Comparison

Arcade Watch Games vs Asteroid Commando

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

Head to head
About

Arcade Watch Games

Experience a collection of 12 engaging 3D and retro 8-bit games designed for Apple Watch and iPhone. Enjoy hours of uninterrupted, ad-free entertainment with a variety of classic and unique gameplay mechanics.

Highlights
  • 12 diverse games
  • 3D and retro 8-bit graphics
  • Ad-free experience
  • Apple Watch and iPhone compatibility
  • Intuitive controls (tap, swipe, crown)
  • Endless entertainment
Features
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Arcade Watch Games is a collection of 12 games for the Apple Watch and iPhone. Enjoy hours of endless entertainment all Ad free!  List of currently available games: • FLAK ATTACK Use your cannon to fight off an air attack of aircraft, bombers and paratroopers. • INCOMING MISSILE Steer your spaceship avoiding asteroids and missiles. • ALLEY BALL Roll down the changing alley ways using the watch crown to manoeuvre through. Roll on! • BOAT RUN High speed action, navigating your boat using the watch crown to collect gold medals, and to avoid crashing on a treacherous and unpredictable river at increasing speeds. • DODGEM BIPLANES Take to the skies, with dual Biplanes by tapping them to switch flight corridors in order to dodge on coming aircraft and to pick the roundels. Thanks for flying! • FLIPPITY FLY Flap Flippity by tapping to negotiate the brick walls in his flight path. • GETAWAY GRAMPS Help Gramps make his cross-country getaway by swiping across to round corners, tapping to jump over obstacles and swiping down to slide under obstructions on his way to freedom. • PILE HIGH How high can you go? Test your skill by tapping to pile the slabs as high as possible, exact fits gets you bonus points. • POULTRY DASH How did the chicken, rooster, chick and duck cross the road? That’s up to your directional swiping skills, guiding them round obstructions and across the lanes of traffic safely to the other side. Good luck! • RAINBOW RUNNER Run the rainbow gauntlet by tapping to jump between the colour bands. Happy landings! • TABLE PONG Timeless classic with circular paddle action using the watch crown to keep the volley going. • WORMER Oldie but a goodie, worm your way around with directional swiping to the green apple. Bon appétit!

About

Asteroid Commando

Pilot a ship through a retro arcade experience, blasting asteroids and collecting gems while battling alien pirates and avoiding mines. Enjoy classic vector graphics and power-ups across iPhone and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Vector graphics (modern or classic)
  • Power-ups (Shield, Triple Shot, Rapid Fire, Time Freeze)
  • Intuitive Crown controls for Apple Watch
  • Swipe controls for iPhone
  • Daily global rankings
  • Short burst gameplay
Features
Currently charting
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Asteroid Commando is a vector graphics arcade game for your iPhone and Apple Watch. Pilot your ship as you blast asteroids in search of priceless gems. Battle alien pirates and avoid deadly space mines! • Choose between Modern Tron inspired graphics or original arcade Vector graphics • Vector style asteroids, enemies and mines! • Power-ups include Shield, Triple Shot, Rapid Fire and Time Freeze! • Intuitive and simple controls using the Crown on the Watch! • Swipe to move on the iPhone! • Short burst gameplay is perfect for the Watch and iPhone! • Daily rank to see how you compare to the rest of the world! • Retro sound effects on the iPhone and Watch! • Play anywhere, anytime! • Runs at 60fps on the Watch! • Watch features stylish Complications! • Ability to invert Crown controls on the Watch! • TouchArcade Game of the Week! Relive the glory days of the arcade on your Apple Watch and iPhone. Thanks for playing -Johnno and Pete

Screenshots

Arcade Watch Games4 screens
Asteroid Commando4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Arcade Watch Games at free against Asteroid Commando's paid. Arcade Watch Games also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (65% vs 38%). Asteroid Commando's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Arcade Watch Games costs $1.99 and Asteroid Commando $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arcade Watch Games holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 106 and 134 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Arcade Watch Games's written reviews are positive against 38% of Asteroid Commando's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcade Watch Games ships an update every 5 months, Asteroid Commando every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Arcade Watch Games versus Asteroid Commando: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcade Watch GamesAsteroid Commando
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.4 (106 ratings) — better4.0 (134 ratings)
Positive reviews65.0% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings106134 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#190 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.1
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbel AlhoRed Sprite Studios

Customer experience

Arcade Watch Games

All ratings106 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative20.0%

Asteroid Commando

All ratings134 ratings
Positive70.1%
Neutral11.2%
Negative18.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Arcade Watch Games

No in-app purchases

None

Asteroid Commando

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arcade Watch Games free?
Arcade Watch Games costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Asteroid Commando free?
Asteroid Commando costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arcade Watch Games or Asteroid Commando?
Arcade Watch Games is rated higher. Arcade Watch Games averages 4.4 out of 5 from 106 ratings, while Asteroid Commando averages 4.0 from 134 ratings.
Do Arcade Watch Games or Asteroid Commando have ads?
Neither Arcade Watch Games nor Asteroid Commando shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arcade Watch Games or Asteroid Commando?
Arcade Watch Games ships an update every 5 months, and Asteroid Commando every 6 weeks. Most recently, Arcade Watch Games was updated on September 22, 2026 and Asteroid Commando on September 20, 2026.

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