Comparison

Fastar! vs GunSpectre

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

Head to head
About

Fastar!

Embark on a fast-paced action RPG adventure where you slash and shop your way through a whimsical world. Master the art of speed to achieve your goals and climb global high score lists. Enjoy hours of simple arcade-style fun with adorable graphics and flashy spells.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced action RPG gameplay
  • Hand-drawn graphics
  • 24 game modes
  • Global high score lists
  • Flashy magic spells
  • Variety of control schemes
Features
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Action and Role-Playing in their purest, gleefulest form! Fastar! is the timeless tale of a boy with a big sword and a bowtie journeying across vast lands while being ambushed by malicious geometry. Wait, what, seriously? I'm not typing that, it doesn't make any sense. Oh, look what you made me do. I'll just start over. Fastar! is an Action RPG for when you just don't have time for an Action RPG. Dead simple to pick up and play, you'll be slashing and shopping your way across the grassy plains of [irrelevant flavorful name of fantasy world here] in seconds. You'll cross the world in mere minutes. But mastery of your true objective -- reaching that goal as fast as humanly possible -- could take a lifetime*. Fun for everyone from the casual player who loves to mash buttons, to the hardcore gamer-optimizer who loves to mash numbers, Fastar! will provide you with hours of minutes of seconds of simple arcadey joy. Featured features: - Reasonably adorable hand-drawn graphics! - 24 different game modes for a variety of play experiences, some of which don't actually count! - Global arcade-style high scores lists, where you can become internationally renowned if your full name is three letters or less! - Flashy magic spells for any kind of player, from Daring to Thrifty to Congealed! - A variety of control schemes to suit your particular playing posture! (Astronaut gymnasts excepted) - Sometimes in the background you can see a guy on a unicycle! Look for him, he's nice. * Lifetime reference mammal unspecified "A ridiculous amount of fun!" --TouchArcade Review "It's all about speed and it's ridiculously enjoyable." --Gizmodo "It’s all about distilling the unique fun of RPGs... into mere seconds of play." --PocketGamer "Expected to operate uncomfortable" --WeiPhone.com User Comment (translation c/o Google) "This is a game everyone can, and should enjoy!" --AppAdvice "[A] great cartoon RPG for the iPhone!" --1stimpressions.mobi "What this game has, above all, is that very particular, intangible magic which makes the very few select games rise above the rest." --Gabrien, TouchArcade forums "Fastar is a game that tried to do something different, and managed to get it absolutely right." --TouchAHolics "Pick it up for some great action!" --148Apps

About

GunSpectre

Embark on a twin-stick adventure in a post-apocalyptic open world. Explore a ruined future, fight aggressive creatures and machines, and uncover the cause of the disaster to bring peace back to the desert.

Highlights
  • Twin-stick adventure gameplay
  • Large open world exploration
  • Subsurface exploration
  • Combat against creatures and machines
  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Story-driven mission
Features
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GUNSPECTRE is a twin-stick adventure game featuring a large open world, an equally sized subsurface, and a ton of action! In the desolation of a ruined future, only a wasteland remains. You emerge from an underground crypt into a desert hellscape populated with aggressive creatures, mysterious machines and scant pockets of society. Armed only with twin pistols, pure grit, and a pocket full of miracles, it's up to you to explore the ruins of a once thriving world and prevent the disaster that caused this nightmare from happening once again. EXPLORE a desolate world and what lies beneath. FIGHT your way through aggressive creatures and mysterious machines. SURVIVE the menace from below, and bring peace back to the desert.

Screenshots

Fastar!4 screens
GunSpectre4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fastar! at 4.6 against GunSpectre's 3.7. Fastar! also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and ratings volume (53 vs 3). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Fastar! costs $1.99 and GunSpectre $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fastar! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fastar! has 53 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Fastar!'s written reviews are positive against 50% of GunSpectre's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fastar! versus GunSpectre: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFastar!GunSpectre
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (53 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings53 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB20 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperCat in a Box SoftwareCLICKTEAM LLC USA

Customer experience

Fastar!

All ratings53 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews314 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral10.2%
Negative11.8%

GunSpectre

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Fastar!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on loading certain game modes
  • Leaderboard and score submission issues
  • Compatibility problems on newer iOS devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add character customization options
  • Implement a story mode or campaign
  • Allow listening to own music
  • Add more enemy types and weapon variety
  • Introduce persistent progression and leveling

GunSpectre

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fastar!

No in-app purchases

None

GunSpectre

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fastar! free?
Fastar! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GunSpectre free?
GunSpectre costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fastar! or GunSpectre?
Fastar! is rated higher. Fastar! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while GunSpectre averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Fastar! or GunSpectre have ads?
Neither Fastar! nor GunSpectre shows ads.

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