Airplane Duel vs Space Crab VS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Airplane Duel
Engage in thrilling 2-player air combat with intuitive controls and realistic flight physics. Shoot down balloons or your opponent's aircraft to score points and win the match. Choose between single-player training or multiplayer duels.
- 2-player air combat
- Easy controls
- Realistic flight physics
- Balloon and opponent shooting
- Single-player training mode
- Multiplayer duels via Game Center
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Airplane Duel is a 2 player air combat game with easy controls and flight physics! Shoot down the balloon or your opponent's plane! How to Play: Choose Training (Singleplayer) or Duel (Multiplayer). Dual mode will setup a connection via Game Center with a second iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. - Press the FIRE Button to take off. - Use the ARROW Buttons to head nose up and down. - Be careful: If you climb too fast, you'll stall! - The game is over when one plane scores 15 points.
Space Crab VS
Engage in arcade-style battles against other crabs, forming alliances and rivalries. Unlock over 20 unique crabs, each with special abilities, and explore the galaxy in story mode or challenge friends in local multiplayer.
- Arcade action gameplay
- Unlockable crabs with unique abilities
- Story mode with galactic exploration
- Local multiplayer battles
- Special attacks and meteor collection
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Battle against other crabs with time tested arcade action! Form galactic partnerships and starlight rivalries in the story mode, or battle against other players locally with more than 20 unlockable crabs- some strange, many powerful. -Use your Space Crab skills to take your opponent down! Collect meteor dust to make your own meteors, or charge up for a powerful special attack! -Pick from 20+ different unlock-able crabs to fight with! Each one has their own movement patterns and special attacks. From the shadow sneaking Ninja Crab to the time manipulating Chrono Crab, you'll find a crab worthy of your partnership! -Experience the story of Space Crab putting together the Star Seekers, a group of crabs who explore the galaxy and it's many secrets. Meet strange friends as you fight towards your goals! -Battle it out with your real life rivals in local multiplayer fights! -Take a break from the excitement and chill out with classic Space Crab game-play, with all new VS style move-sets to keep things fresh. -Unlock-able single player and multi-player secrets to uncover!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Space Crab VS at Free against Airplane Duel's $1.99. Space Crab VS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 62%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Space Crab VS is free to download; Airplane Duel costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Space Crab VS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Airplane Duel's written reviews are positive against 100% of Space Crab VS's.
Airplane Duel ships an update every 7 months, Space Crab VS daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Airplane Duel | Space Crab VS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 166 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | caweb.de | Andrew Rears |
Customer experience
Airplane Duel
Space Crab VS
In-app purchases
Airplane Duel
No in-app purchases
Space Crab VS
No in-app purchases
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