Comparison

Magnet Destroyer vs StarBuddies

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

Head to head
About

Magnet Destroyer

Control a powerful magnet to destroy office buildings and mega corporations. Wreak havoc, rack up points, and climb the leaderboards in this hyper-casual arcade game. Simple controls make it fun for all ages.

Highlights
  • Magnetic destruction gameplay
  • Hyper-casual arcade style
  • Endless runner mechanics
  • Simple swipe and tap controls
  • Cross-platform high-score leaderboard
  • Polarity switching
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Summary: You play as a magnet that has a hatred towards mega corporations and must use your magnetic forces to keep going and destroy the rooms and objects in them. Magnet Destroyer is a game created for ScoreSpace Jam #18, by a Solo Unity Developer. The goal is to get the highest score. The genre is a Hyper Casual, Arcade style, Endless Runner. You have magnetized an office building and everything in it. Wreak havoc and keep going to gain score. How to Play: You play as a Magnet and you rack up score by destroying an endless office building and staying alive. Avoid blue magnetic support beams when you are red and avoid red magnetic support beams when you are blue. Launch objects at green neutral walls to destroy them with your magnetic powers or use them as a shield. Controls: Move: Swipe Change Polarity: Tap Select: Tap Unique Selling Features: Magnetism! Simple Controls Fun for all ages DESTRUCTION! Unique UI Cross-platform Hi-Score Leaderboard Assets Used: Unity Assets: Magnetic Tool by SamsagazTools LootLocker Pro Builder 3D Models: https://Sloyd.ai Background Music: Slow Burn by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2021 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/64461 Ft: Admiral Bob

About

StarBuddies

Embark on a charming pixel art adventure as a pig named Herbert seeks love with a duck. This story-driven game features hand-drawn visuals and no dialogue, allowing players to interpret the narrative through cutscenes and gameplay. Enjoy a simple yet engaging experience suitable for all players.

Highlights
  • Story-based 2D pixel game
  • Hand-drawn art style
  • No dialogue narrative
  • 4 playable scenes
  • Original music and sound effects
  • Simple, engaging gameplay
Features
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StarBuddies: A Duck & Herbert Love Story, is a story based, 2D, pixel game, that follows the protagonist Herbert, a pale blue pig with an eyepatch, as he finds love with a Duck named Duck. In this love story Herbert is faced with challenges to get to, and stay with, his love. It's an art based game with no dialogue, which leaves it up to the player to try and piece together the story from hand drawn cutscenes. It's simple enough even non gamers can beat it, but it's also an engaging and cute story that anyone, gamer and non gamer alike, can enjoy. This game includes: - 4 hand drawn playble scenes - 4 hand drawn cutscenes - a hand drawn main menu with falling stars that spawn in randomly and can fill the entire screen if given the time. - hand drawn panels and buttons for the user interface - end credits scene with photos of the original Duck and Herbert - 3 different forms of gameplay over the 4 playable scenes - original music and some original sound effects It's a fully original game with everything in it having been made by the creator or friends, apart from a few sound effects from the free use site mixkit. (Respawn sound, raindrop sounds, button sounds)

Screenshots

Magnet Destroyer4 screens
StarBuddies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: StarBuddies at none against Magnet Destroyer's shown. StarBuddies also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Magnet Destroyer against 5.0 for StarBuddies. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Magnet Destroyer versus StarBuddies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagnet DestroyerStarBuddies
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMM's Gaming Community LLCGreen Country Technology Center

Customer experience

Magnet Destroyer

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

StarBuddies

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Magnet Destroyer

No in-app purchases

None

StarBuddies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magnet Destroyer free?
Magnet Destroyer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StarBuddies free?
StarBuddies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magnet Destroyer or StarBuddies?
Magnet Destroyer and StarBuddies are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Magnet Destroyer or StarBuddies have ads?
Magnet Destroyer shows ads; StarBuddies does not.

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