Comparison

Asteroid vs Asteroid Defender

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

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Asteroid

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Asteroid : Earth Defender Halley's comet has smashed into the asteroid belt scattering thousands of asteroids in every direction. They have been knocked out of their normally harmless orbits and are now plummeting towards our Earth. The Earth is in danger again (well this is an arcade game so its bound to be). However this time its not from space invaders or galaxians - this time its Asteroids. Your space fighter has been scrambled and you must intercept and destroy the deadly asteroids before they hit the Earth. Game play is easy, tilt your phone or tablet for direction, touch anywhere to fire and use the thrust button to increase speed. You have radar in the lower right quadrant of the screen, along with a dashboard of critical flight data. As the asteroids scream into the upper atmosphere they start to heat up leaving spectacular meteorite trails. As they get closer to earth the trails turn yellow then finally red, its an easy way to see which asteroids are closest to impact and therefore should be your priority. Tactics :- its had to know which is best, here are a few suggestions. 1. Fly along with the asteroids blasting them as you go. 2. Accelerate to high speed and take them head on. 3. Fly off to the side the come in blasting from a tangent. 4. Sit in orbit close around the Earth and pick them off at the get close. We'll leave the tactics to you, Earth is in your hands. Download Asteroid: Earth Defender now, The Earth is depending on you, Good Luck.

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Asteroid Defender

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Asteroid Defender is an endless arcade shoot 'em up where you must survive against waves of asteroids by dodging them or blasting them to set new high scores. Setting new high scores unlocks new icons for your ship and new colours to customise your gameplay experience. Features: - Endless gameplay that will challenge any player - A range of customisation options, with over 70 possible combinations

Screenshots

Asteroid4 screens
Asteroid Defender3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Asteroid at none against Asteroid Defender's 1. Asteroid also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). 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. Asteroid Defender sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Asteroid asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Asteroid versus Asteroid Defender: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsteroidAsteroid Defender
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB55 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGalatic DroidsReece Barr

In-app purchases

None

Asteroid

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Asteroid Defender

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Asteroid free?
Asteroid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Asteroid Defender free?
Asteroid Defender is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Asteroid or Asteroid Defender have ads?
Neither Asteroid nor Asteroid Defender shows ads.

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