Comparison

Asteroids vs Stop The Giant

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

Head to head
About

Asteroids

Command a fleet to destroy asteroids and conquer the galaxy. This idle strategy game features fleet upgrades, epic boss battles, and retro visuals. Compete in tournaments and enjoy endless content with regular updates.

Highlights
  • Idle resource gathering
  • Fleet upgrades and new ships
  • Epic boss asteroid battles
  • Retro polished visuals
  • High-score tournaments
  • Regular content updates
Features
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Asteroids: Idle Challenge - Command, Destroy, Conquer! Take charge of your fleet and smash through asteroids to conquer the galaxy in Asteroids: Idle Challenge. This game is a perfect blend of idle mechanics and strategic gameplay, designed to keep you entertained. Idle Strategy: Automatically gather resources and upgrade your fleet, even when you're offline. Your choices matter—every upgrade pushes you further into space domination. Fleet Upgrades: Unlock new ships with unique abilities and upgrade them to face tougher challenges. Build the ultimate fleet to crush any asteroid in your path. Epic Boss Battles: Take on massive boss asteroids that require smart strategies and precise execution. Every boss fight is a test of your command skills. Retro Polished Visuals: Enjoy smooth animations, vibrant colors, and classic space physics that make every explosion and asteroid collision a visual treat. Tournaments: Compete in limited-time high-score events to earn big rewards. Show off your skills and climb the leaderboard in these exciting challenges. Endless Content: With regular updates and new challenges, there's always something new to explore. Your journey to becoming the ultimate space commander never ends. Download Asteroids: Idle Challenge now and start your galactic conquest!

About

Stop The Giant

A fast-paced action game where you must shoot and destroy a giant before it reaches you. As the giant splits, it gains speed, requiring strategic targeting and power-up usage to survive. Upgrade your abilities and stickmen to gain an advantage in this tense battle.

Highlights
  • Shoot and destroy a giant
  • Giant splits and gains speed
  • Strategic targeting
  • Power-ups like freeze
  • Upgrade fire range and rate
  • Increase stickmen count
Features
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Giant keeps coming to you, you need to destroy it! As you keep shooting it, it will split up and gain some speed. You need to shoot them until the last man dies! Can you stop them before they reach you? Prepare your rope! It's your life at the stake, stop the giant! This game is full of tension and action. So much fun! The only way to stop the giant is to shoot them until they die out. There will be some power ups such as freeze, it freezes your enemy for a while so you can shoot them without worrying. You can buy increments to increase your powers such as your fire range and rate. As you increase your powers it will be easier for you to stop the giant. You can increase the number of your stickmen! Don’t miss them, they’re gonna be on the road! A quick tip for you,the smaller the giant gets, the faster it will be. So you better be killing the small ones first. Unless they can catch you! Are you stressed already? Just play it and feel the tension! Excited! Don’t want to be caught? Then, Stop The Giant!

Screenshots

Asteroids4 screens
Stop The Giant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stop The Giant at 5.0 against Asteroids's 4.2. Stop The Giant also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Asteroids's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 3). On price, ads, device support and 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

Both are free to download. Asteroids sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Stop The Giant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stop The Giant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Asteroids has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Asteroids ships an update every 2 months, Stop The Giant every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Asteroids versus Stop The Giant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsteroidsStop The Giant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (17 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB105 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDaedalus Lab LLCEla Game

Customer experience

Asteroids

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Stop The Giant

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Asteroids

One-time7
  • Small Pack$2.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Medium Pack$9.99
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  • No Ads.$9.99
  • Large Pack$19.99
  • Omega Pack$19.99
  • Extra Large Pack$49.99
None

Stop The Giant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Asteroids free?
Asteroids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stop The Giant free?
Stop The Giant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Asteroids or Stop The Giant?
Stop The Giant is rated higher. Asteroids averages 4.2 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Stop The Giant averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Asteroids or Stop The Giant have ads?
Both Asteroids and Stop The Giant show ads.
Which is updated more often, Asteroids or Stop The Giant?
Asteroids ships an update every 2 months, and Stop The Giant every 2 days. Most recently, Asteroids was updated on October 24, 2026 and Stop The Giant on October 25, 2026.

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