Celestial Assault vs Cosmic Cruiser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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!
Cosmic Cruiser
Pilot a super space fighter against an invading alien force threatening the universe. This simple 2D game offers endless darkness and galactic battles for quick entertainment.
- Space fighter combat
- Alien invasion theme
- 2D gameplay
- Time-killing game
- Infinite darkness setting
Read full descriptionHide full description
Infinite darkness ... Dark galaxy. Bacteria began slaughtering the entire universe with unimaginable power. The invading demon hands swallow the surrounding planets one after another, Now betting on the fate of the whole universe, The super space fighter, Cosmic Viper, takes off again in the endless darkness ... A simple 2D game for killing time.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Celestial Assault at 85% against Cosmic Cruiser's 0%. Celestial Assault also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Cosmic Cruiser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Celestial Assault sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Cosmic Cruiser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Celestial Assault holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Celestial Assault's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cosmic Cruiser's.
Celestial Assault ships an update every 2 months, Cosmic Cruiser every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Celestial Assault | Cosmic Cruiser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucid Vision Games | Chien Ming Chen |
Customer experience
Celestial Assault
Cosmic Cruiser
In-app purchases
Celestial Assault
- $10,000 Gold$0.99
- Attribute Point$0.99
- Attribute Reset$0.99
Show 5 moreShow fewer
- Advanced Stacking$1.99
- Deep Space Mission Pack$1.99
- Advanced Ranks$2.99
- $50,000 Gold$2.99
- 5 Attribute Points$2.99
Cosmic Cruiser
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Celestial Assault free?
Is Cosmic Cruiser free?
Which has better reviews, Celestial Assault or Cosmic Cruiser?
Do Celestial Assault or Cosmic Cruiser have ads?
Which is updated more often, Celestial Assault or Cosmic Cruiser?
Other comparisons















