Asteroid Defender vs Solar Smash 2D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Asteroid Defender
Engage in classic arcade-style gameplay to protect Earth from incoming asteroids. Tap to steer and hold to accelerate your ship's spin to destroy threats before they reach the planet.
- Classic arcade action
- Tap to change direction
- Hold to spin faster
- Protect Earth from asteroids
- Simple controls
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Enjoy some classic arcade-like action with a new twist. Tap to change directions hold to spin faster. Try and keep the asteroids from hitting earth and ending all civilization.
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 in-app purchases: Asteroid Defender at none against Solar Smash 2D's 1. Asteroid Defender also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Solar Smash 2D's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 5). On price, update cadence 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. Asteroid Defender asks for nothing beyond the download.
Asteroid Defender holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solar Smash 2D has 14K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Asteroid Defender's written reviews are positive against 82% of Solar Smash 2D's.
Asteroid Defender ships an update every 4 months, Solar Smash 2D every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Asteroid Defender | Solar Smash 2D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.7 (14K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 82.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 252 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | IMABEAR STUDIOS LLC | PARADYME LIMITED |
Customer experience
Asteroid Defender
Solar Smash 2D
Bugs and requests
Asteroid Defender
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
Asteroid Defender
No in-app purchases
Solar Smash 2D
- AdFree$3.99
Questions
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