AstroQuest vs Gurn
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
Gurn
Control a runner game using only your facial expressions. Record and auto-edit gameplay clips with your face for easy sharing. Earn cosmetic items as you play.
- Face-controlled gameplay
- One-tap clip capture and share
- Daily challenges with leaderboards
- Earnable cosmetic items
- Optional touch controls
- On-device face tracking
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Gurn is a runner you play with your face. No taps. No swipes. You jump by opening your mouth, change lanes by tilting your head, duck by tucking your chin, and float by puffing your cheeks — all read live by the front camera. The faster it gets, the more contorted your face has to get. And the clip is the point. While you play, Gurn records a split-screen of your face next to the run and auto-edits the wreckage into a clip you can post in one tap — with the game's sound or muted so you can drop your own. The runner is just the excuse to manufacture something worth sharing. What you get - A runner controlled entirely by your expressions — no buttons on screen - One-tap capture and share: face + gameplay, auto-trimmed, ready for TikTok, Reels, or your camera roll - A daily challenge everyone runs on the same seed — honest leaderboards - Clip-visible cosmetics you earn as you play — trails, finales, and outfits - A deadpan voice that calls your runs like nobody asked - Or play with touch — a full touch-control mode, with its own leaderboards The rules we won't break - Your face stays yours. Face tracking runs entirely on your device — nothing biometric is ever stored or sent anywhere. - You can't buy your way up the board. Nothing purchasable touches your score, speed, or rank. Cosmetics are cosmetics. - Sharing is never gated. Every run exports in HD and posts in one tap; clips carry a small Gurn wordmark — that's how people find the game. Free to play — every run exports in HD and shares free. The optional extras are all looks and laughs — cosmetics you can earn with coins or grab in a Starter Pack. Nothing you buy touches the leaderboard. No subscription, ever. Bring a face. Leave with a clip.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gurn at daily against AstroQuest's every 4 months. AstroQuest's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 and Gurn sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AstroQuest against 5.0 for Gurn. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
AstroQuest ships an update every 4 months, Gurn daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AstroQuest | Gurn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Wicus Fourie | Adam Kinney |
Customer experience
AstroQuest
Gurn
In-app purchases
AstroQuest
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 5000 Game Tokens$0.99
Gurn
- Starter Pack$1.99
- Blue Laser$1.99
- Green Laser$1.99
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- Red Laser$1.99
- Fire Trail$1.99
- Kaboom$1.99









