Astro Hammer vs Blast Shot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astro Hammer
Blast waves of descending enemies in this retro arcade shooter inspired by 80s classics. Prevent them from reaching Earth with simple controls and challenging, score-focused gameplay. Enjoy smooth 60fps action with Game Center achievements and leaderboards.
- Old-school arcade shooter gameplay
- Obliterate waves of enemies
- Score-minded game mechanics
- Simple pick-up and play controls
- Smooth 60fps frame-rate
- Game Center achievements and leaderboards
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Astro Hammer is a simple old-school shooter in the style of 80s classics such as Astro Blaster, Galaxians and Space Invaders. Obliterate increasing waves of enemies as they descend from the screen and prevent them landing on Earth. Retro-inspired from early 80s arcade games. Challenging gameplay with score-minded game mechanics. Simple "pick-up and play" controls. Smooth 60fps frame-rate. Game Center Achievements and Leaderboard. No ads or in-app purchases. Designed for quick play sessions, maybe waiting for a bus, sitting on a train etc. I hope everyone enjoys it.
Blast Shot
Embark on an adventure into a newly discovered secret treasure mine. Explore endless tunnels, break through obstacles, and see how far your exploration can go. Run cool and break it hot in this exciting game.
- Explore endless mine tunnels
- Break through obstacles
- Discover secret treasures
- Exciting exploration gameplay
- Cool running mechanics
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- Recruiting - Recently, the entrance to a secret treasure mine was discovered. How far can you explore the endless tunnels? Run cool, break it hot!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Astro Hammer at none against Blast Shot's 9. Astro Hammer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Blast Shot's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 41 months). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Blast Shot sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Astro Hammer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Astro Hammer against 5.0 for Blast Shot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Astro Hammer ships an update every 41 months, Blast Shot every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astro Hammer | Blast Shot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sean Townsend | Cho KwangHyeon |
Customer experience
Astro Hammer
Blast Shot
In-app purchases
Astro Hammer
No in-app purchases
Blast Shot
- 10 Kits$0.99
- 250 Gems$0.99
- RemoveAds$1.99
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- 60 Kits$4.99
- 1,500 Gems$4.99
- Vip$5.99
- 200 Kits$9.99
- 4,000 Gems$9.99
- 10,000 Gems$19.99
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