Barnard's Star vs Cyber Quest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barnard's Star
Engage in strategic, turn-based multiplayer battles across space. Outwit opponents with unique character abilities and tactical map control. Victory depends solely on your strategic prowess, with no reliance on luck or in-app purchases.
- Multiplayer turn-based tactics
- No micro-transactions or random chance
- 3 warring factions (Humans, Robots, Critters)
- 30 characters with unique attacks
- 18 maps on space stations and ships
- Offline vs. AI and local multiplayer
- Online multiplayer challenges
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Snipe your friends, electrocute your enemies and rain down acidic slime in the Barnard’s Star system, 6 light years from Earth. A multiplayer, turn-based tactics battler with no micro-transactions and no random chance — ingenuity is the only way to victory! Features: - Choose between 3 warring factions: Humans, Robots, and Critters - Do battle with 30 characters using dozens of unique attacks and abilities - Conquer 18 different maps set on space stations and intergalactic ships - Play offline vs. AI or locally against a friend - Challenge friends and strangers with online multiplayer
Cyber Quest
Assemble a crew of cyberpunk characters in this retro deck-building RPG. Battle crime gangs with strategic card play, level up your crew, and explore a city with roguelike challenges. Enjoy offline play with a unique soundtrack.
- Deck building and customization
- Crew leveling and power unlocks
- Roguelike exploration and challenges
- Card enhancement options
- Offline gameplay
- Screen reader accessibility
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Cyber Quest is a retro cyberpunk deck building game. Assemble a ragtag crew of hackers, mercenaries, and street-savvy rogues to take on the most feared crime gangs in the city. Each encounter is a high-stakes battle of wits and tactics as you pit your crew against rival factions in this intense card-based rpg. - Collect and customize an arsenal of powerful cards. Build your deck to exploit enemy weaknesses, unleash devastating combos, and outmaneuver your foes. - Level up your crew members, unlock new powers, and transform your team into an unstoppable force. - Roguelike gamplay. Explore the sprawling cityscape, face randomized challenges, and adapt to new foes. - Enhance your cards by changing their cost, damage, or color. Tailor your deck to suit your strategy. - Groove to the finest fusion of funk and electronic music. - Enjoying playing offline games? No connect required here. Play anywhere, anytime. ** Accessible for users using screen readers. Disable Voice Over and then use a three finger triple tap to enable or disable screen reader mode if needed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cyber Quest at every 3 days against Barnard's Star's every 4 weeks. Cyber Quest also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Barnard's Star's advantage is review sentiment (77% vs 63%) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Barnard's Star costs $3.99 and Cyber Quest $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Barnard's Star against 4.7 for Cyber Quest. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 18 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Barnard's Star's written reviews are positive against 63% of Cyber Quest's.
Barnard's Star ships an update every 4 weeks, Cyber Quest every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barnard's Star | Cyber Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (46 ratings) | 4.7 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #200 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 279 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Pollywog Games | Dean Coulter |
Customer experience
Barnard's Star
Cyber Quest
In-app purchases
Barnard's Star
No in-app purchases
Cyber Quest
No in-app purchases
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