Planet Face vs Aquaplane
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planet Face
Pilot a starship to defend your planet from aliens attempting to steal its faces. Use your laser to destroy incoming threats, including those protected by force fields, and evade enemy ships.
- Starship command
- Proximity radar
- Laser weapon
- Force field enemies
- Alien evasion
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You command the finest starship in the fleet, equipped with a proximity radar to aid your mission. Your goal: stop the aliens from escaping with our planet’s precious faces. Each stolen face weakens the planet’s strength. Aliens travel 4.22 light years through a wormhole to reach orbit, where they immediately attempt to steal faces. Use your laser to destroy them—but beware! Some are protected by force fields and may require multiple hits to defeat. Stay alert for other aliens whose sole purpose is to destroy you. Protect the planet. Save the faces. Good luck, Commander.
Aquaplane
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Aquaplane offers a side-scrolling action gaming experience, taking inspiration from water skiing. As players take command of a speedboat, the real challenge unfolds with a waterskier being towed behind. Steering the speedboat through hazards while adjusting speed becomes an intricate task, as the waterskier moves in tandem but with subtle variations in direction. This nuanced movement adds a layer of difficulty, making even smaller gaps a perilous challenge to navigate. The initial round begins with a simple setup featuring rocks and a handful of logs to familiarize participants with the terrain. Subsequent rounds will escalate in complexity, introducing additional obstacles such as more logs, squids, ships, and so forth.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aquaplane at none against Planet Face's 1. Planet Face's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price 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
Both are free to download. Planet Face sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Aquaplane asks for nothing beyond the download.
Planet Face ships an update every 4 days, Aquaplane every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planet Face | Aquaplane |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Thorpe | Richard Hughes |
In-app purchases
Planet Face
- Beyond the Beginning$3.99
Aquaplane
No in-app purchases








