Comparison

Aquaplane vs Starseed

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

Head to head
About

Aquaplane

Features
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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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Starseed

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ACCOLADES: 9/10 - TouchArcade 9/10 - AppAdvice Bronze Award - PocketGamer SCENARIO: Pilot the Starseed and perform attack runs on massive dreadnoughts in the depths of space! Each vanquished dreadnought brings forth a new Starseed form and new weapon types! FEATURES: - Nine playable Starseeds! - Nine huge dreadnoughts to defeat! - Old-skool arcade presentation and effects! - Game Center Leaderboards and Achievements! - Nine amazing chip tunes from @FracturesAudio! - Risk/reward bullet-grazing combo system to master! - Absolutely NO Ads or IAPS CREDITS: Developed by @egvroom EPILEPSY WARNING: This game contains flashing images that could potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy.

Screenshots

Aquaplane1 screens
Starseed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Aquaplane at Free against Starseed's $1.99. Starseed's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 16.6). On in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Aquaplane is free to download; Starseed costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Aquaplane versus Starseed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAquaplaneStarseed
PriceFree โ€” better$1.99
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.68.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size12 MB40 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRichard HughesThalamus Digital Publishing Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Aquaplane

No in-app purchases

None

Starseed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aquaplane free?
Aquaplane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Starseed free?
Starseed costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aquaplane or Starseed have ads?
Aquaplane shows ads; Starseed does not.

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