Astro Hammer vs Kurt Arcade
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.
Kurt Arcade
Discover a collection of diverse, simpler games in one convenient app. Explore various genres including action, puzzles, and shooting games with a wide range of themes.
- Collection of simple games
- Action games
- Shooting games
- Flying games
- Puzzle games
- Horror games
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Lots of my smaller simpler games, accumulated all into one simple place for you!! There's some action, some shooting, some flying, some puzzles, some horror, monkeys, lasers, bombs... a little bit of everything.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Kurt Arcade at every 3 months against Astro Hammer's every 41 months. Kurt Arcade also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Astro Hammer's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Astro Hammer against 5.0 for Kurt Arcade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Astro Hammer ships an update every 41 months, Kurt Arcade every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astro Hammer | Kurt Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| 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 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 260 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sean Townsend | Kurt Dekker |
Customer experience
Astro Hammer
Kurt Arcade
In-app purchases
Astro Hammer
No in-app purchases
Kurt Arcade
No in-app purchases
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