Comparison

Poking Pals vs METEORIC

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

Head to head
About

Poking Pals

Features
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Four games for young kids. No ads, no data collected, no subscription.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Poking Pals4 screens
METEORIC4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poking Pals ships an update every 49 months, METEORIC every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Poking Pals versus METEORIC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoking PalsMETEORIC
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 49 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul CohenMark Mangieri

In-app purchases

None

Poking Pals

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

METEORIC

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Poking Pals free?
Poking Pals costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is METEORIC free?
METEORIC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Poking Pals or METEORIC have ads?
METEORIC shows ads; Poking Pals does not.
Which is updated more often, Poking Pals or METEORIC?
Poking Pals ships an update every 49 months, and METEORIC every 2 weeks. Most recently, Poking Pals was updated on November 3, 2026 and METEORIC on November 3, 2026.

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