Comparison

Galaxy Attack vs Impact 2018

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

Head to head
About

Galaxy Attack

Pilot a lone spaceship to defend Earth from alien invaders in this classic space shooter. Upgrade your weapons and skills to overcome increasingly difficult challenges across 140 levels. Engage in epic boss battles and enjoy immersive missions.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer mode
  • High quality graphics
  • Active skills
  • 140 levels
  • Boss battles
  • Gun and laser upgrades
Features
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Earth's last hope is in your hands, take control of the lone spaceship and protect Earth from alien swarms. Your goal will be quite challenging as you will have to save the Universe from its evil enemies. In this space shooting game, you will be facing an increasingly large number of enemies in hazardous environments. As the game progresses, you will earn the right to upgrade your spacecraft to unleash its full lethal capacity. HOW TO PLAY: * Touch screen to move and kill all enemies. * Collect items to upgrade or change your weapons. FEATURES: * Multiplayer mode * High quality images optimized for tablets and large screens. * Ability to use active skills during the space battles. * The game is packed with 140 levels on various difficulties. * Beautiful levels with immersive missions to complete. * Multiple extreme boss battles. * Upgrade your guns and lasers. Enjoy classic space combat - powered up. Download Galaxy Attack Space Shooter now! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Impact 2018

Defend Earth from incoming asteroids by tapping them before they impact. Collect power-ups like missiles, lasers, and shields to aid in your mission and prevent global destruction.

Highlights
  • Tap to destroy asteroids
  • Collect power-ups
  • Missile power-up
  • Laser power-up
  • Shield power-up
  • Prevent Earth's destruction
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Earth is about to meet its doom, a number of asteroids are heading strait for the planet earth and you must defend it at all cost. Your mission is to destroy all asteroids headed for the planet by taping on them, failing will result in multiple asteroid impacts destroying the world as you know it. To help in destroying the asteroids they are power ups you can collect. Missile:- Will help defend the planet from impact by locking on target to any asteroid/s that come into targeting range. Laser:- Will help to destroy any asteroids in a given path. Shield:- Will help destroy any asteroids that get pass you, the shield strength is reduced on every impact.

Screenshots

Galaxy Attack4 screens
Impact 20182 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Galaxy Attack at 4.7 against Impact 2018's 4.2. Galaxy Attack also leads on ratings volume (657K vs 26) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Impact 2018's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Galaxy Attack sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Impact 2018 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Galaxy Attack holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Galaxy Attack has 657K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Galaxy Attack ships an update every 4 days, Impact 2018 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Galaxy Attack versus Impact 2018: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGalaxy AttackImpact 2018
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (657K ratings) — better4.2 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews52.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings657K — better26
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#72 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size456 MB16 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDino Game LimitedRichard Hughes

Customer experience

Galaxy Attack

All ratings656,497 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews3,068 reviews
Positive52.3%
Neutral8.1%
Negative39.7%

Impact 2018

All ratings26 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

Bugs and requests

Galaxy Attack

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes and freezes
  • Lost progress and purchases
  • Rewards not registering properly
  • Connectivity issues in PvP

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved skill-based matchmaking
  • More free currency and upgrades
  • Ability to select purchased ships
  • Reduced difficulty curve
  • Better customer support

Impact 2018

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Galaxy Attack

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Crystal Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time14
  • 2 Crystals$0.99
  • 6 Crystals$1.99
  • Military Chest x10$4.99
Show 11 more
  • 20 Crystals$4.99
  • X2 Win Point, Zero Lose Point$4.99
  • Event Coin (Flash Sale)$4.99
  • Buy Event Item Pack 4$4.99
  • Event Premium Pass$9.99
  • 50 Crystals$9.99
  • Stone Pack$9.99
  • Piggy Bank$9.99
  • 120 Crystals$19.99
  • Special Offer: 400 Crystals$19.99
  • 40,000 Event coins$29.99
None

Impact 2018

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Galaxy Attack free?
Galaxy Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Impact 2018 free?
Impact 2018 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Galaxy Attack or Impact 2018?
Galaxy Attack is rated higher. Galaxy Attack averages 4.7 out of 5 from 657K ratings, while Impact 2018 averages 4.2 from 26 ratings.
Do Galaxy Attack or Impact 2018 have ads?
Both Galaxy Attack and Impact 2018 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Galaxy Attack or Impact 2018?
Galaxy Attack ships an update every 4 days, and Impact 2018 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Galaxy Attack was updated on November 1, 2026 and Impact 2018 on October 29, 2026.

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