Comparison

Mini Space Basketball vs Planetoids Vortex

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

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Mini Space Basketball

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Your task is very simple, just tap the screen to make ball to bounce and avoid upcoming obstacles. For every avoided obstacle you will score 1 point. There is no limit how much points you can get and how high you can climb into space.

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Planetoids Vortex

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Planetoids is a pixel-art arcade shooter for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. One ship. Endless asteroids. How long can you last? Inspired by the timeless Atari Asteroids, Planetoids brings the classic formula into the modern Apple ecosystem with a colour-coded asteroid system, power-up pickups, enemy saucers, and boss waves โ€” all wrapped in a distinctive retro pixel aesthetic. THE FIELD Five asteroid colours. Each one behaves differently. Red moves fast. Green splits into three. Purple hunts you at close range. Orange drops power-ups when destroyed. Yellow blinds you on impact. Learning what each colour means โ€” and adjusting your strategy accordingly โ€” is the game within the game. YOUR SHIP Newtonian physics. No brakes. Thrust in one direction and you keep moving until you thrust the other way. Mastering your momentum is the entire skill of Planetoids. It takes minutes to learn and years to perfect. ENEMY SAUCERS Two types. The Large Saucer fires randomly โ€” dangerous through bad luck alone. The Small Saucer aims directly at you with accuracy that improves every level. At 1,000 points it is the highest-value target in the game. It is also trying to kill you. POWER-UPS Spread Shot. Rapid Fire. Shield. Speed Boost. Score Multiplier. Five pickups drop from destroyed asteroids. Each lasts seconds. Each can turn a losing situation into a winning one โ€” or tempt you into a mistake. BOSS WAVES Every five levels, a single enormous Planet Asteroid replaces the normal wave. Five hits to crack it open. Four large asteroids explode from the wreckage. The field is not clear when the boss breaks โ€” it is just beginning. FEATURES โ€ข Gamepad support on all platforms โ€” MFi, Xbox Series, PlayStation DualSense โ€ข Keyboard support on Mac โ€” full arrow key and WASD โ€ข Touch controls on iPhone and iPad when no gamepad is connected โ€ข Windowed and fullscreen modes on Mac โ€ข Game Center leaderboards โ€” All-Time, Weekly, and Highest Level โ€ข 17 achievements including secret challenges โ€ข iCloud sync โ€” your high score follows you across every device โ€ข Dynamic Island support on iPhone 14 Pro and later โ€ข Haptic feedback on iPhone and iPad โ€ข No ads. No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. A NOTE ON DIFFICULTY Planetoids does not end. There is no final level, no credits sequence, no congratulation screen. The waves keep coming and they keep getting harder. The goal is simply to survive longer than you did last time. Every death is survivable in retrospect. The field is always fair. How far can you go?

Screenshots

Mini Space Basketball4 screens
Planetoids Vortex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Planetoids Vortex at none against Mini Space Basketball's shown. Planetoids Vortex also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 40 months). Mini Space Basketball's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Space Basketball ships an update every 40 months, Planetoids Vortex every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Mini Space Basketball versus Planetoids Vortex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini Space BasketballPlanetoids Vortex
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 10 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better18.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size69 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksa RacovicAlphaworks

In-app purchases

None

Mini Space Basketball

No in-app purchases

None

Planetoids Vortex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini Space Basketball free?
Mini Space Basketball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Planetoids Vortex free?
Planetoids Vortex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mini Space Basketball or Planetoids Vortex have ads?
Mini Space Basketball shows ads; Planetoids Vortex does not.
Which is updated more often, Mini Space Basketball or Planetoids Vortex?
Mini Space Basketball ships an update every 40 months, and Planetoids Vortex every 10 days. Most recently, Mini Space Basketball was updated on October 3, 2026 and Planetoids Vortex on October 25, 2026.

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