Astrocave vs Stone Squad
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!
Stone Squad
Command an army of sentient stones in this roguelike RPG. Engage in strategic deck-building and match-3 combat, exploring procedurally generated maps and unlocking unique stone heroes. Customize your warriors and team up with others for epic boss battles.
- Strategic deck-building and match-3 combat
- Procedurally generated maps
- Unlockable diverse stone heroes
- Customizable stone warriors
- Cooperative clan gameplay for boss battles
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STONE SQUAD: RISE OF THE FORGOTTEN Crush your destiny in this unique roguelike RPG where you command an army of sentient stones rising against their oppressors. Born from ancient magic and divine blessing, lead your stone warriors from persecution to glory! FEATURES: • Strategic deck-building meets match-3 combat - Create powerful stone formations to unleash devastating attacks • Each run is unique - Navigate through procedurally generated maps, encounter mysterious events, and make choices that shape your journey • Unlock diverse stone heroes - Each with unique relics and playstyles that radically change your strategy • Customize your stone warriors - Create unexpectedly cool looking rock formations that perfectly match your style • Join stone clans - Team up with other players to tackle epic boss battles and prove that even the smallest pebble can topple a dragon From humble rock to legendary hero - Your path to liberation begins now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Astrocave at none against Stone Squad's shown. Astrocave also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Astrocave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stone Squad sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Astrocave against 5.0 for Stone Squad. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively.
Astrocave ships an update every 2 days, Stone Squad every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astrocave | Stone Squad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 248 MB | 357 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Les Bird | ZhiXiong Huang |
Customer experience
Astrocave
Stone Squad
In-app purchases
Astrocave
- 5,000 CREDITS...$0.99
Stone Squad
- Value Summon Pack$0.99
- Day 1 Value Pack$0.99
- Day 2 Value Pack$0.99
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- Day 6 Value Pack$0.99
- Day 7 Value Pack$0.99
- Day 3 Value Pack$0.99
- Day 5 Value Pack$0.99
- Day 1 Advanced Pack$4.99
- Remove Ads!$4.99
- Red Butterfly Pack$4.99
- Day 5 Advanced Pack$4.99
- Day 6 Advanced Pack$4.99
- Day 7 Ultimate Gift Pack$9.99
- Day 1 Ultimate Pack$9.99
- Day 4 Ultimate Pack$9.99
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