Comparison

Ashworld vs cmnd/ctrl

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

Head to head
About

Ashworld

Explore a procedurally generated post-apocalyptic world where survival depends on finding scarce resources like food and water. Battle dangerous creatures and road warriors, utilizing a variety of weapons, vehicles, and crafted items. Improve your character's skills through experience gained from missions and exploration.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated gameplay
  • Modifiable touch controls
  • Vehicle driving and combat
  • Diverse weapon selection
  • Resource scavenging
  • Vehicle customization
  • Crafting system
  • Character skill progression
Features
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Ashworld is an open world survival adventure set in a post apocalyptic world a few hundred years from now. Water and food are valuable, rare and the most important things you'll have to find, as you try to survive in the rage-lands. An area of the world terrorized by the Ragers. A stereotypical group of road-warriors with no respect for the little life that's left. During the night creatures, called the Skellies, roam the world and are becoming more dangerous as time passes. Use your smarts, combined with the various weapons, cars, gadgets and raw materials that can be found inside the many underground area's, buildings, old sky-scrapers, and other area's of the Ashworld. QUICK list of FEATURES: - Procedurally generated gameplay (no 2 games are the same) - Modifiable touch-controls (check options menu!!) - Run and drive around the ragelands, visiting buildings, talking to people, beating up ragers and skellies. - Use different weapons: boomerangs, chainsaws, rocket launcher, shotgun, machinegun, plasma rifle, flame thrower. - Search through buildings, underground cavern's, and unexplored area's of the Ashworld for usable items. - Find,Steal and drive a variation of different cars, all with their quirks and challenges. - A host of story missions and sub-missions to guide you around the world. - Craft new weapons and tools - Gain experience points and use them to improve your character skills

About

cmnd/ctrl

Engage in an endless pixel art space shooter experience with a retro soundtrack. Choose from over ten unique ships, each with distinct firing capabilities, and explore multiple game modes. Power-ups and leaderboards add to the classic arcade challenge.

Highlights
  • Unlock 10+ unique ships
  • Varying fire rates and bullet speeds
  • Several power-ups
  • 2 game modes (Main & Extreme)
  • Leaderboards
  • Retro soundtrack and sound effects
Features
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Fire through a pixel art universe to a retro soundtrack and sound effects that are inspired by the old-school arcade game era. Players can cycle through multiple game modes and choose between ten unique ships with varying fire rates and bullet speeds, meaning no one game will ever be the same! Features include: ◉ Unlock 10+ unique ships - with varying fire rate and bullet speeds ◉ Several power ups ◉ 2 game modes – Main, & Extreme - more to come! ◉ Leaderboards ◉ Music by Nihilore

Screenshots

Ashworld4 screens
cmnd/ctrl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: cmnd/ctrl at Free against Ashworld's $3.99. cmnd/ctrl also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (75% vs 38%). Ashworld's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

cmnd/ctrl is free to download; Ashworld costs $3.99 up front. cmnd/ctrl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ashworld asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

cmnd/ctrl holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 44 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Ashworld's written reviews are positive against 75% of cmnd/ctrl's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ashworld ships an update every 2 weeks, cmnd/ctrl fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ashworld versus cmnd/ctrl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAshworldcmnd/ctrl
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (71 ratings)4.8 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.8% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71 — better44
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.08.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB46 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPascal BestebroerAstro Hound Studios

Customer experience

Ashworld

All ratings71 ratings
Positive45.1%
Neutral23.9%
Negative31.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive37.8%
Neutral28.9%
Negative33.3%

cmnd/ctrl

All ratings44 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative17.9%

Bugs and requests

Ashworld

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Mission items not appearing
  • Dog disappeared
  • Cannot launch after iOS update
  • Saves at random spots
  • Buggy quests
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  • Impossible to escape dungeons
  • Game crashes frequently
  • Skill upgrade menu crashes
  • Game-crashing bug on loot skill
  • Map button not working
  • World stability issues (buildings disappear)
  • Stuck at bottom of areas
  • Cannot reach topmost left square of map
  • Joystick doesn't work well
  • Game gets stuck on dialog

Requested features

10 requests
  • More vehicles
  • More food
  • More enemies
  • More locations
  • Quest log
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  • Tutorial
  • Easier skill assignment
  • Spanish language option
  • Sequel
  • 3DS release

cmnd/ctrl

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ashworld

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

cmnd/ctrl

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Ashworld free?
Ashworld costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is cmnd/ctrl free?
cmnd/ctrl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ashworld or cmnd/ctrl?
cmnd/ctrl is rated higher. Ashworld averages 3.3 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while cmnd/ctrl averages 4.8 from 44 ratings.
Do Ashworld or cmnd/ctrl have ads?
Neither Ashworld nor cmnd/ctrl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ashworld or cmnd/ctrl?
Ashworld ships an update every 2 weeks, and cmnd/ctrl fortnightly. Most recently, Ashworld was updated on October 24, 2026 and cmnd/ctrl on November 2, 2026.

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