Comparison

Celtreos vs Super Hydorah

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

Head to head
About

Celtreos

Experience a classic space shooter with modern features. Engage in challenging levels with randomized elements, a vast arsenal of weapons, and customizable ships. Enjoy a rich soundtrack or play your own music.

Highlights
  • One or two-player modes
  • 30 unique songs with custom music support
  • Over 12 randomized stages
  • Extensive weapon and ship customization
  • In-game power-ups and power-downs
  • Adjustable game settings (lives, graphics, speed)
Features
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One-player game, OR two players if you have a game controller. “Celtreos” is like the space shooters of decades past: tiny ship, big weapons, waves of foes, power-ups and obstacles. Music, Sound and Voice • 30 different songs (45 minutes of music!) • You can even play your own music and auto-next-song for key game events Stages • Over 12 stages: a city, space station, ocean and more • Horizontal scrolling but more than one “screen” of vertical space • Start from any stage you want! • Each stage ends with a challenging boss • Wall layouts and spawn patterns are partially randomized Weapon Arrays, Special Moves, Power-Ups and More • Choose from a huge arsenal of weapons and special abilities • 10 different ships to choose from • Customize ship properties, such as gun mount locations • In-game power-ups with weapons, defenses and temporary powers (like Rapid Fire) • Power-down orbs with temporary inconveniences (like Weapon Freeze) Additional Configuration Options • Set number of lives, and number of times that special abilities can be used • Set graphics quality to one of three levels, and default ship speed

About

Super Hydorah

Experience a console-quality shooting game adapted for mobile with intuitive touch controls. Explore a non-linear galaxy, battle alien threats with diverse weapons, and uncover secrets. Offers multiple difficulty levels and integrated leaderboards for a challenging and engaging adventure.

Highlights
  • Console-quality graphics
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Non-linear level layout
  • Weapon selection and power-ups
  • Haptic vibration
  • MFI Joystick support
  • Game Center integration
Features
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Super Hydorah is a console-quality smartphone game excellently adapted to touch controls. The world acclaimed shooting game created by renowned Locomalito, now accessible to casual audiences. Metacritic score 82/100 - Excellent.#50 Best PC Game of 2017 Best Spanish Game of 2018 by Hobby Consolas “One of the best games the genre has seen over the years” – Meristation “An old-school shoot'em up full of surprises, and it's incredibly polished” – The Games Machine Super Hydorah is a shooting game that embraces the teachings of the classic genre titans while offering its own thoughtful tweaks: direct action and a wide variety of unique spatial situations. Equip your ship and save the galaxy against the dreadful menace of the Meroptians! Features - Haptic vibration - MFI Joystick support - 2 difficulty modes: Easy to play or hard to be a master! - Touch controls with adjustable sensitivity - Game Center integration: Achievements and leaderboards - Non-linear level layout with route selection - Dangers of different nature in each level (not just bullets) - Weapon selection and power-ups in every mission - Secrets, multiple endings

Screenshots

Celtreos4 screens
Super Hydorah4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Super Hydorah at 668 against Celtreos's 1. Super Hydorah also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Celtreos's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Celtreos costs $3.99 and Super Hydorah $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Celtreos holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Super Hydorah has 668 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Celtreos's written reviews are positive against 86% of Super Hydorah's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Celtreos ships an update monthly, Super Hydorah every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Celtreos versus Super Hydorah: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCeltreosSuper Hydorah
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (668 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better86.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1668 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB212 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKevin GrantAbylight S.L.

Customer experience

Celtreos

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

Super Hydorah

All ratings668 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.0%

Bugs and requests

Celtreos

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Super Hydorah

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Sound issues on some devices
  • Compatibility problems on certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Customizable controls
  • Support for newer iPhone/iPad displays

In-app purchases

None

Celtreos

No in-app purchases

None

Super Hydorah

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Celtreos free?
Celtreos costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Super Hydorah free?
Super Hydorah costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Celtreos or Super Hydorah?
Celtreos is rated higher. Celtreos averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Super Hydorah averages 4.8 from 668 ratings.
Do Celtreos or Super Hydorah have ads?
Neither Celtreos nor Super Hydorah shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Celtreos or Super Hydorah?
Celtreos ships an update monthly, and Super Hydorah every 5 months. Most recently, Celtreos was updated on October 5, 2026 and Super Hydorah on October 11, 2026.

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