Comparison

Stardash vs Super Meat Boy Forever

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Classic platformer gameplay
  • Challenging levels
  • Infinite lives
  • Unlockable temple levels
  • Flip-mode challenges
  • Retro graphics
  • Original chiptune soundtrack
Features
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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

About

Super Meat Boy Forever

Embark on a brutal platforming adventure to rescue your kidnapped baby. Run, jump, punch, and slide through thousands of randomly generated levels. Experience a compelling story with animated cutscenes and unlock new characters.

Highlights
  • Thousands of randomly generated levels
  • Run, jump, punch, and slide mechanics
  • Unlockable characters
  • Boss fights
  • Animated cutscenes
  • Secret locations
Features
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Super Meat Boy Forever takes place a few years after the events of Super Meat Boy. Meat Boy and Bandage Girl have been living a happy life free of Dr. Fetus for several years and they now have a wonderful little baby named Nugget. Nugget is joy personified and she is everything to Meat Boy and Bandage Girl. One day while our heroes were on a picnic, Dr. Fetus snuck up on them, beat Meat Boy and Bandage Girl unconscious with a shovel and kidnapped Nugget! When our heroes came to and found that Nugget was missing, they knew who to go after. They cracked their knuckles and decided to never stop until they got Nugget back and taught Dr. Fetus a very important lesson. A lesson that can only be taught with punches and kicks. The challenge of Super Meat Boy returns in Super Meat Boy Forever. Levels are brutal, death is inevitable, and players will get that sweet feeling of accomplishment after beating a level. Players will run, jump, punch and kick their way through familiar settings and totally new worlds. What’s better than playing through Super Meat Boy Forever once? The answer is simple: Playing through Super Meat Boy Forever several times and having new levels to play each time. Levels are randomly generated and each time the game is completed the option to replay the game appears and generates a whole new experience by presenting different levels with their own unique secret locations. We’ve handcrafted literally thousands of levels for players to enjoy and conquer. You can replay Super Meat Boy Forever from start to finish several times before ever seeing a duplicate level. It is truly a remarkable feat of engineering and a monumental example of ignoring the limits of rational game design and production. They don’t give Oscars to games, but they probably will after Super Meat Boy Forever becomes the best movie of 2020 and 2021! Our story takes Meat Boy and Bandage Girl through several worlds in search of their darling little Nugget with beautifully animated cutscenes and musical accompaniment that makes Citizen Kane look like a reaction video to an sled unboxing. Players will laugh, they will cry, and when all is said and done maybe they’ll emerge from the experience a little better than when they started. Ok so that last part probably won’t happen but marketing text is hard to write. - Run, Jump, Punch and Slide your way through literally thousands of levels! - Experience a story so that it will influence the cinematic landscape for decades to come. - Fight Bosses, find secrets, unlock characters, live in the world we’ve created because the real world can kinda suck sometimes! - The long awaited sequel to Super Meat Boy has finally arrived!

Screenshots

Stardash4 screens
Super Meat Boy Forever4 screens

Verdict

The call

Stardash and Super Meat Boy Forever both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 69% of Stardash's written reviews are positive against 57% of Super Meat Boy Forever's. Stardash also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). Super Meat Boy Forever's advantage is ratings volume (227 vs 24) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Stardash costs $1.99 and Super Meat Boy Forever $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Stardash against 3.9 for Super Meat Boy Forever. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Super Meat Boy Forever has 227 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Stardash's written reviews are positive against 57% of Super Meat Boy Forever's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stardash ships an update every 3 weeks, Super Meat Boy Forever every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Stardash versus Super Meat Boy Forever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStardashSuper Meat Boy Forever
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.9 (24 ratings) — better3.9 (227 ratings)
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews — better56.7% of reviews
Number of ratings24227 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#186#79 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB1.7 GB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPascal BestebroerHeadup GmbH

Customer experience

Stardash

All ratings24 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral12.5%
Negative20.8%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral12.9%
Negative17.7%

Super Meat Boy Forever

All ratings223 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative21.5%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral14.6%
Negative28.7%

Bugs and requests

Stardash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Super Meat Boy Forever

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cutscene audio issues (playing in only one ear)
  • Invisible floors/textures in certain levels
  • Frequent crashes and performance issues
  • Warp zone progression not tracking properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add iCloud/cross-device save sync
  • Implement a 'quick restart' option
  • Improve touch controls with customizable layout
  • Include more content from the original Super Meat Boy

In-app purchases

None

Stardash

No in-app purchases

None

Super Meat Boy Forever

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stardash free?
Stardash costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Super Meat Boy Forever free?
Super Meat Boy Forever costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stardash or Super Meat Boy Forever?
Stardash is rated higher. Stardash averages 3.9 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Super Meat Boy Forever averages 3.9 from 227 ratings.
Do Stardash or Super Meat Boy Forever have ads?
Neither Stardash nor Super Meat Boy Forever shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stardash or Super Meat Boy Forever?
Stardash ships an update every 3 weeks, and Super Meat Boy Forever every 4 weeks. Most recently, Stardash was updated on September 18, 2026 and Super Meat Boy Forever on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Stardash or Super Meat Boy Forever?
Stardash currently peaks at #186 in the App Store charts, and Super Meat Boy Forever at #79. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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