Comparison

Impact 2018 vs Starfall Vanguard

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Starfall Vanguard

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Take to the stars and see how far you can get. Starfall Vanguard is a pick-up-and-play space shooter with simple controls, neon visuals, and a campaign that keeps raising the stakes. Drag your ship through ten stages, dodge enemy fire, collect upgrades, and blast your way toward a new boss in every level. Your ship fires automatically, so you can focus on the fun part: moving through danger, finding openings, and staying alive. When the screen gets busy, hold a second finger to bring up your shield and fight your way through. - Ten handcrafted levels, each with its own enemies, objective, and boss. - Weapon upgrades that turn a single shot into a wider spread. - Power-ups for faster fire, slowing enemies, a temporary clone, a Nova Bomb, shields, and extra lives. - Boss fights with changing attack patterns and moments when they are vulnerable. - Local high scores, plus optional Game Center leaderboards if you want to compete. Free to download and play. No ads. No in-app purchases. No loot boxes. Just a complete arcade shooter with a campaign to clear and a score to beat. Controls: Drag to move. Let go to pause. Hold a second finger to activate your shield.

Screenshots

Impact 20182 screens
Starfall Vanguard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Starfall Vanguard at none against Impact 2018's shown. Starfall Vanguard also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Impact 2018's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Impact 2018 ships an update every 3 weeks, Starfall Vanguard every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Impact 2018 versus Starfall Vanguard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImpact 2018Starfall Vanguard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (26 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB95 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRichard HughesDARIO 1. MANDIC

In-app purchases

None

Impact 2018

No in-app purchases

None

Starfall Vanguard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Impact 2018 free?
Impact 2018 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Starfall Vanguard free?
Starfall Vanguard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Impact 2018 or Starfall Vanguard have ads?
Impact 2018 shows ads; Starfall Vanguard does not.
Which is updated more often, Impact 2018 or Starfall Vanguard?
Impact 2018 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Starfall Vanguard every 4 days. Most recently, Impact 2018 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Starfall Vanguard on October 17, 2026.

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