Hyper Space! vs Asteroid Commando
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hyper Space!
Pilot a retro space shooter through endless asteroid fields and alien homeworlds. Dodge swarms, maintain combos, and push your score higher in this arcade-style experience. Playable on phone and watch with unique controls for each.
- 20-level campaign
- Classic endless mode
- Five distinct enemy types
- Power-ups
- Combo multiplier
- Apple Watch integration
- Tactile haptic feedback
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The mines are endless. You are not. You're alone in your cockpit, the asteroid belt stretching out above you, and the first wave is already descending. Your ship is battered from the last run. Your thumb or your wrist is the only thing between you and the dark. One more run. One more chance to see how far you can push. Hyper Space! is a retro arcade space shooter built for people who miss the glow of a CRT screen and the promise of "just one more go." It's the rush of dodging swarms you barely saw coming, the satisfaction of a combo that keeps climbing, the thrill of a score that won't stop climbing. Play it on your phone when you have a few minutes. Play it on your watch when you have seconds. The game is the same, but the feel is different on the watch, you twist the Digital Crown to fly, and your guns handle the rest. Every run is yours to shape. How close will you fly to score the most points? How long can you hold a combo before an alien clips your wing? How far can you push into the belt before the dark closes in? There's only one way to find out. WHAT'S INSIDE • A 20-level campaign across four themed zones, from the quiet edges of Deep Space to the pulsing heart of the Alien Homeworld • Classic endless mode • Five distinct enemy types with unique movement patterns • Power-ups that turn the tide: shields, rapid fire, screen clears • A combo multiplier that rewards the brave and punishes the hesitant • Built for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. The watch version uses the Digital Crown to fly and auto fires so you can focus on dodging • Tactile haptic feedback on Apple Watch that makes every hit feel real The corporation is counting on you, pilot.
Asteroid Commando
Pilot a ship through a retro arcade experience, blasting asteroids and collecting gems while battling alien pirates and avoiding mines. Enjoy classic vector graphics and power-ups across iPhone and Apple Watch.
- Vector graphics (modern or classic)
- Power-ups (Shield, Triple Shot, Rapid Fire, Time Freeze)
- Intuitive Crown controls for Apple Watch
- Swipe controls for iPhone
- Daily global rankings
- Short burst gameplay
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Asteroid Commando is a vector graphics arcade game for your iPhone and Apple Watch. Pilot your ship as you blast asteroids in search of priceless gems. Battle alien pirates and avoid deadly space mines! • Choose between Modern Tron inspired graphics or original arcade Vector graphics • Vector style asteroids, enemies and mines! • Power-ups include Shield, Triple Shot, Rapid Fire and Time Freeze! • Intuitive and simple controls using the Crown on the Watch! • Swipe to move on the iPhone! • Short burst gameplay is perfect for the Watch and iPhone! • Daily rank to see how you compare to the rest of the world! • Retro sound effects on the iPhone and Watch! • Play anywhere, anytime! • Runs at 60fps on the Watch! • Watch features stylish Complications! • Ability to invert Crown controls on the Watch! • TouchArcade Game of the Week! Relive the glory days of the arcade on your Apple Watch and iPhone. Thanks for playing -Johnno and Pete
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hyper Space! at Free against Asteroid Commando's $1.99. Hyper Space! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Asteroid Commando's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 28 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Hyper Space! is free to download; Asteroid Commando costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hyper Space! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Asteroid Commando has 134 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Hyper Space!'s written reviews are positive against 38% of Asteroid Commando's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hyper Space! ships an update every 28 months, Asteroid Commando every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hyper Space! | Asteroid Commando |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (134 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 134 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #167 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jorge Briones | Red Sprite Studios |
Customer experience
Hyper Space!
Asteroid Commando
In-app purchases
Hyper Space!
No in-app purchases
Asteroid Commando
No in-app purchases
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