Boinga! vs Star Duster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boinga!
Draw lines to guide a bouncing ball, aiming to travel as far as possible before your ink supply is depleted. A simple yet engaging game of skill and strategy.
- Draw lines to bounce ball
- Limited ink supply
- Distance-based gameplay
- Simple controls
- Engaging physics
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Draw lines to bounce the ball as far as you can before you run out of ink.
Star Duster
Experience a retro-inspired arcade challenge that harks back to the 80s. Control your character through unique gameplay mechanics, including physical head movements via push-ups, and enjoy an immersive soundscape. Compete for high scores across two distinct game modes.
- Two distinct game modes
- High score lists
- Head control via push-ups (iOS)
- Retro 80s aesthetic
- Immersive soundscape
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***** "A rare Apple Watch game that's actually worth playing" - iMore ***** "A game you’ll return to" - GQ Magazine ***** "Travel back to the 80s" - AppAdvice Star Duster for iPhone and Apple Watch takes handheld games (and you) back to their origins: - Two game modes with different challenges, gameplay and high score lists! - Let's get physical! Get exercise and a new type of challenge by controlling Star Duster with your head through push ups (iOS) - A Beep-boop-ity soundscape that will get stuck on your brain! Star Duster is a prequel to the mobile arcade mayhem that is Star Jolt. Can it explain why the space junk is lined up so neatly?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Boinga! at Free against Star Duster's $2.99. Boinga! also leads on ratings volume (32 vs 2). Star Duster's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 28 months). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Boinga! is free to download; Star Duster costs $2.99 up front. Boinga! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Star Duster asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Boinga! against 5.0 for Star Duster. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boinga! has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Boinga! ships an update every 28 months, Star Duster every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boinga! | Star Duster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #200 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.7 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Henry Pigg | Beardybird AB |
Customer experience
Boinga!
Star Duster
In-app purchases
Boinga!
- No Ads$0.99
Star Duster
No in-app purchases
