Save the Spaceman vs Astrocave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Save the Spaceman
Protect an astronaut from falling debris by strategically hitting objects away. The longer you keep the astronaut safe, the higher your score. Customize your astronaut's appearance for a personal touch.
- Hit falling objects
- Save astronaut
- Score multiplier
- Astronaut customization
- Asteroid and rock debris
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Save the astronaut from falling obstacles by hitting them away. There are various types of objects falling from asteroids to falling rock debris. Object of the game is to save the astronaut for as long as possible, the more objects you hit the higher your score will be. You also have the ability to choose the style of your astronaut.
Astrocave
Pilot a lander through dangerous underground caves, collecting fuel to ascend. Test your bravery and skill to reach the exit, with procedurally generated levels and a unique soundtrack. Compete on global leaderboards and unlock achievements.
- Procedurally generated cave levels
- Fuel collection for survival
- Touch and tilt controls
- Bluetooth controller support
- Sci-Fi Industrial Obscurity soundtrack
- Custom seed level generation
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
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Pilot your lander through the dangers of an underground cave system to reach the exit at the top. Collect fuel during your ascent to stay alive. Only 0.24% (based on App analytics) are brave enough to try and only 1 in 100 (based on leaderboard statistics) are successful. Are you brave enough to try? Can you reach the top? Simple to play! Just touch the screen to thrust and tilt device to steer. Supports bluetooth game controllers too! Includes an incredible Sci-Fi Industrial Obscurity music soundtrack! Uses a unique seed based subtractive algorithm for generating levels. Create unique levels using custom seeds. More than 50 secret seed awards to discover! Earn free credits by guessing the secret seeds. 14 Game Center leaderboards to conquer! 25 Game Center achievements!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Save the Spaceman at none against Astrocave's 1. Astrocave's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 7 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Astrocave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Save the Spaceman asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Save the Spaceman against 5.0 for Astrocave. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively.
Save the Spaceman ships an update every 7 months, Astrocave every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Save the Spaceman | Astrocave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 248 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Whirl Click Inc. | Les Bird |
Customer experience
Save the Spaceman
Astrocave
In-app purchases
Save the Spaceman
No in-app purchases
Astrocave
- 5,000 CREDITS...$0.99
