Wave.io vs Solar Smash 2D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wave.io
Experience a visually stunning and addictive game with simple one-tap controls. Enjoy hours of fun with its unique wave mechanics and captivating effects.
- One-tap easy-to-learn controls
- Beautiful visual effects
- Addictive gameplay
- Hours of fun
- Relaxing wave mechanics
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One tap easy-to-learn control, beautiful visual effects and addictive gameplay are guaranteed hours of fun.
Solar Smash 2D
Explore unique destruction mechanics in a space-themed sandbox. Break planets into pieces, control spaceships in epic battles, or design your own celestial bodies with custom physics.
- Unique destruction mechanics
- Break planets into pieces
- Physics-based planet movement
- Control and spawn spaceships
- Create space battles
- Draw custom planets
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Solar Smash 2D is a spin off from the original Solar Smash by the same developers, this game was designed to allow for different technology to be utilised and allow for unique destruction mechanics. It features the ability to break planets into pieces and each planet will float and move with its own physics, players can control or spawn in spaceships and create huge space battles, or you can draw in your own planet with any design you want. Indonesia (IGRS) Age Rating: 13+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Solar Smash 2D at 4.7 against Wave.io's 3.3. Solar Smash 2D also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 50%) and ratings volume (14K vs 7). Wave.io's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Solar Smash 2D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wave.io asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solar Smash 2D holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solar Smash 2D has 14K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Wave.io's written reviews are positive against 82% of Solar Smash 2D's.
Wave.io ships an update every 12 months, Solar Smash 2D every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wave.io | Solar Smash 2D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 82.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 252 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | One Pixel Studio | PARADYME LIMITED |
Customer experience
Wave.io
Solar Smash 2D
Bugs and requests
Wave.io
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Solar Smash 2D
Reported bugs
3 issues- Movement controls disappear when switching maps
- Soft-lock when controlling ships and resetting world
- Gem counter bug showing incorrect values
Requested features
6 requests- Add more ships and factions to spawn
- Allow controlling of larger ships and bosses
- Implement faction relationship editor
- Add pause, slow-motion, and speed up controls
- Expand custom planet creation tools
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- Introduce multiplayer mode
In-app purchases
Wave.io
No in-app purchases
Solar Smash 2D
- AdFree$3.99
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