Comparison

Cosmic Horizons vs Run Squish

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

Head to head
About

Cosmic Horizons

Embark on a hardcore 2D arcade adventure across a vast universe filled with galactic battles and alien invaders. Build your own space fleet, explore billions of planets, and engage in dynamic star wars. Upgrade your ships and unlock powerful weapons for epic cosmic combat.

Highlights
  • Explore the entire Universe
  • Dynamic galactic battles
  • Over 70 spaceships to fly and upgrade
  • Unlock over 100 upgrades and weapons
  • Join 10 galactic alliances
  • PvP spacefights online
Features
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Cosmic Horizons Space RPG is a hardcore 2d arcade game about life in a cosmic world: galactic battles and wars, spacefights and alien invaders from the void above! The entire Universe for you to discover and explore! Are you ready to look beyond our Milky Way? Create your own space fleet, build up asteroid ships, motherships and falcons in order to participate in dangerous but exciting cosmic battles. There are billions planets, satellites, stars, constellations and Milky Ways on your galaxy map. Without any doubt, there is a dreadful threat in every orbit that space rangers or ufo from the ocean of emptiness will attack your shuttle... Forget all the flying games you played before - Event Horizon is the best RPG that have ever come out: a realistic and dynamic one. Game Features: - You can explore the entire Universe! You will discover millions of new stars! Immerse yourself in a unique interstellar atmosphere! - Arcade, dynamic galactic battles! Take part in star wars! - Over 70 spaceships to fly and upgrade - build your own military force and start conquering the entire Universe! You will be able to fly airwings, V-gers, warbirds and many other powerful ships! - Evolve your ship as you advance and level up in the game. - Unlock more than 100 different upgrades and weapons during the game, including hyperdrive warp system, lightsabers, rayguns, shotguns, grenades, laser cannons and swords. - 10 galactic alliances to join during your infinite adventure! - Have a PvP spacefights with your friends online! Fight against ufo on the Internet like men in black! This game won’t leave anyone indifferent, no matter if you are a beginner and a professional player! You will enjoy great graphics, nice music and sound effects. To infinity and beyond!

About

Run Squish

Tap cartoon monsters to squish them in a burst of color and goo. Score bonuses by squishing as many as possible quickly, but be aware that the monsters will fight back. Unlock new environments and experiences as you play.

Highlights
  • Tap to squish monsters
  • Score bonuses for speed
  • Monsters fight back
  • Unlockable Halloween experiences
  • Fun combo system
  • Easy to learn gameplay
Features
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An assortment of Halloween monsters have gotten loose! Visit unique environments and squish them to curb the outbreak! Tap a monster to squish in a cartoon burst of color and goo. Squish as many as possible in the shortest amount of time to score bonuses. But watch out, because the monsters will fight back! - Don't let the Gooey Ghosts slime you! - These Vampire Bats have been feeding... and they bite! - See the creatures of Eyeball Land bounce to the music hypnotically, and attack your mind! The Ghosts, Eyeballs, and Vampire levels have returned for Halloween. And now, they fight back! • Three squishable halloween monsters and environments • Fun combo system to earn insanely high scores • Balance your high score with survival as monsters attack you • Many small game balancing, graphics updates, and other improvements • Tutorial for new players • Easy to learn gameplay • Get ridiculously high scores as your skill improves • Unlock three "Hall-o-ween" experiences as you play. Thank you for playing, and please let us know of any issues, questions, or ideas you have! More content coming soon, including a never-before-released Winter course, and the return of Springtime levels.

Screenshots

Cosmic Horizons4 screens
Run Squish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cosmic Horizons at Free against Run Squish's $0.99. Cosmic Horizons also leads on ratings volume (82 vs 17). Run Squish's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 65%). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Cosmic Horizons is free to download; Run Squish costs $0.99 up front. Cosmic Horizons sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Run Squish asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Run Squish holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 82 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Cosmic Horizons's written reviews are positive against 100% of Run Squish's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cosmic Horizons versus Run Squish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCosmic HorizonsRun Squish
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.2 (82 ratings)4.9 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings82 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB142 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperPavel ZinchenkoMetroplexWeb.com

Customer experience

Cosmic Horizons

All ratings82 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral13.0%
Negative22.2%

Run Squish

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Cosmic Horizons

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • In-game purchases incorrect amount
  • Lost hundreds of hours of progress
  • Ad rewards not working
  • Progress randomly deleted
  • Game prone to crashes
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  • Locked into battles
  • Game data lost
  • Offline mode lag
  • Autopilot issues
  • Fast enemies impossible to take down
  • Health/energy bar obscured by notch
  • Controller configuration blank screen
  • Game will not update
  • Cloaking/stealth field issues
  • Ship builder fuzzy
  • Crashing when opening app
  • Ads pop up randomly and crash app
  • Optional ads in shop not working
  • ICloud save not working

Requested features

12 requests
  • Import profile on iOS
  • More seasonal events
  • Bluetooth battle / actual PvP
  • Multiplayer implementation
  • More factions, ships, weapons
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  • Bring back planet exploration
  • Add more updates
  • Cross save between iOS and Steam
  • Customizable controls
  • Controller support improvements
  • iPhone X support (screen notch)
  • More exploration features

Run Squish

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Cosmic Horizons

One-time8
  • Small Star Pack2 variants$1.99
  • Small Star Pack$4.99
  • Star Pack2 variants$7.99
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  • Star Pack$14.99
  • Star Pack$19.99
  • Supporter Pack$29.99
  • Big Star Pack$29.99
  • Big Star Pack$39.99
None

Run Squish

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cosmic Horizons free?
Cosmic Horizons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Run Squish free?
Run Squish costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cosmic Horizons or Run Squish?
Run Squish is rated higher. Cosmic Horizons averages 4.2 out of 5 from 82 ratings, while Run Squish averages 4.9 from 17 ratings.
Do Cosmic Horizons or Run Squish have ads?
Cosmic Horizons shows ads; Run Squish does not.
Which is updated more often, Cosmic Horizons or Run Squish?
Cosmic Horizons ships an update every 2 months, and Run Squish every 2 months. Most recently, Cosmic Horizons was updated on November 1, 2026 and Run Squish on November 2, 2026.

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