Tractor Beam vs AC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tractor Beam
Pilot a ship through an asteroid field using only a tractor beam. Slingshot your vessel and use the beam to manipulate asteroids, creating a unique and challenging arcade experience. Enjoy dynamic music or play your own.
- Tractor beam mechanics
- Asteroid field navigation
- Multi-touch gameplay
- Procedurally generated music
- Portrait and landscape modes
- Three difficulty levels
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Your engines are down. Use your tractor beams to move. "Some of the most fun we've had with $0.99 on the iPhone and we still can't put it down" - Slide To Play Tractor beam is a powerfully simple and addictive arcade game inspired by the classics. Unarmed and out of fuel, to survive you must slingshot your ship through an asteroid field using only your tractor beam. But the beam will also send the asteroids on a collision course with your ship, making for a unique challenge as you press onward to earn points. Tractor Beam can be played in either portrait or landscape orientation, and multi-touch gameplay allows for more than one beam and complex strategies. The procedurally generated background music is never the same twice, or choose to listen to your own music from within the iPod application. - Classic arcade look and feel - Multi-touch gameplay - Three levels of difficulty - Dynamic music is created on-the-fly - Allows for music from other applications
AC
Experience modern warfare from the cockpit of an AC-130 gunship. Rain down destruction with powerful cannons and howitzers across thrilling missions. Features stunning 3D graphics, night vision, and multiple control options.
- Pilot AC-130 gunship
- Multiple weapon systems (cannons, howitzer)
- Destroy various enemy targets
- Stunning 3D graphics with night vision
- Over 10 thrilling missions
- Touch and tilt controls
- Unlockable medals
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*NOW FREE for a LIMITED TIME!* CLIMB ABOARD an AC-130 GUNSHIP and RAIN DEATH from the SKY in this VISUALLY STUNNING take on MODERN WARFARE... ► ► ► ► ► GET the GAME w/ OVER 3 MILLION DOWNLOADS! ► ► ► ► ► FULL 3D. EXPLOSIONS GALORE. pick your WEAPON OF CHOICE and OPEN FIRE... ► ► ► ► ► It is the year 2011. The Pentagon has dispatched your AC-130 Spectre to provide close air support for US ground forces near the border between Pakistan and India. Man the guns on the deadliest weapon in the sky, and restore order to the land... ► ► ► ► ► • 2 x 25mm M61 VULCAN cannon • 1 x 40mm L/60 BOFORS cannon • 1 x 105mm M102 HOWITZER • DESTROY patrol vehicles, SAM turrets, ground troops, tanks and buildings • AMAZING 3D graphics with NIGHT VISION • in-game VOICE GUIDE • DELIVER death from above in OVER 10 THRILLING MISSIONS • TOUCH + TILT controls, you choose! • 6 MEDALS, can you unlock them all? ► ► ► ► ► http://twitter.com/TRINITIgames http://facebook.com/TRINITIgames
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AC at Free against Tractor Beam's $0.99. AC also leads on ratings volume (269 vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Tractor Beam's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
AC is free to download; Tractor Beam costs $0.99 up front. AC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tractor Beam asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tractor Beam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AC has 269 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Tractor Beam's written reviews are positive against 55% of AC's.
Tractor Beam ships an update every 6 months, AC every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Tractor Beam | AC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 3.4 (269 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.0% of reviews — better | 55.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 269 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 3.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Manufacturing Content | Triniti Interactive Limited |
Customer experience
Tractor Beam
AC
Bugs and requests
Tractor Beam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
AC
Reported bugs
3 issues- Enemies not spawning correctly
- Missions failing despite completing objectives
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and mission variety
- Improved graphics and visual effects
- Ability to control the AC-130 aircraft
- Zoom functionality and better radar
In-app purchases
Tractor Beam
No in-app purchases
AC
- AC-130 Unlock All Levels Pack$0.99
