Cake Mouse vs AstroBuster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cake Mouse
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Defend the cake from attacks of various mice! All you have is only a toy hammer!
AstroBuster
Experience a retro-arcade inspired space shooter with endless levels and deep customization. Engage in fast-paced combat, collect power-ups, and personalize your ship with unique aesthetics. Daily challenges and rewards keep the action fresh.
- Infinite procedurally generated levels
- Customizable ships, weapons, and call-signs
- Daily challenges and rewards
- Power-up drafts for varied runs
- Dynamic soundtrack and haptic feedback
- Offline play support
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AstroBuster Retro-Arcade Blaster - Endless Levels - Totally Over-the-Top Fun Lock in, Captain! Strap your thumbs into the fastest, flashiest, most customizable space-shooter on the App Store. AstroBuster smashes the golden age of arcades together with modern, neon-drenched visuals, haptic punches, and a galaxy of unlockables—then cranks the volume until the universe rattles. Gameplay That Never Lets Go • Infinite Levels, Infinite Mayhem – Asteroid storms ramp up forever, with surprise enemy ships and a procedurally generated boss every five levels. • Combos & Screen-Shaking Payoffs – Chain hits, stack multipliers, and trigger colour-warping music swells when you break ×10. • Power-Up Drafts – Between levels, pick one of three random perks: time-warp boosts, coin magnets, rocket buddies and more. No two runs feel the same! Customize EVERYTHING • AstroShips – Collect sleek hulls, each with its own silhouette. • AstroFire – Swap exhaust colours on the fly; five neon emitter styles included. • AstroSigns – Snap glowing call-signs onto your AstroShip and flex your style. • One-Tap Randomizer – Feeling indecisive? Hit the randomizer button and get an instant, fully matched load-outs. Daily Challenges & Rewards • A fresh, funny objective every day (kill five purple rocks, beat an alien without gems, clear a level item-free…). • Finish before midnight, tap to collect bonus coins, and stash them for the next upgrade spree. • Push notifications arrive in a wink-and-nudge “The galaxy needs you” style—cleared as soon as you launch. Weapons & Perks • Single / Double / Triple cannons, invincibility gems, health kits, continuous fire. • Rocket Buddy perk fires heavier rounds for 20s, independently tracking targets. • Gold asteroids drop fat coin stacks; bosses drop bonus coins for every turret you actually destroy. Sensory Overload (in the good way) • Dynamic Soundtrack – Menu synth-wave, level grooves, invincibility riffs, low-health tension, and high-combo anthems—all cross-faded with no hiccups. • Haptic Feedback – Every hit, every dodge, every boss zap delivers a pocket-friendly thump. • Retro CRT Flair – Neon flickers, scan-line grids, rainbow text cycles, and vector-style explosions. Built for Touch… & One-More-Go • Left thumb joystick, right thumb fire / Time warp—classic dual-button feel. • Pause any time; resume without losing your combo. • Play offline on a plane, subway, or Mars colony. Download AstroBuster today, blast a few million asteroids, and find out why players call it “Galaga on espresso with neon confetti.” The universe won’t save itself—suit up!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cake Mouse at none against AstroBuster's 4. Cake Mouse also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. AstroBuster sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Cake Mouse asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cake Mouse ships an update daily, AstroBuster every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on May 17, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cake Mouse | AstroBuster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jong-ho Choi | OBX Software Corporation |
In-app purchases
Cake Mouse
No in-app purchases
AstroBuster
- 100 AstroCoins$0.99
- 500 AstroCoins$3.99
- 1000 AstroCoins$7.99
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- 5000 AstroCoins$14.99









