Comparison

Beyond Solar vs Space Shooter

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

Head to head
About

Beyond Solar

Pilot a spaceship in a pixel art bullet hell shooter. Investigate a mysterious SOS signal from a dying Earth and battle alien threats. Upgrade your ship and compete with friends on the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Pixel art graphics
  • Bullet hell gameplay
  • Space combat
  • Ship weapon upgrades
  • Collect Digicoins
  • Leaderboard challenges
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Beyond Solar is a bullet hell / SHMUP pixel art game. You play the protagonist “Gravity” a space ship pilot who grew up in the space colony “ARD”, humanity last hope and shelter as planet Earth was on the brink of extinction. Years passed after the great migration of human beings from planet Earth, when suddenly an SOS signal received from Earth. In order to find out the source of the signal the space army sent their best pilot “Gravity” to investigate the source and report back. Test your skills in this classic pixel art SHMUP and reveal the mystery behind the Earth most dangerous journey. Collect Digicoins and upgrade your ship weapons along the way to be able to unlock all the achievements and challenge your friends in the leader board.

About

Space Shooter

Engage in intense arcade-style space combat to defend the galaxy from an alien invasion. Upgrade your spaceship and weapons as you progress through challenging missions with stunning visuals and special effects.

Highlights
  • Arcade galaxy shooter gameplay
  • Challenging campaign with unlimited invaders
  • HD quality graphics and stunning effects
  • Ship and weapon upgrades
  • Daily quests and free rewards
Features
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The Galaxy's future is now in your hands. Get your ship ready for space attack in this arcade galaxy shooter game. Galaxy Shooter is the perfect game to keep you glued and entertained for hours! With classic free space games genre, old game with a new context, Galaxy Shooter attack puts you on fire with infinity space shooting. Can you save the galaxy from the alien invasion? FEATURE: Perfect Shoot ‘em up! Challenging campaign: unlimited alien invaders! It should be your infinity shooting missions! HD quality graphics. Stunning designs, amazing lighting and special effects. Lucky wheel, daily quest and free gems every day for you. HOW TO PLAY: Touch screen to move and kill all enemies. Collect items to upgrade or change your weapons. Your goal will be quite challenging as you will have to save the Universe from its evil enemies. In this space shooting game, you will be facing an increasingly large number of enemies in hazardous environments. As the game progresses, you will earn the right to upgrade your spaceship to unleash its full capability.

Screenshots

Beyond Solar4 screens
Space Shooter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Beyond Solar at none against Space Shooter's shown. Beyond Solar also leads on ratings volume (51 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Beyond Solar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Space Shooter sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Shooter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beyond Solar has 51 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Beyond Solar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Space Shooter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beyond Solar ships an update every 3 months, Space Shooter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Beyond Solar versus Space Shooter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeyond SolarSpace Shooter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (51 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB113 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperCOREGAME TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONSSolaris

Customer experience

Beyond Solar

All ratings51 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%

Space Shooter

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Beyond Solar

One-time1
  • Beyond Solar All Chapters$1.99
2 purchases

Space Shooter

One-time2
  • No Ads for $0.99$0.99
  • 500 Gems for $0.99$0.99

Questions

Is Beyond Solar free?
Beyond Solar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Shooter free?
Space Shooter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beyond Solar or Space Shooter?
Space Shooter is rated higher. Beyond Solar averages 4.8 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Space Shooter averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Beyond Solar or Space Shooter have ads?
Space Shooter shows ads; Beyond Solar does not.
Which is updated more often, Beyond Solar or Space Shooter?
Beyond Solar ships an update every 3 months, and Space Shooter every 2 months. Most recently, Beyond Solar was updated on November 2, 2026 and Space Shooter on November 3, 2026.

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