KOZMONAUT vs SHAPE×HUNTER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KOZMONAUT
Explore the universe, build a mining empire, and battle monsters in this incremental tapper game. Earn resources even when offline and accelerate growth through expeditions. Collect loot, complete missions, and compete on leaderboards.
- Build and upgrade mines for exponential resource gain
- Tap to battle endless waves of monsters and bosses
- Offline resource accumulation
- Expeditions to accelerate growth
- Daily missions and rotating vendor for rewards
- Global leaderboards for competition
- Cosmetic drops to customize character
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KOZMONAUT is the ultimate hybrid of your favorite mobile games. Scour the unknown universe building your mining empire, grabbing loot, vanquishing monsters, minibosses, and huge bosses. Tap away to build up more Spacedust to finance your mines which will accumulate resources even while you're away. But when you do come back, rapidly accelerate your growth by cleaning up the galaxy in your Expeditions. You are just a lone astronaut working for a mysterious entity called the Tendril Mind. Along the way you will meet mysterious beings offering loot and rewards, a diverse range of monsters and environments, and the insatiable desire to build an empire to unknown means. Gameplay Elements: -Build mines to earn more Spacedust at exponential rates. -Tap your way through endless waves of monsters and bosses collecting extra Spacedust and loot to increase your Spacedust gains and monster-vanquishing potential. -Defend your existing mines in high stakes, high rewards levels -Compete with other players around the world with leaderboards that measure both your Spacedust gains and your monster-vanquishing prowess. -Complete Daily Missions for even more rewards -Check out what's new in the Exchange, a rotating Vendor which sells powerful loot for currency that is earned in-game only! -Rare cosmetic drops from grinding planets which will change the appearance of KOZMO!
SHAPE×HUNTER
Engage in a simple yet challenging rogue-like action game. Master two distinct weapons, "spears" and "bows," and strategically switch between them. Collect random skills as you defeat monsters to alter your gameplay style and climb the global rankings.
- Simple swipe and tap controls
- Dual weapon system (spears and bows)
- Randomly acquired skills
- Monster combat
- Global score rankings
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●Game Design SHAPE HUNTER is a game designed based on the concept of simplicity. Even those who are not good at difficult game controls can enjoy the game. ●Weapons Players use "spears" and "bows" to challenge monsters. The key to success in the game is to use the two weapons alternately. ●Operation Method The controls are simple actions with only swiping and tapping. Swipe the screen to perform a predetermined action with a weapon. Tap the weapon button to change weapons. ●Skills As you defeat monsters, you can obtain one skill from a randomly selected list. There are a wide variety of skills, and your choice will change the game play style. ●Ranking Register your game score to compare your score with other players. Aim for first place by achieving a high score.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SHAPE×HUNTER at 100% against KOZMONAUT's 50%. SHAPE×HUNTER also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). KOZMONAUT's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, 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. KOZMONAUT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SHAPE×HUNTER sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
KOZMONAUT holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of KOZMONAUT's written reviews are positive against 100% of SHAPE×HUNTER's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
KOZMONAUT ships an update every 4 days, SHAPE×HUNTER every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KOZMONAUT | SHAPE×HUNTER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Coast Media House LLC | NISHINO SHUNSUKE |
Customer experience
KOZMONAUT
SHAPE×HUNTER
In-app purchases
KOZMONAUT
- KOZMIC PACK$2.99
SHAPE×HUNTER
- 広告非表示&リトライ無制限$0.99









