Fastar! vs Lunar Rescue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Fast-paced action RPG gameplay
- Hand-drawn graphics
- 24 game modes
- Global high score lists
- Flashy magic spells
- Variety of control schemes
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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
Lunar Rescue
Experience realistic lunar flight physics in a challenging rescue mission game. Upgrade your spacecraft, navigate treacherous environments, and save stranded survivors through numerous handcrafted levels.
- Realistic lunar flight physics
- Ship upgrades
- Survivor rescue missions
- Handcrafted levels
- Crash survival
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Master realistic lunar flight physics, upgrade your ship, survive dramatic crashes, and rescue survivors across tons of handcrafted missions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lunar Rescue at Free against Fastar!'s $1.99. Lunar Rescue also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Fastar!'s advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Lunar Rescue is free to download; Fastar! costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lunar Rescue holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fastar! has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fastar! ships an update every 6 weeks, Lunar Rescue every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fastar! | Lunar Rescue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (53 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cat in a Box Software | Jeffrey Leary |
Customer experience
Fastar!
Lunar Rescue
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
Lunar Rescue
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fastar!
No in-app purchases
Lunar Rescue
No in-app purchases
