Comparison

Queen Rules vs Astral Hunter

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Queen Rules

Engage in a unique puzzle game set in a charming clay art world. Solve logic challenges by strategically moving characters to defeat a dark curse. Enjoy a relaxing, family-friendly experience with no time pressure and unlimited retries.

Highlights
  • Handmade FIMO clay art visuals
  • Strategic puzzle gameplay
  • 156 unique levels
  • Family-friendly and relaxing
  • No time pressure or rush
  • Tournament modes (Movement & Time)
Features
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Explore this hypnotic world built of handmade modelling FIMO clay characters. What’s your vehicle? Logic and planning. It’s a puzzle experience that’s challenging but fun. Led by a benevolent King and Queen, you’ll visit enchanted lands and enjoy an atmosphere like no where else you know. Your job while here—defeat a dark curse set in play by an evil witch. Sounds easy, right? Wrong! The puzzles begin simply and slowly advance in challenge, level by level, kingdom by kingdom. We’re proud to say that this game is an entirely new and unique experience. After months addicted to it ourselves, we’re sharing it with you to let more people into this captivating world. If you like puzzle games this is a goldmine. So, how do you play? Use your finger to swipe soldiers across rows and up columns. When you get them all down to ones, you’re allowed to move on. It’s an effortless, magical feeling being inside this world—easy and satisfying to learn, but challenging to complete and win. As the game evolves, new game mechanics appear. Soldiers become more powerful and playful, and the game becomes pure strategy. Yes, things may get tricky. If you need input, go ask a friend to sit by your side, or even bring your kid over. This game is family friendly and fun to play in pairs. Incredible art sets it apart and makes it captivating for all ages. The game travels along at a pace that’s not rushed or timed, and it allows you to retry within levels as much as you want. This leads to more fun and less stress—what we always wanted in a game. You can think through your advances at a pace that everyone can enjoy. Features: • An Original Game Design • 156 Unique Levels • Clay Art by Larissa Honsek • Family Friendly • Solid Entertainment - Royal Announcement - Your majesty, the Queen of Hearts, cordially announces the opening of the Tournament Games. Her kingdom invites all valiant Knights to compete. The best Knights will earn the recognition of the Kings and a lifetime of honor and gifts. Are you brave enough to compete? If you believe you have what it takes your attendance and participation is, respectfully, required. Rules below: Only Knights with Game Center accounts will be able to proceed to the Tournament Games. From here, you can participate in two new tournament modalities, namely, the Movement Tournaments and the Time Tournaments: - The Movement Tournaments - the best Knight is he, she or they who completes a level in the fewest number of moves. - Time Tournaments - the best Knight is he, she or they who completes the designated level in the minimum amount of time. Your infinitely generous majesty is also bestowing honorable badges to those Knights who accomplish the most difficult achievements along the path. If you manage to collect each of these badges, you will become the most honorable of all Knights. To all interested Knight candidates with Game Center accounts, you are officially requested to commence your journey. In order to bring perfection to these Royal events, her highness’s engineering team has made several noteworthy improvements and a bug has been fixed. To your journey, we raise our goblets.

About

Astral Hunter

Engage in thrilling flight shooting battles with a roguelike twist. Customize your combat experience with unique aircraft and over 120 combinable chips. Face diverse bosses for a constantly fresh challenge.

Highlights
  • 6 unique aircraft
  • 120+ combinable chips
  • Diverse boss battles
  • Roguelike gameplay
  • Customizable playstyle
Features
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"Astral Hunter" is an exciting flight shooting Roguelike game! - 6 unique aircraft, each designed to meet different combat needs. - 120+ chips, freely combinable to create your own playstyle. - Various Bosses, each challenge brings a fresh experience.

Screenshots

Queen Rules4 screens
Astral Hunter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Queen Rules at 92% against Astral Hunter's 50%. Queen Rules also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). Astral Hunter's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Astral Hunter sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Queen Rules asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Queen Rules holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Queen Rules has 133 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Queen Rules's written reviews are positive against 50% of Astral Hunter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Queen Rules ships an update every 4 weeks, Astral Hunter every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Queen Rules versus Astral Hunter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQueen RulesAstral Hunter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (133 ratings) — better4.3 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings133 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.212.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size850 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan Gabriel Palomino Garcia开心 李

Customer experience

Queen Rules

All ratings133 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.3%

Astral Hunter

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Queen Rules

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Astral Hunter

One-time8
  • Full Access$0.99
  • Beginner Pack$0.99
  • Have Fun$1.99
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  • Hard Pack$1.99
  • Buy Few Cores$1.99
  • Insane Pack$2.99
  • Super Pack$9.99
  • Buy Lots Cores$9.99

Questions

Is Queen Rules free?
Queen Rules is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Astral Hunter free?
Astral Hunter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Queen Rules or Astral Hunter?
Queen Rules is rated higher. Queen Rules averages 4.8 out of 5 from 133 ratings, while Astral Hunter averages 4.3 from 16 ratings.
Do Queen Rules or Astral Hunter have ads?
Neither Queen Rules nor Astral Hunter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Queen Rules or Astral Hunter?
Queen Rules ships an update every 4 weeks, and Astral Hunter every 10 days. Most recently, Queen Rules was updated on October 8, 2026 and Astral Hunter on September 24, 2026.

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