Rad Rocket vs The Spitfire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rad Rocket
Navigate a lone cosmonaut through space, dodging extraterrestrial crafts and asteroids. This addictive arcade game features simple controls, upgradeable rockets, and unlockable achievements. Immerse yourself in the mystery of space with haunting music and hand-drawn artwork.
- Addictive arcade gameplay
- Simple controls
- Upgradeable rockets
- Leaderboards
- Unlockable achievements
- Hand-drawn artwork
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"Super addictive and fun space arcade game, 10/10" - Florist Gump Apps Are we alone? The timeless question of whether intelligent life exists elsewhere in our universe has finally been answered here in Rad Rocket. You're a lone cosmonaut hurtling through the vacuum of space. Yet with instruments down, you must rely on nothing more than your instincts and keen animal reflexes to avoid confrontations with extraterrestrial crafts, the results of which could be catastrophic for civilization as we know it. Set to haunting synths and saxophones, this game reveals the depth and mystery of space as never before. "you know what? the perfect pooping game" - Matteo Featuring: - Addictive arcade style gameplay with simple controls - Troublesome UFOs - Out of control asteroids - Upgradeable rockets - Leaderboards (can you make the top ten?) - Achievements to unlock in game centre - Hand drawn artwork - Easy social sharing of game scores Original music and sounds by Wizard Oz Contact for ideas, issues, or anything else you like, I'd be happy to hear from you!
The Spitfire
Engage in a classic top-down shooting experience where your goal is to survive for as long as possible by eliminating waves of enemies. This project is the developer's first creation using the libGDX framework and Java.
- Top-down shooting gameplay
- Enemy elimination
- Survival mode
- LibGDX project
- Java development
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A simple top-down shooter game. Survive as long as you can while shooting down enemies! This is my very first libGDX project written in Java. Code available (MIT license) on https://github.com/bartekpacia/spitfire
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rad Rocket at 5.0 against The Spitfire's 4.0. Rad Rocket also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rad Rocket holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Rad Rocket ships an update fortnightly, The Spitfire every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rad Rocket | The Spitfire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Richard Shilton | Bartek Pacia |
Customer experience
Rad Rocket
The Spitfire
In-app purchases
Rad Rocket
No in-app purchases
The Spitfire
No in-app purchases
