Pilot Kurt vs Astro Hammer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pilot Kurt
Perform daring aerial stunts and explore a city with realistic physics. Enjoy one-finger controls for easy gameplay or dive into minigames and explore the city with a rental car.
- Daredevil stunt flying
- Realistic aerodynamics physics
- Variable engine power
- Pitch, roll, and yaw controls
- Multiple minigames
- City exploration with rental cars
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Come and fly with Pilot Kurt! Dive through the air on your tablet or phone, performing daredevil stunts with one-finger controls. Now also contains real aerodynamics physics, with separate pitch, roll and yaw controls, and a variable engine power setting. Play either mode at any time, landscape or portrait! Fly for fun, or try your hand at a number of different minigames that appear throughout the world. If you want to cause trouble around the city, grab a rental car from the airport and go see what kind of jumps you can find! The sky is the limit!
Astro Hammer
Blast waves of descending enemies in this retro arcade shooter inspired by 80s classics. Prevent them from reaching Earth with simple controls and challenging, score-focused gameplay. Enjoy smooth 60fps action with Game Center achievements and leaderboards.
- Old-school arcade shooter gameplay
- Obliterate waves of enemies
- Score-minded game mechanics
- Simple pick-up and play controls
- Smooth 60fps frame-rate
- Game Center achievements and leaderboards
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Astro Hammer is a simple old-school shooter in the style of 80s classics such as Astro Blaster, Galaxians and Space Invaders. Obliterate increasing waves of enemies as they descend from the screen and prevent them landing on Earth. Retro-inspired from early 80s arcade games. Challenging gameplay with score-minded game mechanics. Simple "pick-up and play" controls. Smooth 60fps frame-rate. Game Center Achievements and Leaderboard. No ads or in-app purchases. Designed for quick play sessions, maybe waiting for a bus, sitting on a train etc. I hope everyone enjoys it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Astro Hammer at 5.0 against Pilot Kurt's 3.7. Pilot Kurt's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 41 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Astro Hammer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.
Pilot Kurt ships an update every 4 months, Astro Hammer every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilot Kurt | Astro Hammer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 41 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 215 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kurt Dekker | Sean Townsend |
Customer experience
Pilot Kurt
Astro Hammer
In-app purchases
Pilot Kurt
No in-app purchases
Astro Hammer
No in-app purchases
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