Missile Command vs Dissolve
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Missile Command
Defend your bases from an endless barrage of incoming missiles in this reimagined arcade classic. Strategically launch counter-missiles, utilize powerups for an advantage, and upgrade your gameplay to achieve the highest scores. Compete globally and conquer challenging achievements.
- Defend bases from missile attacks
- Launch counter-missiles
- Utilize powerups
- Upgrade gameplay aspects
- Compete on global leaderboards
- Earn achievements
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Missile Command: Recharged is a re-imagining of the beloved classic with fast-paced, arcade action where players must defend their bases by blasting an endless barrage of missiles hailing from the sky. Launch counter-missiles to protect your base and target powerups to gain an edge at critical moments. Missile Command: Recharged will appeal to those that fondly remember playing the original or its many iterations, and a whole new generation of mobile gamers that are looking for fast-paced, pick-up-and play, arcade goodness. Powered Up: Don’t just target missiles – take aim at all-new powerups to survive longer with defensive measures, silo repair, or a screen-clearing special blast. Upgraded: New powerup system takes points earned and allows them to be used to upgrade all aspects of gameplay to get an edge and achieve the highest scores. Shoot for the Clouds: Compete in global online leaderboards and aim to claim bragging rights as the top missile commander. Achievements: Better yourself with each game played and work towards besting the toughest challenges! Get Augmented: Use the new augmented reality feature to project your gameplay to a virtual arcade cabinet and take your missile destruction to new heights!
Dissolve
Engage in an endless arcade shooter where every hit transforms the vibrant background. Collect permanent power-ups and melt through waves of enemies with intuitive swipe controls. Unlock new ships and face diverse enemy types in this colorful, fast-paced experience.
- Infinite enemy waves
- Permanent power-ups
- Transforming background visuals
- Single-finger swipe controls
- Haptic feedback
- Unlockable ships
- Upgradeable power-up drops
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In Dissolve, melt your way through infinite waves of enemies and bullets collecting never-expiring power-ups! Every shot that hits an enemy transforms the background, igniting dazzling bursts of color and warp-speed alterations all controlled with just a finger swipe. Get ready to melt through an endless torrent of vector foes! Features - Simple controls: Play with just moving your finger around the screen - Haptic feedback for key moments - 7 unlock-able ships - 14 Enemy Types and power-ups - Upgradeable power-up drop rates
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dissolve at 4.5 against Missile Command's 3.9. Dissolve also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 70%). Missile Command's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Missile Command sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dissolve sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dissolve holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 206 and 107 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Missile Command's written reviews are positive against 84% of Dissolve's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Missile Command | Dissolve |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (206 ratings) | 4.5 (107 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.1% of reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 206 — better | 107 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 400 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Atari | BabyStar Games |
Customer experience
Missile Command
Dissolve
Bugs and requests
Missile Command
Reported bugs
2 issues- High scores not updating correctly
- Occasional screen unresponsiveness
Requested features
4 requests- Additional levels or game modes
- More varied enemy types and attack patterns
- Customizable upgrade system
- Arcade mode with no upgrades
Dissolve
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Missile Command
- Infinite Charge$2.99
Dissolve
- 5000 Diamonds$0.99
- 30,000 Diamonds$4.99
Questions
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