Comparison

Asteroid Blasteroid vs Disasteroids 3D

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

Head to head
About

Asteroid Blasteroid

Features
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A simple shoot-em-up space game. Your space ship needs a constant supply of power crystals to keep running. Shoot the asteroids to discover hidden power crystals. Watch out for enemies, they shoot back! Made for Corona Defold Jam and based on Ludum Dare 39 theme "Running Out Of Power".

About

Disasteroids 3D

Experience a classic arcade shooter reborn with stunning 3D graphics, particle effects, and explosions. Pilot an awesome ship through asteroid fields with authentic on-screen controls or an MFi controller. This open-source title is completely free to play.

Highlights
  • 3D meteors and explosions
  • Cool lighting and particle effects
  • Authentic on-screen arcade controls
  • Optional MFi controller support
  • Open-source code available
  • Classic freeware gameplay
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Disasteroids 3D is back! Originally released in 2000 for the PC, this freeware classic is now back for your iPhone and iPad. And yeah, it's still free. It's got wicked 3D meteors, cool lighting effects, original sounds, an awesome 3D ship, beautiful particle effects and radical explosions. Play using authentic on-screen arcade controls or with an optional MFi controller. Did we mention it's also open source? For those of you who want to get under the hood, we've got you covered there too. The original game was highly praised by defunct websites everywhere: “...very nice Open-GL 3D graphix and lighting/particle effects. Very cool looking explosions!” – Home of the Underdogs “Disasteroids 3D is based on OpenGL which gives the game awesome realistic graphics and sounds effects that blows your mind away!” GameHippo.com “Bottom Line: It’s simple and fun and easy to install...and hey, the darn thing is free!” – jedistorm IceCubed.com “The first thing that strikes you when you run Disasteroids 3D are the graphics. They are absolutely marvelous.” FreewareGaming.com “Compared to both the original and all of its clones, Disasteroids 3D includes well-designed spaceships and realistic asteroids. You’ll also enjoy flame and explosion effects.” RocketDownload.com “Disasteroids 3D is a terrific freeware version of the classic...” SoftPile.com What are you waiting for? Get the app and start blasting!

Screenshots

Asteroid Blasteroid4 screens
Disasteroids 3D3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Disasteroids 3D at 5 against Asteroid Blasteroid's 3. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Asteroid Blasteroid versus Disasteroids 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsteroid BlasteroidDisasteroids 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPrairie West Software ConsultingTom Kidd

In-app purchases

None

Asteroid Blasteroid

No in-app purchases

None

Disasteroids 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Asteroid Blasteroid free?
Asteroid Blasteroid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Disasteroids 3D free?
Disasteroids 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Asteroid Blasteroid or Disasteroids 3D have ads?
Neither Asteroid Blasteroid nor Disasteroids 3D shows ads.

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