Comparison

Dead Orbit vs Rogue Jet Fighter

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dead Orbit

Pilot a spaceship through deep space, battling an evil empire in this classic arcade shooter. Upgrade your weapons and defenses to survive intense barrages of enemy fire and meteorites. Experience stunning visuals and an electronic soundtrack as you fight to restore peace to the galaxy.

Highlights
  • Intensive arcade shoot 'em up gameplay
  • Vast variety of levels
  • Extreme boss battles
  • Upgrade shields, guns, missiles, lasers, and magnets
  • Stunning game visuals and skins
  • Accessible to casual and hardcore gamers
Features
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New shoot 'em up classic arcade shooter located in deep and dark space. Defeat the evil sky forces! Hop into the spaceship and fly through a chaotic barrage of meteorites, bullets and sky forces! Upgrade your space fighter and put an end to the evil Kraathu Empire. Why? Because only you can restore peace in the galaxy! Shoot 'em up! SHOOT AND EVADE TO SURVIVE Take your space fighter to the battlefield armed with an arsenal of cannons and missiles. Taking enough ammo to bring punishment to your enemy. Use your agility to fly through deadly enemy territory in this explosive 3D dark space shooter action arcade game. UPGRADE TO GET STRONGER Foes are getting stronger in each stage, so in order to blast 'em from each sector of the galaxy you need to upgrade your arsenal of weapons and defences. To protect yourself against their deadly projectiles the hangar is full of upgrades for your vessel of ultimate destruction. REACH THE STARS Fly your spaceship through the cosmos and galactic hexagon cities where enemy aviators and skyrockets await. Game on! Use your sky force and reloaded weapons to defeat the enemy since 2014! There are many scrolling shooters but none of them is like Dead Orbit. This stunning shoot ‘em up game combines the classic arcade elements with the new possibilities offered by current technology. The new installment just came out in a spectacular dark style. FEATURES - intensive arcade like arcade shoot 'em up gameplay - vast variety of levels await - extreme boss battles - upgrade your shields, guns, missiles, lasers and magnets - stunning game visuals and skins - accessible to casual gamers, as well as die-hard shooter addicts - incredible electronic soundtrack

About

Rogue Jet Fighter

Embark on a solo mission to destroy an alien DeadMoon station in this thrilling space shooter. Evade enemy ships and asteroids while piloting your customizable jet fighter through stunning cosmic environments. Experience intense aerial combat with intuitive controls.

Highlights
  • Solo space mission
  • Destroy alien DeadMoon station
  • Evade alien ships and asteroids
  • Customizable spaceship and space scenes
  • Intuitive motion sensor or swipe controls
  • Exciting gameplay with great sounds
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Rogue Jet Fighter is the most thrilling and exciting space shooting game out there. Rogue Jet Fighter is the most thrilling and exciting space shooting game out there. You abandoned your fleet to be on a mission of your own, to destroy one of the aliens powerful DeadMoon stations. These are powerful stations with the capability of destroying an entire fleet. But you have one powerful blaster bomb in your spaceship, you just have to get close enough to destroy it. This will not be easy; you will have to destroy and evade too many alien ships and asteroids. This amazing star fighting game has very exciting game play, amazing space environments with great sounds, and a great user interface to let the fighters have wonderful experience. You can select the space scene, and your spaceship from several options. The controls are super handy and easy to use (motion sensors or swiping on the screen) to navigate your jet fighter space ship. So what are you waiting for? Hit the install button and start playing this awesome space shooting / alien escaping game. *********************************** We are constantly working hard on making this game better and more entertaining for you. Please feel free to email us for any feedback, suggestions, recommendations or if you just want to say hi! If you have enjoyed the game, please rate us. Tell your friends how much you have enjoyed playing the “Rogue Jet Fighter” game.

Screenshots

Dead Orbit4 screens
Rogue Jet Fighter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rogue Jet Fighter at 4.8 against Dead Orbit's 4.2. Rogue Jet Fighter also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). Dead Orbit's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dead Orbit sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Rogue Jet Fighter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rogue Jet Fighter holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Dead Orbit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rogue Jet Fighter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dead Orbit ships an update every 13 months, Rogue Jet Fighter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dead Orbit versus Rogue Jet Fighter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDead OrbitRogue Jet Fighter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)4.8 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings615 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size253 MB345 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperInlogic Software s.r.o.Fierro Studios LLC

Customer experience

Dead Orbit

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Rogue Jet Fighter

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Dead Orbit

One-time12
  • Skin Draco$0.99
  • Skin Fire$0.99
  • Skin Red$0.99
Show 9 more
  • Skin Alien Skull$0.99
  • Skin Ram Skull$0.99
  • Skin Human Skull$0.99
  • Skin Toxic Fire$0.99
  • Skin Violet$0.99
  • Skin White$0.99
  • Skin Yellow$0.99
  • Skin Orange$0.99
  • Coin Doubler$3.99
1 purchases

Rogue Jet Fighter

One-time1
  • Rogue Package 1$0.99

Questions

Is Dead Orbit free?
Dead Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rogue Jet Fighter free?
Rogue Jet Fighter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dead Orbit or Rogue Jet Fighter?
Rogue Jet Fighter is rated higher. Dead Orbit averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Rogue Jet Fighter averages 4.8 from 15 ratings.
Do Dead Orbit or Rogue Jet Fighter have ads?
Rogue Jet Fighter shows ads; Dead Orbit does not.
Which is updated more often, Dead Orbit or Rogue Jet Fighter?
Dead Orbit ships an update every 13 months, and Rogue Jet Fighter every 3 months. Most recently, Dead Orbit was updated on October 24, 2026 and Rogue Jet Fighter on October 20, 2026.

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