Comparison

The Quest Classic vs Space Grunts

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

Head to head
About

The Quest Classic

Embark on an epic adventure in a hand-drawn fantasy world filled with challenging quests and formidable foes. This expansion can be played standalone or integrated with the base game, offering new areas and a compelling storyline.

Highlights
  • Immersive hand-drawn world
  • Exciting challenges and quests
  • New areas to explore
  • Standalone or integrated play
  • Save game files via iTunes
  • Challenging monsters and puzzles
Features
Read full description

The Quest Classic - Attack from Asteroids is an expansion to The Quest Classic, a beautifully hand-drawn, immersive and enchanting world full of exciting challenges. After enabling the expansion, you can continue to play The Quest Classic with your existing character(s) to explore new areas and quests. However, if you don't have The Quest Classic, you can also play the expansion as a standalone game. You're on Captain Hanty's ship when suddenly the stars blow up around you. You sense a summons and feel great pain as you are sucked through the Abyss into another place and time. You have been called to the Asteroids once again. The Elemental Lord awaits you... You thought you killed Hemma but you only sent him to the Astral Plain -- he's back and has assembled a horror show of creatures who have captured the Asteroid Mage. It's your mission to save her, but -- you know the drill -- it's not going to be easy. There are monsters who love to hate you and puzzles and traps. It's all in a day's work. To access the new areas (not applicable if you are playing the expansion standalone), go to Mithria harbor and talk to captain Hanty, then select "Attack" as your travel destination. It is recommended to reach at least level 58 before trying to take on the challenges of this new expansion. Please note that after you have traveled to your destination, you'll have no way back for a while (except if you have Marked a spot), so it is also recommended that you keep a save in Mithria. The game uses File Sharing in iTunes. You can save and restore your save game files (named "TheQuestSaveX.pdb", where X can be 0 to 20) using iTunes (go to the Apps/File Sharing section when your device is plugged in) The Quest Classic - Attack from Asteroids has been developed by Zarista Games (www.catacomber.com) and was adapted to iPhone by Redshift.

About

Space Grunts

Engage in a unique blend of fast-paced arcade action and strategic turn-based combat. Explore a distressed moon base, battling aliens and robots to uncover its secrets. Utilize a variety of weapons and consumables to survive and complete your mission.

Highlights
  • Turn-based gameplay
  • Arcade action
  • Roguelike shooter elements
  • Alien and robot combat
  • Weapon and consumable collection
  • Secret areas and routes
Features
Read full description

Support, tip and tricks: http://www.orangepixel.net "This is a turn-based game for people who don't like turn-based games, and a roguelike shooter for people who hate roguelike shooters." - TouchArcade 4/5 Space Grunts combines fast paced arcade action with turn-based gameplay. The year 2476, Earth's space-federation has been building moon-bases across the galaxy. One of those moon-bases has been sending a distress signal. Space Grunts are a group of intergalactic "problem" solvers, sent to investigate.. You play one, out of a team, of Space Grunts, and your mission is simple: find your way into the moon-base, and figure out what has happened. You'll have to fight your way through aliens, robots, security drones and base-systems. Find the lower levels of the moon-base, and get to the core of the problems. Consumables A large collection of consumables can be found all over the moon base from weapon enhancers, to destructive toys, armor, explosives, system-hacks, and more. Use the items wisely to advance deeper into the moon-base. Weapons Starting with three standard Grunt weapons, you will be able to enhance them for more fire-power and range. On your way you'll also find alternate weapons, and melee weapons. Secrets There are various ways to complete the game, anomalies leading to weird places, underground routes, and mysterious items to transport you to other area's of the moon-base. On top of these there are secret rooms and area's located all over the base, so never a dull moment! Can you find the core of the problems? MFI support Got questions? need tips or help? visit our forums: http://orangepixel.net or connect and say hi: twitter.com/orangepixel facebook.com/orangepixel

Screenshots

The Quest Classic4 screens
Space Grunts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Quest Classic at 4.8 against Space Grunts's 4.2. The Quest Classic also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). Space Grunts's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

The Quest Classic costs $2.99 and Space Grunts $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Quest Classic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of The Quest Classic's written reviews are positive against 76% of Space Grunts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Quest Classic ships an update every 13 months, Space Grunts every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Quest Classic versus Space Grunts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Quest ClassicSpace Grunts
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better4.2 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.9% of reviews
Number of ratings615 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB52 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperRedshiftPascal Bestebroer

Customer experience

The Quest Classic

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Space Grunts

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral12.1%
Negative12.1%

In-app purchases

None

The Quest Classic

No in-app purchases

None

Space Grunts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Quest Classic free?
The Quest Classic costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Space Grunts free?
Space Grunts costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Quest Classic or Space Grunts?
The Quest Classic is rated higher. The Quest Classic averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Space Grunts averages 4.2 from 15 ratings.
Do The Quest Classic or Space Grunts have ads?
Neither The Quest Classic nor Space Grunts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Quest Classic or Space Grunts?
The Quest Classic ships an update every 13 months, and Space Grunts every 5 weeks. Most recently, The Quest Classic was updated on October 13, 2026 and Space Grunts on October 16, 2026.

Other comparisons