Barnard's Star vs Meteorfall
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
Meteorfall
Engage in rapid card battles by strategically playing cards and positioning allies. Build powerful combos by mixing card upgrades and impress the crowd with challenging feats to gain an edge. Assemble a dream team of heroes and explore over 200 unique cards to dominate the arena.
- Fast-paced card battles
- Mix-and-match card upgrades
- Impress crowd with feats
- Build a team of 3 heroes
- Over 200 unique cards
- Upgrade cards in Bramble Town
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Play cards, maneuver your allies, and brawl in fast-paced battles. Welcome to the Rustbowl Rumble - the great tournament in all of Meteorfall - where the likes of sozzled bearbearians and nuke-addled snotwolves battle it out for a chance to win the legendary Mask of the Uberlich. Win over legions of fans and help fill Bramble’s pockets as he seeks to rebuild his once-mighty arena. Winning the Rustbowl Rumble isn't about fighting fair - it's about winning. The crowd demands spectacle! Take advantage of Wild Cards to change the rules of the brawl, exploiting them to your advantage. - Mix-and-match multiple upgrades on a single card to build overpowered combos - Impress the crowd and power-up in battle by completing challenging feats - Build your dream team of 3 heroes (from a pool of 8), each with their own unique set of cards - Discover more than 200 cards to turn the tides of battle in your favor Between bouts in the arena, you'll take a break in Bramble Town, where you'll have an opportunity to upgrade your cards, train your heroes, or just enjoy the sights. There's not enough time between brawls to do it all, so you'll have to make critical decisions about which vendors you want to visit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Barnard's Star at 4.7 against Meteorfall's 4.3. Barnard's Star also leads on price ($3.99 vs $6.99). Meteorfall's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and chart position (#53 vs #200). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads 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
Barnard's Star costs $3.99 and Meteorfall $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Barnard's Star holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Barnard's Star's written reviews are positive against 69% of Meteorfall's.
Barnard's Star ships an update every 4 weeks, Meteorfall weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barnard's Star | Meteorfall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (46 ratings) — better | 4.3 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better | 69.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #200 | #53 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 780 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Pollywog Games | Eric Farraro |
Customer experience
Barnard's Star
Meteorfall
Bugs and requests
Barnard's Star
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Meteorfall
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game stalls and crashes during battles
- UI elements like card previews bug out
- Misclicks due to poor UI design
Requested features
3 requests- More playable characters
- Improved tutorial and training mode
- Larger text and better UI readability
In-app purchases
Barnard's Star
No in-app purchases
Meteorfall
No in-app purchases
Questions
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