Planetoids Deluxe vs METEORIC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planetoids Deluxe
Experience a classic arcade shooter with glowing vector graphics and a parallax background. Blast asteroids, UFOs, and space mines while collecting power-ups to survive increasingly challenging waves. Can you achieve a high score in this retro-inspired space combat game?
- Vector graphics
- Parallax background
- Shoot asteroids, UFOs, and space mines
- Collect power-ups
- Increasing difficulty
- Extra life every 10,000 points
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A classic asteroids game with vector graphics. Inspired by the coin-op arcade games from the 80's, this game features a parallax background and glowing vector graphics that float on top for a pseudo 3D effect. To play you must stay alive by shooting asteroids, ufos, and space mines. The number of asteroids will increase as the game progresses, and the ufos will get smarter, and the space mines will start appearing sooner. Power up your shields and guns by collecting power-ups from destroyed asteroids. How long can you survive the deadly asteroid field?
METEORIC
Pilot a spaceship, blasting meteoroids and UFOs while avoiding collisions. Earn bonus ships for high scores and skillful play. Enjoy classic arcade action with modern touch controls or a Bluetooth controller.
- Spaceship control with touch joystick
- Blast meteoroids and UFOs
- Progressive difficulty levels
- Bonus ships for score and UFO destruction
- Persistent high score recording
- Optional Bluetooth controller support
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The playing field consists of your spaceship, floating meteoroids, and the occasional UFO taking shots at you. You control the spaceship to avoid collisions and to blast obstacles. You start with 3 spaceships. Bonus ships are awarded at progressive score thresholds, and for successfully destroying a UFO. When you start the game, your spaceship will be in the middle of the screen. Heading toward your ship will be anywhere from 4 to 6 large meteoroids. Your job is to blast those rocks. However, when you blast them, they break up into 2 medium rocks. Blasting a medium rock gives you 2 small rocks. In addition, you have to contend with random UFO attacks. FEATURES: - Touch controls: drag to steer and thrust, tap the right side of the screen to fire. - Optional Bluetooth game controller support (tested with wireless/BT Xbox controllers). - Smart Bomb: clear the screen of asteroids and the UFO in a pinch (limited charges per game). - Adjustable difficulty -- Easy, Normal, or Hard -- from the in-game Settings menu. - Bonus ships awarded for score thresholds met, and for destroying UFOs. - Persistent high score tracking, with the option to reset it anytime from Settings. - Optional Remove Ads purchase for an uninterrupted, ad-free experience. Enjoyed METEORIC? I also made DEFENDER REBORN, another classic arcade tribute, and ALIENSWARMS, an original 3D space combat game unlike anything else -- both available on the App Store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: METEORIC at 5.0 against Planetoids Deluxe's 4.3. METEORIC also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Planetoids Deluxe's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Planetoids Deluxe sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and METEORIC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
METEORIC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Planetoids Deluxe's written reviews are positive against 100% of METEORIC's.
Planetoids Deluxe ships an update fortnightly, METEORIC every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planetoids Deluxe | METEORIC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 277 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Kollmeier | Mark Mangieri |
Customer experience
Planetoids Deluxe
METEORIC
In-app purchases
Planetoids Deluxe
- +100 Tokens$0.99
- No Ads$2.99
METEORIC
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
Is Planetoids Deluxe free?
Is METEORIC free?
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