Comparison

Celestial Assault vs Toon Shooters 2

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

Head to head
About

Celestial Assault

Engage in a retro-style side-scrolling space shooter with RPG elements. Upgrade your ship's weapons and attributes by destroying enemies, collecting items, and gaining experience. Complete missions with star ratings for a challenging and replayable experience.

Highlights
  • Side-scrolling space shooter gameplay
  • RPG style character leveling
  • Stackable weapons
  • 30 unique missions with boss fights
  • Challenging and diverse gameplay
  • Replayability with difficulty settings
  • Purchaseable shortcuts and add-ins
Features
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Description: Celestial Assault is a blend of retro style side scrolling space shooter and RPG. Destroy enemies to gain experience, collect items and gold to upgrade your ships weapons and attributes until you cut through the toughest foes like butter! Missions each have star ratings for kill %, completion time and ship damage providing and unique challenge and tons of replay-ability. Story: In 2050 hostile aliens will invade earth to put an end to humanity! You are mankind's last hope of survival. Embark on an adventure through some of the most dangerous and equally beautiful parts of space to destroy the alien threat and secure the future of the human race. FEATURES: - Awesome Side Scrolling Space Shooter gameplay! - RPG style character leveling - Stackable Weapons - 30 unique mission featuring 5 boss fights and a combination of small enemy battles and maneuvering sequences. - Challenging and diverse gameplay with extensive replayability - Restart the game on a different difficulty upon completion and keep your inventory - Purchaseable shortcuts and game add-ins - Additional content coming soon!

About

Toon Shooters 2

Experience classic arcade side-scrolling shooter action with up to five players in co-op. Choose from diverse characters with unique abilities and battle through 15 challenging stages filled with puzzles and bosses. Collect pets and upgrade your gameplay to face new threats.

Highlights
  • Up to 5 player co-op multiplayer
  • 15 stages with puzzles and bosses
  • 8 playable characters with unique roles
  • 7 custom-fit pets
  • iCloud support
  • MFi controller support
Features
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Toon Shooters 2 is an arcade side-scrolling shooter 'shmup' inspired by the long lost classics of Gradius/R-Type/Salamander and more... Up to 5 Co-Op play available), different characters with various roles and abilities. Five years after the fall of the Fleet, the Toons are back in action to wreck threats old and new... it was a massacre, on both sides! Available for Apple TV & Supports iCloud, Achievements & MFi Controllers THE GAME 15 stages of various puzzles and ridiculous bosses. Up to 5 Co-Operative multiplayer available with roles for each player (diagonal shots, healers, bombers...) 8 playable characters: Otis, Ben, Angelica, Big Ted, Yolo Creed, Paul, Jonathan & Messenger. 7 custom-fit pets (Laser Pup, Laser Dog, Bomber Orange, Homing Missiles, Regenerist, Spinner, Wingman & Mon Furious Rapid Shot) With inspiration from games like 1942, 1943, Gradius, Area88, Salamander/Lifeforce, Contra, R-Type and more... we hope to create a refreshing game world in 'Toon Shooters' for many years to come. Upgrade to the Premium Upgrade Pack to unlock all the characters, with a couple of extras (earn 1 continue per beaten stage up to 20 continues). Developer message: We've been working under the name 'Mooff Games' for the past few years but things change and we are now ready and able to be a truly free and 100% indie games dev under the goofier monkier of the 'Four Fats'. We're still the same guys dedicated to doing what we love.

Screenshots

Celestial Assault4 screens
Toon Shooters 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Toon Shooters 2 at 4.4 against Celestial Assault's 3.8. Toon Shooters 2 also leads on ratings volume (49 vs 4) and review sentiment (94% vs 85%). Celestial Assault's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Celestial Assault sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Toon Shooters 2 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Toon Shooters 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Toon Shooters 2 has 49 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Celestial Assault's written reviews are positive against 94% of Toon Shooters 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Celestial Assault ships an update every 2 months, Toon Shooters 2 every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Celestial Assault versus Toon Shooters 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCelestial AssaultToon Shooters 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.4 (49 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews93.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings449 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB144 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperLucid Vision GamesFour Fats

Customer experience

Celestial Assault

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.0%

Toon Shooters 2

All ratings49 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral12.2%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Celestial Assault

One-time8
  • $10,000 Gold$0.99
  • Attribute Point$0.99
  • Attribute Reset$0.99
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  • Advanced Stacking$1.99
  • Deep Space Mission Pack$1.99
  • Advanced Ranks$2.99
  • $50,000 Gold$2.99
  • 5 Attribute Points$2.99
4 purchases

Toon Shooters 2

One-time4
  • 10,000 Coins$0.49
  • Buy 25 Continue$0.49
  • 100,000 Coins$1.90
Show 1 more
  • Premium Upgrade Pack$1.99

Questions

Is Celestial Assault free?
Celestial Assault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Toon Shooters 2 free?
Toon Shooters 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Celestial Assault or Toon Shooters 2?
Toon Shooters 2 is rated higher. Celestial Assault averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Toon Shooters 2 averages 4.4 from 49 ratings.
Do Celestial Assault or Toon Shooters 2 have ads?
Toon Shooters 2 shows ads; Celestial Assault does not.
Which is updated more often, Celestial Assault or Toon Shooters 2?
Celestial Assault ships an update every 2 months, and Toon Shooters 2 every 12 months. Most recently, Celestial Assault was updated on October 23, 2026 and Toon Shooters 2 on October 20, 2026.

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