Astrocave vs Pink Penguin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astrocave
Pilot a lander through dangerous underground caves, collecting fuel to ascend. Test your bravery and skill to reach the exit, with procedurally generated levels and a unique soundtrack. Compete on global leaderboards and unlock achievements.
- Procedurally generated cave levels
- Fuel collection for survival
- Touch and tilt controls
- Bluetooth controller support
- Sci-Fi Industrial Obscurity soundtrack
- Custom seed level generation
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
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Pilot your lander through the dangers of an underground cave system to reach the exit at the top. Collect fuel during your ascent to stay alive. Only 0.24% (based on App analytics) are brave enough to try and only 1 in 100 (based on leaderboard statistics) are successful. Are you brave enough to try? Can you reach the top? Simple to play! Just touch the screen to thrust and tilt device to steer. Supports bluetooth game controllers too! Includes an incredible Sci-Fi Industrial Obscurity music soundtrack! Uses a unique seed based subtractive algorithm for generating levels. Create unique levels using custom seeds. More than 50 secret seed awards to discover! Earn free credits by guessing the secret seeds. 14 Game Center leaderboards to conquer! 25 Game Center achievements!
Pink Penguin
Embark on a retro puzzle adventure with a charming penguin through handcrafted levels inspired by classic '90s games. Enjoy uninterrupted gameplay with no in-app purchases or ads, featuring catchy 8-bit music and pixel art.
- Handcrafted retro puzzle levels
- 8-bit music and pixel art
- Offline play supported
- No in-app purchases
- No intrusive ads
- New levels added regularly
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Featuring handcrafted levels inspired by the legendary Pokémon Ice Path, Pink Penguin takes retro puzzle gaming to the next level. A “retro puzzle that’s guaranteed to bring a smile to your face” (AppAdvice), Pink Penguin is a nostalgic cocktail of hero-journey gaming, merging catchy 8-bit tunes with impeccable retro 2D pixel design. With no in-app purchases or intrusive pop-ups, enjoy countless hours of uninterrupted puzzle-solving fun leading the lovable and cute Pink Penguin from one snowy landscape to the next. Plus, with fully offline play available and new levels constantly being added, there’s no limit to your Pink Penguin problem-solving adventures. Download today and relive ‘90s retro gaming at its very best!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Astrocave at Free against Pink Penguin's $2.99. Astrocave also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Pink Penguin's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, 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
Astrocave is free to download; Pink Penguin costs $2.99 up front. Astrocave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pink Penguin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Astrocave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 13 respectively.
Astrocave ships an update every 2 days, Pink Penguin every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astrocave | Pink Penguin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 248 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Les Bird | Maciej Zak |
Customer experience
Astrocave
Pink Penguin
In-app purchases
Astrocave
- 5,000 CREDITS...$0.99
Pink Penguin
No in-app purchases
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