Comparison

Khromax vs air

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

Head to head
About

Khromax

A free touch screen game where you drag colorful stars to create music as they explode. Designed for kids and enjoyable for all ages, it offers a simple, ad-free, and purchase-free experience.

Highlights
  • Touch screen gameplay
  • Interactive music creation
  • Drag and explode stars
  • Colorful visual effects
  • Kid-friendly design
Features
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Khromax is the perfect little touch screen game. Drag colorful stars around with your fingertips, making music as they explode. Khromax is free with no ads or in-app purchases. I made this for my kids. I hope you enjoy it too.

About

air

Defend against incoming luggage as a frog in this tower defense game. Purchase upgrades for towers and health to progress further. Customize your character with unlockable outfits and hats.

Highlights
  • 70+ unique upgrades
  • Ultimate Upgrades for endgame
  • 7 unlockable levels
  • Character customization (hats, skins)
  • Unique achievements
Features
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Play as a Frog, and don't let any luggage through! Buy upgrades in the shop, such as towers and health, to make it as far as you can! Discover secret interactions and interesting synergies, and earn Star Coins to get outfits and hats! Features 70+ unique upgrades, all with interesting synergies! Ultimate Upgrades that add a twist to the endgame 7 unlock-able levels spanning a range of difficulties Tons of hats, skins, and planes to customize your character with A couple of unique achievements for the insane!

Screenshots

Khromax4 screens
air4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Khromax at Free against air's $4.99. Khromax also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). air's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 37 months) and ratings volume (19 vs 4). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Khromax is free to download; air costs $4.99 up front. air sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Khromax asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Khromax holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Khromax's written reviews are positive against 89% of air's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Khromax ships an update every 37 months, air every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Khromax versus air: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKhromaxair
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better4.5 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings419 — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 9 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas TauBrendan Roarty

Customer experience

Khromax

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

air

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

Khromax

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

air

One-time3
  • Retry Tokens$0.99
  • Star Stack$0.99
  • Star Bundle$1.99

Questions

Is Khromax free?
Khromax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is air free?
air costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Khromax or air?
Khromax is rated higher. Khromax averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while air averages 4.5 from 19 ratings.
Do Khromax or air have ads?
Neither Khromax nor air shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Khromax or air?
Khromax ships an update every 37 months, and air every 9 months. Most recently, Khromax was updated on September 25, 2026 and air on October 7, 2026.

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