Comparison

Dexter Stardust vs Justin Wack's Big Time Hack

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

Head to head
About

Dexter Stardust

Embark on an epic space adventure as Dexter Stardust to save Earth and the Vreesians from a robot invasion. Explore five unique planets, solve puzzles, and uncover a galactic mystery in this fully voice-acted graphic adventure.

Highlights
  • 5 Episodes in one game
  • Fully voice-acted
  • Classic point-and-click mechanics
  • Frame-by-frame animation
  • 4K artwork
  • Explore 5 planets
  • Solve puzzles
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Space! Dexter Stardust barely escaped when the Vreesians, inhabitants of the menacing Planet X, sent a fleet of robots to destroy all life on Earth. Now, twenty years later, a mechanical man from the 10th planet seeks to communicate with Dexter a very important message - he is the key to saving both humans and Vreesians! Play the taco-loving Dexter Stardust as he, and his good friend Aurora, go on the greatest adventure of their lives and discover the mystery of the Robot from the Planet X! Dexter Stardust was illustrated, animated, written, scored, SFX'd, and programmed by one person, Jeremy Fryc. Even so, the characters are voiced by his friends, Munk Alejandro, Lola Mendez, and Alec Corday - who helped create the characters way back in 2012 on a warm afternoon in the Dominican Republic. 10 years later, we finally have... Dexter Stardust: Adventures in Outer Space! • 5 Episodes all in one game! • Fully voice acted. • A true classic graphic adventure game with traditional point and click mechanics. This is a 100% pure graphic adventure! • All traditional - frame by frame - animation. No rigged characters! • Artwork created in 4K. • Visit 5 planets with well over 100 playable scenes. • Lots of puzzles. Learn to play the ukulele. • Tacos! • Exclamation points!

About

Justin Wack's Big Time Hack

Embark on a cozy 2D point-and-click adventure filled with silliness, time travel, and relationship drama. Explore a world with multiple playable characters, solve logic-based puzzles, and enjoy fully voice-acted content.

Highlights
  • Multiple playable characters
  • Logic-based puzzles
  • Sleek 2D animations
  • Fully voice acted
  • Built-in hint system
Features
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A cozy 2D Point & Click adventure featuring multiple playable characters and plenty of silliness. Oh, and there's time travel and relationship stuff going down too. And robots – lots of robots... * Multiple playable characters * Puzzles based in logic with a wacky edge * Sleek 2D animations * Fully voice acted * Built-in hint system

Screenshots

Dexter Stardust4 screens
Justin Wack's Big Time Hack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dexter Stardust at every 3 days against Justin Wack's Big Time Hack's every 7 months. Dexter Stardust also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Justin Wack's Big Time Hack's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (97% vs 83%). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Dexter Stardust costs $4.99 and Justin Wack's Big Time Hack $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Justin Wack's Big Time Hack holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 138 and 92 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Dexter Stardust's written reviews are positive against 97% of Justin Wack's Big Time Hack's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dexter Stardust ships an update every 3 days, Justin Wack's Big Time Hack every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dexter Stardust versus Justin Wack's Big Time Hack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDexter StardustJustin Wack's Big Time Hack
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating4.7 (138 ratings)4.9 (92 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews96.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings138 — better92
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.8 GB1.2 GB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSnapbreak Games ABWarm Kitten

Customer experience

Dexter Stardust

All ratings138 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral5.8%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral7.8%
Negative8.7%

Justin Wack's Big Time Hack

All ratings89 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.5%

User reviews

Dexter Stardust

From 138 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great gameplay
  • 👍 Engaging story
  • 💡 Unique characters and humor
  • 🎨 Excellent graphics and art style
  • 🔊 Wonderful music and voice acting

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • ⏱️ Uneven pacing, some episodes too short
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding interactive items
  • 🗣️ Uneven voice acting quality

Justin Wack's Big Time Hack

From 92 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fantastic game
  • 👍 Great dialogue and gameplay
  • 👍 Challenging but not too difficult
  • 👍 Lots of references to classic games
  • 👍 Funny and absurd story

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inventory bar covering hotspots
  • 🐛 In-game help not always helpful

Bugs and requests

Dexter Stardust

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes when using taco with picnic bench
  • Unable to progress past certain points due to bugs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save progress across devices
  • Option to skip cutscenes
  • Hint system for puzzles
  • Improved controls for mobile devices

Justin Wack's Big Time Hack

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inventory bar covering hotspots
  • Difficulty interacting with hotspots when inventory is open

Requested features

2 requests
  • Sequel with more adventures
  • Starring the character Kloot

In-app purchases

None

Dexter Stardust

No in-app purchases

None

Justin Wack's Big Time Hack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dexter Stardust free?
Dexter Stardust costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Justin Wack's Big Time Hack free?
Justin Wack's Big Time Hack costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dexter Stardust or Justin Wack's Big Time Hack?
Justin Wack's Big Time Hack is rated higher. Dexter Stardust averages 4.7 out of 5 from 138 ratings, while Justin Wack's Big Time Hack averages 4.9 from 92 ratings.
Do Dexter Stardust or Justin Wack's Big Time Hack have ads?
Neither Dexter Stardust nor Justin Wack's Big Time Hack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dexter Stardust or Justin Wack's Big Time Hack?
Dexter Stardust ships an update every 3 days, and Justin Wack's Big Time Hack every 7 months. Most recently, Dexter Stardust was updated on October 30, 2026 and Justin Wack's Big Time Hack on October 30, 2026.

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