AstroQuest vs The Spitfire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AstroQuest
Pilot a spaceship through enemy-infested star bases, dodging hazards and defeating foes. Upgrade your ship and weapons with earned tokens to conquer increasingly challenging missions. Compete for the top score on leaderboards.
- Space combat and asteroid dodging
- Ship and weapon upgrades
- Multiple control options
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
- iMessage extension gameplay
- Replayable missions
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AstroQuest - Rebooted Interstellar Star Bases of the Interstellar Galactic Federation has been invaded by enemy forces. All communication systems between IGF Bases has been compromised and the size and scale of the attack is unknown…. Avoid asteroids, enemy ships, mines and drones while completing Missions of increasing length and difficulty in order to defeat the enemy forces. Earn game tokens while playing, tokens can be used to upgrade spaceships and increase weapons during gameplay. Replay levels to better your score or time, lower unlocked levels can be replayed with better faster ships with more ammunition at any time! Targeting devices running iOS 15.6 or higher. Available for both iPhone, iPad and also includes an iMessage extension for compatible devices. Download it free today and try to become an AstroQuest Champion! Features Main App: - Game Center Support with leader board and achievements - Select from 3 different movement controls: Touch, Tilt or Joypad - Left / Right selectable control positions - In App Purchases - Social media sharing - No Ads Features for iMessage Extension: - Select from 3 different movement controls: Swiping, Tilting or Joypad - Left / Right selectable control positions - Earn Game tokens if you win which will transfer automatically between extension and main app
The Spitfire
Engage in a classic top-down shooting experience where your goal is to survive for as long as possible by eliminating waves of enemies. This project is the developer's first creation using the libGDX framework and Java.
- Top-down shooting gameplay
- Enemy elimination
- Survival mode
- LibGDX project
- Java development
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A simple top-down shooter game. Survive as long as you can while shooting down enemies! This is my very first libGDX project written in Java. Code available (MIT license) on https://github.com/bartekpacia/spitfire
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AstroQuest at 5.0 against The Spitfire's 4.0. The Spitfire's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. AstroQuest sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. The Spitfire asks for nothing beyond the download.
AstroQuest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
AstroQuest ships an update every 4 months, The Spitfire every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AstroQuest | The Spitfire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Wicus Fourie | Bartek Pacia |
Customer experience
AstroQuest
The Spitfire
In-app purchases
AstroQuest
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 5000 Game Tokens$0.99
The Spitfire
No in-app purchases
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