Planet Face vs Asteroid Defender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planet Face
Command a starship to defend your planet from aliens attempting to steal precious faces. Use your laser to destroy incoming threats, some protected by force fields, while avoiding enemy ships. Protect the planet and save the faces to succeed.
- 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.
Asteroid Defender
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Asteroid Defender is an endless arcade shoot 'em up where you must survive against waves of asteroids by dodging them or blasting them to set new high scores. Setting new high scores unlocks new icons for your ship and new colours to customise your gameplay experience. Features: - Endless gameplay that will challenge any player - A range of customisation options, with over 70 possible combinations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Planet Face at every 4 days against Asteroid Defender's every 2 months. Planet Face also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Asteroid Defender's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Planet Face sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Asteroid Defender sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Planet Face ships an update every 4 days, Asteroid Defender every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planet Face | Asteroid Defender |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Thorpe | Reece Barr |
In-app purchases
Planet Face
- Beyond the Beginning$3.99
Asteroid Defender
- Remove Ads$0.99
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