Comparison

Astrocave vs Slimbo

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

About

Slimbo

A physics-based puzzle game where players drop soft jelly blocks into a pit to build towers and reach a lollipop. Experience gentle chaos with squishy physics, unique challenges, and no time limits.

Highlights
  • Squishy soft-body jelly physics
  • 18 handcrafted puzzle sites
  • Gravity-based block dropping
  • No timers or lives
  • Challenging obstacles and bugs
  • Hint system
Features
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Slimbo is a physics puzzle about goo, gravity and gentle chaos. Drop soft jelly blocks into a stone pit and watch them squash, sag and settle. Nothing snaps to a grid — every piece leans on the ones below it, so your tower is only as good as the physics holding it up. The goal is simple: reach the lollipop. Getting there is not. • 18 handcrafted sites, each with its own trick • Soft-body jelly that stretches, tears and collapses for real • Hooks, ledges, thorns — and a hungry little bug that eats your work • A winged candy that hops away just as you close in • A hint when a site refuses to give in • No timers, no lives — think as long as you like One finger is enough. Tap to rotate, drag to drop, and let gravity do the rest.

Screenshots

Astrocave4 screens
Slimbo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Astrocave at 5.0 against Slimbo's 4.5. Astrocave also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days). Slimbo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Astrocave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Slimbo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Astrocave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Astrocave ships an update every 2 days, Slimbo every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Astrocave versus Slimbo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAstrocaveSlimbo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size248 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLes BirdSAMOKAT, TOV

Customer experience

Astrocave

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Slimbo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Astrocave

One-time1
  • 5,000 CREDITS...$0.99
None

Slimbo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Astrocave free?
Astrocave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slimbo free?
Slimbo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Astrocave or Slimbo?
Astrocave is rated higher. Astrocave averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Slimbo averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Astrocave or Slimbo have ads?
Slimbo shows ads; Astrocave does not.
Which is updated more often, Astrocave or Slimbo?
Astrocave ships an update every 2 days, and Slimbo every 11 days. Most recently, Astrocave was updated on October 3, 2026 and Slimbo on October 11, 2026.

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