Comparison

Once Human vs Space Swoosh

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

Head to head
About

Once Human

Embark on a multiplayer survival adventure in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by an alien substance. Team up with friends to battle monstrous creatures, build a sanctuary, and uncover the truth behind the world's collapse. Harness supernatural powers to fight, rebuild, or dominate.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer open-world survival
  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Base building and customization
  • Battle monstrous aberrations
  • Harness supernatural powers
  • Team up with friends
  • Collect and train Deviation Pals
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Once Human is a Strange Worlds Survival Game set in a bizarre, apocalyptic world. Fight side by side with friends for survival resources, build your home territory, and overcome the terrifying unknown together as you uncover the truth behind the fall of the world. You were once human. Do you still hold the answer to what it means to be human? World Awakened They were buses, TVs, and chairs. Now they walk, speak, and stare. Scavenge or Die Old-world scrap keeps you alive. Anomalies power your gear and home. Squad Up Capture the Anomalies you defeat. Yesterday's enemy is tomorrow's ally. Craft Weapons Turn scrap and Anomaly power into hundreds of deadly, custom weapons. Build Your Home They chop wood, mine ore, and tend fields. This home runs on all of you. Become Them Shed your humanity. Fuse with defeated Anomalies and wield their power. Continuous Meta Pass Subscription Activation Instructions 1. MonthlyMeta Pass Activation Instructions --Subscription Period: 1 Month --Subscription Price: 4.99 USD per month 2. Other Rules --Payment: Charges will be deducted via the user's iTunes account. Payment is made upon user confirmation of purchase. --Renewal: The Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before expiration. Upon successful payment, the subscription period will be extended by one subscription cycle. --Cancel Renewal: To cancel renewal, please operate at least 24 hours before the current billing period ends. Operation method: From the Home page, go to [Settings] —> Tap [iTunes Store & App Store] —> Tap [Apple ID], select [View Apple ID] —> [Account Settings] —> Tap [Subscriptions], then tap [Cancel Subscription]. --NetEase Games License and Service T&c: https://protocol.unisdk.easebar.com/release/latest_v487.html --NetEase Games Privacy Policy: https://protocol.unisdk.easebar.com/release/latest_v475.html

About

Space Swoosh

Features
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Space Swoosh is a free one-tap space arcade game. Steer a tiny spaceship through asteroid fields, black holes and portals with a single tap, follow a voiced 42-day story, or fly the endless mode and chase a spot on the global leaderboard. Plays offline, no wifi needed, and every ship is cosmetic, never pay to win. You're always moving. The only choice is which way you lean. Grab the blue to keep your fire burning, thread gaps barely wider than your hull, and carve a line through everything trying to end you. No clutter. No homework. Just you, the drift, and the next gap. But underneath the arcade is something quieter. JOURNEY Forty-two days, and a story told the way a late-night radio finds you: one line at a time, from a voice called NAV. She's guiding your small ship across an enormous silence, toward the source of a broken signal. Someone, somewhere, once tried very hard to be heard. You are the one who finally went looking. Where it ends is yours to discover, and yours to answer. OPEN SPACE No story. No mercy. No finish line. Just how far the dark will let you go. Fly the endless run for the pure feel of it, and if you make the top 100, your call sign goes on the Space Board for everyone to chase. This is the mode you'll come back to when you just want to fly. TO PLAY Chase the blue. It's fuel, and it's the only warm thing out here. Snap on a shield and tear straight through the rocks. Thread a gap barely wider than you are for a SWOOSH. Fall through portals, swing wide of black holes, kiss the walls and live. WHAT'S INSIDE One-tap zigzag controls: easy to learn, hard to master A 42-day story mode with a fully voiced narrator An endless space runner with a global high score board Leaderboards with your friends 40 spaceships, each leaving its own trail. Cosmetic only, never pay to win A Space Log that quietly fills as you fly Stars to earn on every Journey day Short runs, made for a quick break, a commute or a flight Works offline, no internet required No ads Headphones recommended. A small game with a long reach. Turn left. Or right. Or become debris.

Screenshots

Once Human4 screens
Space Swoosh4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Space Swoosh at 5.0 against Once Human's 4.6. Space Swoosh also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Once Human's advantage is ratings volume (18K vs 1) and chart position (#46 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Once Human sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and Space Swoosh sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Swoosh holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Once Human has 18K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Once Human ships an update monthly, Space Swoosh every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Once Human versus Space Swoosh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnce HumanSpace Swoosh
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (18K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#46 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3.7 GB34 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNETEASE INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT PTE. LTDVLAD-CONSTANTIN TUDOSE

Customer experience

Once Human

All ratings17,968 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews2,346 reviews
Positive58.0%
Neutral11.2%
Negative30.8%

Space Swoosh

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Once Human

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Network errors preventing login
  • Stuck on character creation screen
  • Persistent bugs with garage and storage

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved mobile controls and responsiveness
  • More customization options for character and base
  • Seamless cross-platform progression

Space Swoosh

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Once Human

One-time16
  • Shining New Star Selection Pack$0.99
  • Abyssal Whale Dream Gift Pack$0.99
  • 60 Crystgin$0.99
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  • Shining Newbie Pack$0.99
  • 330 Crystgin$4.99
  • Meta Pass$4.99
  • Battle Pass (Advanced)$9.99
  • Battle Pass (Upgrade)$13.99
  • 1090 Crystgin$14.99
  • Golden Accord: Astral Ride$14.99
  • Reward Covenant$19.99
  • Battle Pass (Deluxe)$21.49
  • Battle Pass (Deluxe)$23.99
  • 2280 Crystgin$29.99
  • 3880 Crystgin$49.99
  • 7880 Crystgin$99.99
10 purchases

Space Swoosh

One-time10
  • Darner Ship$0.99
  • Puff Ship$0.99
  • Koi Ship$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Boreal Ship$1.99
  • Wisp Ship$1.99
  • Argus Ship$1.99
  • Chime Ship$1.99
  • Plume Ship$2.99
  • Spore Ship$2.99
  • Luna Ship$2.99

Questions

Is Once Human free?
Once Human is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Swoosh free?
Space Swoosh is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Once Human or Space Swoosh?
Space Swoosh is rated higher. Once Human averages 4.6 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while Space Swoosh averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Once Human or Space Swoosh have ads?
Neither Once Human nor Space Swoosh shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Once Human or Space Swoosh?
Once Human ships an update monthly, and Space Swoosh every 4 days. Most recently, Once Human was updated on October 26, 2026 and Space Swoosh on October 24, 2026.

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