Comparison

Blue Attack! vs Word Thrive

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

Word Thrive

Sharpen your memory and focus with this engaging game. Memorize word sequences and tap them back in order against the clock. Track your progress, achieve streaks, and challenge friends to boost your cognitive skills.

Highlights
  • Memorize word sequences
  • Tap words in order
  • Race against the clock
  • Level up with longer sequences
  • Track victories and streaks
  • Challenge friends
Features
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levate your memory and cognitive skills with WordThrive, the ultimate brain-boosting game! This fun and challenging app tests your memory and focus as you memorize a list of words in sequence, then race against the clock to tap them in the same order when they're shown. The more you play, the better your mind gets at retaining and recalling information. Start with simple word lists, and as you level up, the sequences become longer and more difficult, pushing your memory and concentration to new heights. Track your victories, monitor your progress, and see how many wins you've accumulated! Every streak you achieve is a sign of your improving brainpower. But that's not all—WordThrive lets you share your scores, longest winning streak, and victories with friends and family. Challenge them to beat your high scores or go head-to-head in friendly memory duels. Can you beat your own record? How long will your streak last? Whether you're looking to improve your memory, relieve stress, or simply enjoy a fun and addictive challenge, WordThrive is the perfect companion for training your brain.ordThrive: A brain-boosting game. Memorize a list of words in order, then tap them in the same sequence when they're shown. Track victories and blunders, level up with streaks, and challenge friends to train your mind!

Screenshots

Blue Attack!4 screens
Word Thrive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Word Thrive at none against Blue Attack!'s 1. Word Thrive also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Blue Attack!'s advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Blue Attack! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Word Thrive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Word Thrive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blue Attack! has 11 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 Word Thrive's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Blue Attack! versus Word Thrive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlue Attack!Word Thrive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCat in a Box SoftwareYOURFULLSTACK, LLC

Customer experience

Blue Attack!

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

Word Thrive

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 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

Word Thrive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blue Attack!

One-time1
  • Infinite Mode$0.99
None

Word Thrive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blue Attack! free?
Blue Attack! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Thrive free?
Word Thrive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blue Attack! or Word Thrive?
Word Thrive is rated higher. Blue Attack! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Word Thrive averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Blue Attack! or Word Thrive have ads?
Neither Blue Attack! nor Word Thrive shows ads.

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