Comparison

Blue Attack! vs Poosh XL

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Fully customizable ships
  • Ship upgrade system
  • Retro graphical style
  • Global leaderboards
  • Multiple control options
Features
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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

About

Poosh XL

This one-button arcade game challenges players to time their presses perfectly to avoid rising floors and obstacles. Collect powerups and aim for high scores on global leaderboards. Unlock cosmetic skins by completing various challenges.

Highlights
  • One-button controls
  • Endless survival mode
  • Challenge mode for unlocks
  • Achievements and leaderboards
  • Procedurally generated music
  • 11 language support
Features
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Simply press the Poosh button when your power and angle are just right but don't wait too long or the floor will raise up and destroy you. Avoid hitting obstacles, collect powerups and survive as long as you can to place high in the leaderboards. I want it to be as clear as possible that Poosh XL is JUST a ONE-BUTTON ARCADE SCORE CHASER. play, die, retry, die, retry, etc! Now that you know what you're getting into, here's a few more details: •Easy to learn, one button controls •An endless "Survival" Mode that becomes exponentially more difficult •A "Challenges" mode to unlock unique cosmetic skins by completing each level •Achievements and Leaderboards •Procedurally generated music by veryhandsomebilly •Available in 11 Languages: English, Russian, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese and Korean

Screenshots

Blue Attack!4 screens
Poosh XL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Blue Attack! at Free against Poosh XL's $2.99. Poosh XL's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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

Blue Attack! is free to download; Poosh XL costs $2.99 up front. Blue Attack! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Poosh XL asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Poosh XL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Blue Attack!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Poosh XL's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blue Attack! ships an update every 4 months, Poosh XL every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Blue Attack! versus Poosh XL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlue Attack!Poosh XL
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (11 ratings)5.0 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1122 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB133 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCat in a Box SoftwareAdamvision

Customer experience

Blue Attack!

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews219 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative4.1%

Poosh XL

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Poosh XL

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blue Attack!

One-time1
  • Infinite Mode$0.99
None

Poosh XL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blue Attack! free?
Blue Attack! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Poosh XL free?
Poosh XL costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blue Attack! or Poosh XL?
Poosh XL is rated higher. Blue Attack! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Poosh XL averages 5.0 from 22 ratings.
Do Blue Attack! or Poosh XL have ads?
Neither Blue Attack! nor Poosh XL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blue Attack! or Poosh XL?
Blue Attack! ships an update every 4 months, and Poosh XL every 3 weeks. Most recently, Blue Attack! was updated on October 23, 2026 and Poosh XL on October 24, 2026.

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