Comparison

Meteors, Asteroids, & Fireball vs Operation

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

Head to head
About

Meteors, Asteroids, & Fireball

Features
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Meteors, Asteroids, & Fireballs Space is a dangerous place, filled with Meteors, Asteroids and Fireballs. To get home you must fly your mighty star cruiser through asteroid fields, meteors and fireballs in this fun filled arcade classic from yesteryear. Which are the most dangerous I hear you ask ? Meteors are small, easy to blow up in a single shot but are harder to hit. Even though meteors are small they will still smash your ships into smithereens. Fireballs, easy to see but wow they move fast. Fireball will obliterate your ship into tiny pieces and then burn them. Asteroids, slower moving. Much bigger then meteors, however they can break up into several smaller chunks which will still crush your ship. So meteors, asteroids and fireballs are all very very dangerous, shoot them, avoid them, or perish! Download Meteors, Asteroids, & Fireballs and play now.

About

Operation

Pilot a spaceship to defend Earth from an alien invasion. Dodge enemy ships, collect star dust for points, and use onboard weapons to defeat the xenomorphs and save humanity.

Highlights
  • Spaceship combat
  • Alien invasion defense
  • Dodge enemy ships
  • Collect star dust
  • Use onboard weapons
Features
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In the distant future, Earth was attacked by an alien enemy known as xenomorphs. They used their technology to infiltrate Earth and take over. However, a hero emerged who decided to defend his planet. He gathered a team of other survivors and went into space to find a way to defeat the aliens. Our hero pilots a spaceship and must destroy enemies using various weapons on board. The player's goal is to protect Earth from alien invasion and save humanity. Rules: dodge collisions with alien ships, earn 5 points for each maneuver. Star dust clouds are our helpers โ€“ they help us hide from the aliens, and you get 30 points for flying through them.

Screenshots

Meteors, Asteroids, & Fireball4 screens
Operation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Operation at none against Meteors, Asteroids, & Fireball's shown. Operation also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 48 months). Meteors, Asteroids, & Fireball's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meteors, Asteroids, & Fireball ships an update every 48 months, Operation daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Meteors, Asteroids, & Fireball versus Operation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeteors, Asteroids, & FireballOperation
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 48 monthsDaily โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size56 MB12 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGalatic DroidsBoris Kravchenko

In-app purchases

None

Meteors, Asteroids, & Fireball

No in-app purchases

None

Operation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meteors, Asteroids, & Fireball free?
Meteors, Asteroids, & Fireball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Operation free?
Operation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Meteors, Asteroids, & Fireball or Operation have ads?
Meteors, Asteroids, & Fireball shows ads; Operation does not.
Which is updated more often, Meteors, Asteroids, & Fireball or Operation?
Meteors, Asteroids, & Fireball ships an update every 48 months, and Operation daily. Most recently, Meteors, Asteroids, & Fireball was updated on November 9, 2026 and Operation on November 8, 2026.

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