Poking Pals vs METEORIC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Poking Pals
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Four games for young kids. No ads, no data collected, no subscription.
METEORIC
Pilot a spaceship, blasting meteoroids and UFOs while avoiding collisions. Earn bonus ships for high scores and skillful play. Enjoy classic arcade action with modern touch controls or a Bluetooth controller.
- Spaceship control with touch joystick
- Blast meteoroids and UFOs
- Progressive difficulty levels
- Bonus ships for score and UFO destruction
- Persistent high score recording
- Optional Bluetooth controller support
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The playing field consists of your spaceship, floating meteoroids, and the occasional UFO taking shots at you. You control the spaceship to avoid collisions and to blast obstacles. You start with 3 spaceships. Bonus ships are awarded at progressive score thresholds, and for successfully destroying a UFO. When you start the game, your spaceship will be in the middle of the screen. Heading toward your ship will be anywhere from 4 to 6 large meteoroids. Your job is to blast those rocks. However, when you blast them, they break up into 2 medium rocks. Blasting a medium rock gives you 2 small rocks. In addition, you have to contend with random UFO attacks. FEATURES: - Touch controls: drag to steer and thrust, tap the right side of the screen to fire. - Optional Bluetooth game controller support (tested with wireless/BT Xbox controllers). - Smart Bomb: clear the screen of asteroids and the UFO in a pinch (limited charges per game). - Adjustable difficulty -- Easy, Normal, or Hard -- from the in-game Settings menu. - Bonus ships awarded for score thresholds met, and for destroying UFOs. - Persistent high score tracking, with the option to reset it anytime from Settings. - Optional Remove Ads purchase for an uninterrupted, ad-free experience. Enjoyed METEORIC? I also made DEFENDER REBORN, another classic arcade tribute, and ALIENSWARMS, an original 3D space combat game unlike anything else -- both available on the App Store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: METEORIC at Free against Poking Pals's $0.99. METEORIC also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 49 months). Poking Pals's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On iOS requirement 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
METEORIC is free to download; Poking Pals costs $0.99 up front. METEORIC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Poking Pals asks for nothing beyond the download.
Poking Pals ships an update every 49 months, METEORIC every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Poking Pals | METEORIC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 49 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Cohen | Mark Mangieri |
In-app purchases
Poking Pals
No in-app purchases
METEORIC
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
Is Poking Pals free?
Is METEORIC free?
Do Poking Pals or METEORIC have ads?
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