Meteor Shower Benchmark vs Bencher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meteor Shower Benchmark
This app provides a suite of micro benchmarks to measure CPU and GPU performance on mobile devices. It's designed for developers to understand device capabilities and optimize their games and applications for smoother performance.
- CPU Parallel Workload benchmark
- GPU Driver Draw Call benchmark
- GPU Vertex Workload benchmark
- GPU Fragment Workload benchmark
- Detailed performance reports (FPS, Resolution, Chipset)
- In-depth technical metrics (Frame Rate, Pixel Rate, CPU Rate)
- Device comparison on website
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Meteor Shower is a suite of micro benchmarks that measure CPU and GPU performance. It is for games and apps developers to understand the performance of their device with different types of workload and learn how to optimize their game so that it can run smoothly. The Benchmark Modes allow you to measure the performance of the CPU and GPU of your mobile device: • CPU Parallel Workload – Multiple character animations with multi-threaded skinning. Rendering to a small offscreen framebuffer, to limit the GPU fragment workload. • GPU Driver Draw Call Workload – 6000 draw calls with simple geometry. Rendering to a small offscreen framebuffer, to limit the GPU fragment workload. • GPU Vertex Workload (Visible) – 1M triangles in view. Rendering to a small offscreen framebuffer, to limit the GPU fragment workload. • GPU Vertex Workload (Culling) – 1M triangles, mostly culled. Rendering to a small offscreen framebuffer, to limit the GPU fragment workload. • GPU Fragment Workload – Multiple layers of clouds using a complex fragment shader. Rendering to a configurable offscreen framebuffer without v-sync. TECHNICAL FEATURES • Metal API • Multi-threaded for multi-core devices • Forward Rendering • C++14 compiled for ARMv8-A • Rendering at native resolution with MSAA • Offscreen Rendering at a configurable resolution • ASTC textures BENCHMARK YOUR DEVICE Meteor Shower enables performance measurement of mobile devices using CPU and GPU targeted performance metrics. This version has been built with the Universe engine using Metal and multithreading. Once finished the benchmarks display information about your device and provide performance measurements. MEASURE YOUR PERFORMANCE At the end of each benchmark, you will be presented with a full report of your device and its performance. The report contains: • Average FPS (Frames Per Second) • Resolution • Chipset • CPU • GPU GET IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS Meteor Shower is able to provide in-depth technical performance metrics to give you the data you need to understand how your phone and tablet devices stand up over the course of the benchmark. See detailed charts, lists, rankings and unlock the knowledge you need on our website Asteroidsbenchmarks.com • Frame Rate • Pixel Rate • CPU Rate • Timeline Charts • CPU & GPU Frame Times COMPARE YOUR DEVICE All devices are displayed in the order of performance on our website at asteroidsbenchmarks.com. You’ll be able to compare your device with the other devices ranked. See peak performance and spot performance drops during the timeline of the benchmark for any device. Understand which devices are at the top of their game! SCORES, DETAILED CHARTS, LISTS, RANKINGS AND MORE All available via the Asteroids Benchmarks website: asteroidsbenchmarks.com
Bencher
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Bencher is a new, modern benchmarking app for checking how your Apple devices perform in general, and over time. Run tests for your CPU, memory, SSD storage and GPU, then save each result so you can compare performance across devices, updates and different benchmark settings. Bencher is built for people who want a simple way to see whether their device is performing as expected without digging through complicated tools, as well as for fellow tech-enthusiasts who want to test the performance of their device and compare against others. Features include: • Intuitive User Interface • Single-core and multi-core CPU benchmarks • Memory performance testing • SSD read and write speed testing • Metal graphics benchmarking • Mac-supported OpenCL graphics benchmarking • Overall performance scores • Saved, searchable, filterable and easy to use benchmark history • Performance trends and comparisons • Reference comparisons between results • iCloud sync for benchmark history • Export and import support (both singular and batch import/export) • Feedback button to provide feedback and bug reports back to me • Dark mode by default (The cool way :p) • Native app layouts for iPhone, iPad and Mac Bencher is useful for checking performance after software updates, comparing different Apple devices, spotting unusual slowdowns, or keeping a long-term record of how your device performs. The app does not require an account, and benchmark history can be kept locally or synced through iCloud if you choose to enable it. This app is also currently awaiting approval from Gouvernement de la République française for distribution in France due to encryption use, and will be opened up to the French market pending approval.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Meteor Shower Benchmark at 11.3 against Bencher's 16.0. On price, update cadence, 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.
Meteor Shower Benchmark ships an update every 6 days, Bencher weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meteor Shower Benchmark | Bencher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.3 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 620 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virtual Arts Limited | Adam Ibrahim |
In-app purchases
Meteor Shower Benchmark
No in-app purchases
Bencher
No in-app purchases
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