts. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
JackArcher ships an update every 15 months, Stars and Ghosts every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JackArcher | Stars and Ghosts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Centro Studi Informatica di Danilo Priore | Landka |
Customer experience
JackArcher
Stars and Ghosts
In-app purchases
JackArcher
No in-app purchases
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
