Comparison

Glass Balls! vs Meteor Star

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

Head to head
About

Glass Balls!

Features
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Collect glass balls to complete level. Don't collect dark balls otherwise you will loose! Collect colored balls and watch out from the enemy ones!

About

Meteor Star

Engage in a thrilling space combat experience with multiple game modes, including asteroid avoidance, target elimination, and intense player-vs-player battles. Customize your challenge with adjustable difficulties and enjoy seamless progress synchronization across devices.

Highlights
  • Multiple game modes (Avoid, Eliminate, Survival, PVP)
  • Customizable difficulty settings
  • Leaderboards and Game Center integration
  • iCloud Save for cross-device progress
  • Choice of free or horizontal-only controls
  • Immersive starfield background
Features
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Meteor Star is a fast-paced space shooter with multiple game modes: Avoid Mode โ€“ Steer your ship to avoid falling asteroids. Pink power-ups restore health. Push your survival to the limit. Eliminate Mode โ€“ Auto-fire weapons and shoot down asteroids to earn points. Green power-ups give you a temporary spread shot. Survival Challenge โ€“ Endless waves with increasing difficulty. Each wave requires a minimum number of kills to advance. A true endurance test. PVP Battle โ€“ Two players on the same device, each controlling one side of the screen. Ships auto-fire; first to win four rounds takes the match. Features - Easy and Hard difficulties, plus an Extreme Mode (one life only). - Custom Difficulty โ€“ Adjust enemy count, fall speed, and starting health from the difficulty screen to create your own challenge. - Leaderboards to track your high scores. - iCloud Save โ€“ Progress, currency, high scores, and unlocked content are saved automatically. Log in to the same account after reinstalling or on a new device and all your data will be restored. - Game Center Integration โ€“ Earn achievements and compete on global leaderboards. Completely optional; no login required. - Choose between free movement or horizontal-only control to match your play style. - Immersive starfield background that brings space to life.

Screenshots

Glass Balls!4 screens
Meteor Star4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glass Balls! at none against Meteor Star's 1. Glass Balls! also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Meteor Star's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Meteor Star sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Glass Balls! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glass Balls! ships an update daily, Meteor Star every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
Glass Balls! versus Meteor Star: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlass Balls!Meteor Star
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyDaily โ€” betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
Monetizationโ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 โ€” better13.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size70 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuruuๅฎๅฎ‡ ๅฐ

In-app purchases

None

Glass Balls!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Meteor Star

One-time1
  • 500 items,1M currency,200 XP$0.99

Questions

Is Glass Balls! free?
Glass Balls! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Meteor Star free?
Meteor Star is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Glass Balls! or Meteor Star have ads?
Glass Balls! shows ads; Meteor Star does not.
Which is updated more often, Glass Balls! or Meteor Star?
Glass Balls! ships an update daily, and Meteor Star every 5 days. Most recently, Glass Balls! was updated on October 5, 2026 and Meteor Star on October 23, 2026.

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