Blue Attack! vs Mech Smash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blue Attack!
Engage in an intergalactic war, piloting your squadron against enemy forces. Collect resources from destroyed ships to upgrade your fleet and customize your vessels. Your mission is to protect your carrier and destroy the enemy's home planet.
- Fully customizable ships
- Ship upgrade system
- Retro graphical style
- Global leaderboards
- Multiple control options
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Attack the Red planet! Blue Attack places you on the front lines of the intergalactic war between the Red and Blue forces. Use the scraps picked up from your enemies' wrecked hulls to turn your squadron into an unstoppable army! Protect your carrier, upgrade your wingmen, and cut a path clean through to your target: the Red home planet! Features: - Fully customizable ships, from speed to weapon capabilities - Clean, retro graphical style - Global leaderboards - Touch, tilt, keyboard, and gamepad controls Reviews: "Does Blue Attack deliver on the promise of the earlier game and notch it up a bit? The short answer, Yes. The longer answer, Hell Yes." -appVersity.com "...a surprisingly fun and deep game... Blue Attack! comes highly recommended." -Touch Arcade "...a graphically unique, intense, and engaging shooter. It features some wonderfully varied gameplay, great power-up system, and great options. Even the tutorial is good. I can’t say enough good things about this game." -148apps: 5/5 stars "Blue Attack! The graphics, music, a very high level of space-shooter game…” -AppBank (Japanese) "There are pretty good chances that you will be playing Blue Attack for many hours after reading this review." -igameme.com "Blue Attack! is a great deal ... don’t miss out on this great space shooter!" -OSX Reality "There is a word I rarely use when reviewing a game: exceptional. Yet, Blue Attack! rightly deserves this description." -TouchMyApps.com
Mech Smash
Control a rogue mech AI in this arcade game, smashing towers of boxes while dodging falling debris. Manage your energy levels to avoid system failure and experience thrilling explosions. A fun and cathartic experience for arcade game enthusiasts.
- Play as a rogue mech AI
- Smash infinite towers of boxes
- Dodge falling debris
- Manage energy levels
- Experience explosions
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Vent your catharsis in Mech Smash, the fun box smashing game where you play as a mech AI gone rogue on a mission to stay operational. Perfect for anyone who loves a thrilling arcade game full of tight dodging and tons of explosions. - Wreak havoc as a mech AI gone rogue - Keep your energy low to avoid system failure - Smash a tower of infinite boxes - Dodge falling debris to stay alive Relive the fun of smashing everything in sight in Mech Smash today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mech Smash at none against Blue Attack!'s 1. Mech Smash also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Blue Attack!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Blue Attack! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mech Smash asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mech Smash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blue Attack! has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Blue Attack!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Mech Smash's.
Blue Attack! ships an update every 3 months, Mech Smash every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blue Attack! | Mech Smash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 272 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cat in a Box Software | Adknown |
Customer experience
Blue Attack!
Mech Smash
Bugs and requests
Blue Attack!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on loading screen after recent update
- Score submission glitch preventing leaderboard updates
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content for campaign mode
- Ability to select and replay specific campaign levels
- Co-op or multiplayer modes
- More weapon and upgrade options
- Customizable control schemes
Mech Smash
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blue Attack!
- Infinite Mode$0.99
Mech Smash
No in-app purchases
