Comparison

Asteroidal vs Asteroid Defender

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

Head to head
About

Asteroidal

Features
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Asteroids are everywhere in this retro arcade game, your job is to blast em! Fly your mighty space destroyer to the Asteroid Belt, Earth's future is in your hands. Asteroids, there are an estimated 1.9 million planet killers in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. That's asteroids big enough to cause an extinction event for us here on our fragile little planet. Your mission is to head into the asteroid belt and destroy all the largest asteroids before they ever get a chance to get anywhere near the Earth. The dinosaurs were wiped out by a stray asteroid, if they had though ahead and built a mighty star ships to destroy the asteroids first then they would still be alive today! So don't wait for the asteroids to come to us, download Asteroidal now, fly to the asteroid belt and blast them first.

About

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

Asteroidal4 screens
Asteroid Defender3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Asteroidal at none against Asteroid Defender's 1. Asteroid Defender's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 35 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Asteroid Defender sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Asteroidal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Asteroidal ships an update every 35 months, Asteroid Defender every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Asteroidal versus Asteroid Defender: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsteroidalAsteroid Defender
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 2 months โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better13.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size43 MB55 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGalatic DroidsReece Barr

In-app purchases

None

Asteroidal

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Asteroid Defender

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Asteroidal free?
Asteroidal 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 Asteroidal or Asteroid Defender have ads?
Asteroidal shows ads; Asteroid Defender does not.
Which is updated more often, Asteroidal or Asteroid Defender?
Asteroidal ships an update every 35 months, and Asteroid Defender every 2 months. Most recently, Asteroidal was updated on September 7, 2026 and Asteroid Defender on June 1, 2026.

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