Gravity Captain vs Root Growth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gravity Captain
Navigate a spacecraft by utilizing thrusters and planetary gravity for slingshot maneuvers. Collect fuel while avoiding collisions with celestial bodies in an endless, replayable challenge.
- Gravity slingshot mechanics
- Spacecraft thruster control
- Fuel collection
- Planet collision avoidance
- Randomized replayability
- Endless gameplay
- Simple controls
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Fly your spacecraft using your thrusters and the gravity from planets to help slingshot you to get to the next planet. Pick up the extra fuel from around planets when needed but avoid crashing into them. What is the furthest planet you can reach! + Use gravity to slingshot around planets + Fly spacecraft with thrusters + Pickup extra fuel + Avoid crashing into planets + Randomized for replayability + Endless gameplay + Simple controls + Leaderboard
Root Growth
Guide roots to grow and reach water sources, transforming them into large trees. Expand your reach to conquer entire planets and see how many you can occupy.
- Grow roots strategically
- Reach water sources
- Develop into large trees
- Conquer planets
- Expand your territory
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The roots keep growing, reach the water source, and eventually grow into a big tree and take over a planet. Come on, try to see how many planets you can occupy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gravity Captain at 100% against Root Growth's 15%. Gravity Captain also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). Root Growth's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 63 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Gravity Captain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Root Growth asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gravity Captain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Root Growth has 1.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Gravity Captain's written reviews are positive against 15% of Root Growth's.
Gravity Captain ships an update every 63 months, Root Growth monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gravity Captain | Root Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.1 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 14.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 63 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mike Hempfling | 妮 赵 |
Customer experience
Gravity Captain
Root Growth
Bugs and requests
Gravity Captain
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Root Growth
Reported bugs
2 issues- Spelling mistakes in UI
- Inconsistent gameplay mechanics
Requested features
2 requests- More levels and content
- Option to remove ads for a fee
In-app purchases
Gravity Captain
- Remove Ads$0.99
Root Growth
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Gravity Captain free?
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