Stardash vs Extra Color
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stardash
Experience a challenging retro platformer with classic gameplay and vibrant pixel art. Master difficult levels with infinite lives, unlock secret areas, and enjoy an authentic chiptune soundtrack. This game offers a rewarding experience for those who love a good challenge.
- Classic platformer gameplay
- Challenging levels
- Infinite lives
- Unlockable temple levels
- Flip-mode challenges
- Retro graphics
- Original chiptune soundtrack
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Not just the looks of a classic game, also the gameplay of a classic platformer. This game is NOT EASY! you have an endless amount of lives, so you can quickly restart a level when you miss a jump, get hit by an enemy, get bitten by a plant, get hit by a spiky-ball, crushed by big statues, run onto spikes, get hit by a wasp, or any of the other many ways you’ll get stopped in your run. BUT when you do complete a level, the rush you get will keep you coming back for more, and more, and more, and.. Unlock special temple levels by finding hidden keys, unlock a flip-mode by completing a level both within the time set, and also by collecting all the coins in a level. Stardash is all about the gameplay thrown at you in awesome retro graphics and original chiptunes. ** OTHERS SAY: "all the ingredients needed for platforming excellence" - iFanzine "Orange Pixel nailed everything they were going for in this veritable symphony of old school gaming." - Appolicious "back to my early years, playing my favorite platform games" - unbound gamer "if you’re not gonna grab this, you will miss something truly wonderful" - app-score
Extra Color
Tap to change colors and match them with obstacles to score points and increase speed. Unlock heroes, complete missions, and enjoy a unique soundtrack in this challenging arcade game.
- Fast-paced color matching gameplay
- Offline play supported
- Endless and mission modes
- Over 90 heroes to unlock
- Over 90 missions to complete
- Minimalistic art style
- Unique soundtrack
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Every tap is a color change. Every color change is a point. Every point is a speed up and a difficulty increase. You must follow the color on each obstacle to remove it and survive! Main features: - fast, enjoyable gameplay - fully playable offline - endless and missions modes - over 90 heroes to unlock - over 90 missions to complete - minimalistic art style - unique music - achievements - leaderboards - fully playable in offline mode Extra Color is a minimalistic arcade color changing indie game where enjoyable gameplay meets merciless difficulty, unique missions, different heroes to unlock and level up system. Extra Color contains original synthwave / synthpunk / coldwave / 80's / vaporwave soundtrack. Be the best, enjoy Extra Color!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Extra Color at Free against Stardash's $1.99. Extra Color also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Stardash's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). 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
Extra Color is free to download; Stardash costs $1.99 up front. Extra Color sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Stardash asks for nothing beyond the download.
Extra Color holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stardash has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Stardash's written reviews are positive against 100% of Extra Color's.
Stardash ships an update every 3 weeks, Extra Color every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stardash | Extra Color |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pascal Bestebroer | Evil Indie Games |
Customer experience
Stardash
Extra Color
Bugs and requests
Stardash
Reported bugs
11 issues- Jump button disappeared after update
- Game crashes on iOS 7
- Doesn't work with iOS 11
- Proximity to enemies kills needs work
- Hit detection is weird
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- Animation could be smoother
- Collision detection needs to be tighter
- Controls broken on iControlPad in iCade mode
- Crash on launch
- Frame rate issues
- Invisible walls for secret areas
Requested features
15 requests- Joystick for movement
- Make Shesan Level 9 easier
- Update for iOS 11 compatibility
- Full screen on iPhone 5
- More sound effects
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- Character upgradable
- Make game compatible with 60beat controller
- Add mega difficulty mode
- Fix achievements
- Move OpenFeint logo
- Rearrange buttons
- More levels
- Add color or costume for character
- Unique control system
- Flip iPad upside down for headphone jack clearance
Extra Color
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stardash
No in-app purchases
Extra Color
- 1000 Extra Color Credits$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 3000 Extra Color Credits$1.99
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- 5000 Extra Color Credits$2.99









