Comparison

Star Tour vs Star Point Explorer

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

Head to head
About

Star Tour

Navigate a spacecraft through diverse celestial environments, evading enemies by rotating your screen. Progress through distinct worlds, encountering new challenges and all adversaries in the final stage.

Highlights
  • Screen rotation gameplay
  • Enemy evasion
  • Multiple worlds to explore
  • Increasing enemy difficulty
  • Unique boss encounters
Features
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Are you ready for a amazing tour to the stars. Just rotate the the screen so the racet escapes the enemies. You coming through these worlds - Take off - Solar - Galaxy - All Star There is quite new enemies in the first 3 worlds and in the 4. world you can meet all of them.

About

Star Point Explorer

Explore vibrant cosmic landscapes by riding planets and collecting stars. Master simple controls to reach the finish line quickly and unlock new planets with your star collection. Enjoy a relaxing, minimalist space adventure across 45 handcrafted levels.

Highlights
  • Planet riding exploration
  • Star collection for unlocks
  • Simple two-finger controls
  • 45 handcrafted levels
  • 12 unlockable planets
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Ride a planet to discover new colorful places in space full of constellations. Reach the finish quickly without falling out of constellations, and collect as many stars as possible! Use collected stars to unlock new planets! Master simple two-finger controls and get bonuses for collecting all the stars, including the ones that are tricky to reach! Features: - Colorful space theme - Beautiful minimalist design - Relaxing gameplay - 45 hand-crafted levels - 12 awesome planets to choose

Screenshots

Star Tour4 screens
Star Point Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Star Tour at none against Star Point Explorer's 4. Star Point Explorer's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 16 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Star Point Explorer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Star Tour asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Star Tour against 5.0 for Star Point Explorer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Tour ships an update every 16 months, Star Point Explorer every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Star Tour versus Star Point Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar TourStar Point Explorer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB127 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperABCiSoftTaras Kohut

Customer experience

Star Tour

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Star Point Explorer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Star Tour

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Star Point Explorer

One-time1
  • New Planet4 variants$0.99

Questions

Is Star Tour free?
Star Tour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Star Point Explorer free?
Star Point Explorer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Star Tour or Star Point Explorer?
Star Tour and Star Point Explorer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Star Tour or Star Point Explorer have ads?
Both Star Tour and Star Point Explorer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Star Tour or Star Point Explorer?
Star Tour ships an update every 16 months, and Star Point Explorer every 10 days. Most recently, Star Tour was updated on November 2, 2026 and Star Point Explorer on November 3, 2026.

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