Darkest Space vs Pulse Cross
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Darkest Space
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An hard space shooter. You must collect coins, expand your arsenal, avoid asteroids and defeat all enemies waves and bosses. You can survive to all enemies waves?
Pulse Cross
An arcade shooter designed for one-hand play, featuring fast-paced action against waves of invaders. Enjoy a minimal, offline experience with no ads or tracking, focused solely on achieving a high score.
- One-hand portrait-mode controls
- Procedurally generated neon-pixel art
- Dynamic difficulty scaling
- Offline play
- No ads, tracking, or accounts
- Persistent high score tracking
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Pulse Cross is a bite-sized, high-energy arcade shooter built for one-hand play. These games were designed with privacy in mind and as a firm foot down to put apps on that App Store that you buy to truly play forever without needing and network or any information leaving your device! They're written to be as minimal as possible with always less than a 10MB foot print and using as few APIs as possible. A truly minimal so you can relax! Pilot a pulse-cross fighter against waves of invaders that get faster, smarter, and meaner the longer you survive. No menus, no upgrades, no timers — just you, the swarm, and a high-score that dares you to push one wave further. FEATURES - Neon-pixel art, procedurally generated — zero external assets - Fire-button + drag-to-steer controls built for portrait-mode thumb play - Dynamic difficulty: enemies march faster and shoot more the further you go - Persistent best score with a satisfying "NEW RECORD!" moment - Chunky sound design and camera shake that sells every hit - Works offline, no ads, no accounts, no tracking Designed for quick sessions. Pick it up for 30 seconds, beat your best, put it down. Repeat forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Darkest Space at Free against Pulse Cross's $0.29. Darkest Space also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Pulse Cross's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 44 months). On in-app purchases 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
Darkest Space is free to download; Pulse Cross costs $0.29 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Darkest Space ships an update every 44 months, Pulse Cross every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Darkest Space | Pulse Cross |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.29 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 44 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Raffaele Amuso | Justin Miller |
In-app purchases
Darkest Space
No in-app purchases
Pulse Cross
No in-app purchases









