cmnd/ctrl vs Fish Heads Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Unlock 10+ unique ships
- Varying fire rates and bullet speeds
- Several power-ups
- 2 game modes (Main & Extreme)
- Leaderboards
- Retro soundtrack and sound effects
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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
Fish Heads Runner
A unique endless runner where you control a disembodied fish head on a robot suit. Collect energy cells and pearls to keep moving and upgrade your suit. Race across the ocean floor avoiding hazards and RoboPirates.
- Endless running gameplay
- Collect energy cells
- Gather pearls for upgrades
- Ocean floor environment
- Robot suit customization
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RoboPirates are under the sea harvesting pearls and muckin’ up the place with their Not Quite Spent Toxic Energy Cells. Worse yet, they’ve cut off Fish Boy’s head and stuck it on one of their Robo-Contraption Suits. He now must race across the ocean floor collecting the not quite spent toxic energy cells to keep his body going. Perhaps if he also manages to steal away some of those pearls he can buy a better robo-contraption body. Better get running before you run out of juice!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: cmnd/ctrl at Free against Fish Heads Runner's $0.99. cmnd/ctrl also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (44 vs 8). Fish Heads Runner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On 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
cmnd/ctrl is free to download; Fish Heads Runner costs $0.99 up front. cmnd/ctrl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fish Heads Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fish Heads Runner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: cmnd/ctrl has 44 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of cmnd/ctrl's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fish Heads Runner's.
cmnd/ctrl ships an update fortnightly, Fish Heads Runner every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | cmnd/ctrl | Fish Heads Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (44 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 772 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Astro Hound Studios | QuadraTron Games LLC |
Customer experience
cmnd/ctrl
Fish Heads Runner
In-app purchases
cmnd/ctrl
- Remove Ads$0.99
Fish Heads Runner
No in-app purchases
