Impact 2018 vs AstraBlast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Impact 2018
Defend Earth from incoming asteroids by tapping them before they impact. Collect power-ups like missiles, lasers, and shields to aid in your mission and prevent global destruction.
- Tap to destroy asteroids
- Collect power-ups
- Missile power-up
- Laser power-up
- Shield power-up
- Prevent Earth's destruction
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Earth is about to meet its doom, a number of asteroids are heading strait for the planet earth and you must defend it at all cost. Your mission is to destroy all asteroids headed for the planet by taping on them, failing will result in multiple asteroid impacts destroying the world as you know it. To help in destroying the asteroids they are power ups you can collect. Missile:- Will help defend the planet from impact by locking on target to any asteroid/s that come into targeting range. Laser:- Will help to destroy any asteroids in a given path. Shield:- Will help destroy any asteroids that get pass you, the shield strength is reduced on every impact.
AstraBlast
Navigate your spacecraft through space, slingshotting between orbits and avoiding cosmic hazards. Earn points to unlock special powers and discover new planets in this endless action game.
- Slingshot between orbits
- Avoid cosmic obstacles
- Earn skill points
- Unlock power-ups
- Discover over 40 planets
- Simple tap and tilt controls
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AstraBlast is FREE to play with ZERO ADS! Blast off and steer your spacecraft to slingshot from one orbit to the next, avoiding obstacles, earning skill points and unlocking special powers along the way! How far into the galaxy can you reach? • Blast off and slingshot your way from one orbit to the next! • Avoid obstacles including comets, moons and black holes! • Earn skill points along the way as you hone your skills! • Unlock power-ups that boost your abilities! • Earn revives to resurrect and continue your journey! Features: • Fun and endless “one more time” gameplay! • Simple tap and tilt controls! • Original music score by MING! • Over 40 distinct planets to discover along the way! • Cool power-ups including shields, boosters and time dilation! • Futuristic HUD and SFX that match your increasing speed! • Beautiful and seamless user interface!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AstraBlast at 5.0 against Impact 2018's 4.2. AstraBlast also leads on ads (none vs shown). Impact 2018's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. AstraBlast sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Impact 2018 asks for nothing beyond the download.
AstraBlast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Impact 2018 has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Impact 2018 ships an update every 3 weeks, AstraBlast every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Impact 2018 | AstraBlast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Hughes | Asim Yaqoob |
Customer experience
Impact 2018
AstraBlast
In-app purchases
Impact 2018
No in-app purchases
AstraBlast
- 1000 Skill Points$0.99
- 2000 Skill Points$1.99
- 5000 Skill Points$3.99
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