Comparison

SpaceFighter 1988 vs SpaceWar Lite

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

Head to head
About

SpaceFighter 1988

Engage in an endless space shooting adventure across the galaxy. Pilot a customizable ship with unique capabilities and blast enemy UFOs. The challenge intensifies as you play longer, offering two distinct game modes.

Highlights
  • Endless space shooting gameplay
  • Customizable ships with unique capabilities
  • Arcade mode with increasing difficulty
  • Endless mode with escalating speed
  • Multiple ship types to try
Features
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Battle your way across the galaxy in this endless space shooting game. You control a fully customisable ship that have different capabilities depending on which ship you choose. Blast the enemy UFO's out of the universe but beware the longer you play the harder it gets. The game features 2 different game modes. - Arcade mode is a modern retake of classic arcade games, you better shoot the enemy UFO's before they crush you. As time increases the more enemy ships appear. How long can you last? - Endless mode is a constant stream of enemy UFO's, The longer you survive the faster they become. There is a number of different ships to try some make the game easier and some make it extremely hard for example its not easy playing with a giant space monkey in your way. Try different ships for different ship capabilities and good luck. (psssst The last one is the best one)

About

SpaceWar Lite

Engage in aerial combat by shooting down incoming enemies. Manage your lives carefully as enemies increase in speed and number with each successful kill. Experience a simple yet challenging arcade-style shooter.

Highlights
  • Shoot enemies from the sky
  • Manage 3 lives
  • Increasing enemy speed
  • Restart on death
  • Original music soundtrack
Features
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Basically, just shoot the enemies out the sky. You will get 3 lives. If the enemy passes you, you will lose a life. If the enemy crashes into you, you will die and have to restart the game. The more enemies you kill, the faster they will come at you. The song is made by my friend Kami.

Screenshots

SpaceFighter 19884 screens
SpaceWar Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: SpaceWar Lite at 23 against SpaceFighter 1988's 1. SpaceWar Lite also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SpaceFighter 1988 against 5.0 for SpaceWar Lite. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpaceWar Lite has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SpaceFighter 1988 versus SpaceWar Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpaceFighter 1988SpaceWar Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings123 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB22 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLee GrayAustin Felder

Customer experience

SpaceFighter 1988

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SpaceWar Lite

All ratings23 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SpaceFighter 1988

No in-app purchases

None

SpaceWar Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpaceFighter 1988 free?
SpaceFighter 1988 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpaceWar Lite free?
SpaceWar Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SpaceFighter 1988 or SpaceWar Lite?
SpaceFighter 1988 and SpaceWar Lite are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 23 ratings respectively.
Do SpaceFighter 1988 or SpaceWar Lite have ads?
Neither SpaceFighter 1988 nor SpaceWar Lite shows ads.

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