Comparison

Celestial Assault vs Star Thunder

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

Star Thunder

Engage in thrilling PVP shoot'em up battles with stunning graphics and heavy metal soundtracks. Pilot super fighters, collect wingmen, and build powerful fleets to conquer the galaxy in this unique multiplayer experience.

Highlights
  • PVP shoot'em up gameplay
  • Collect 9 super fighters with unique abilities
  • Recruit wingmen for combat assistance
  • Build fleets with 27 battleships
  • Command 9 motherships
  • Fight in diverse environments
  • Matchmaking and replay system
Features
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Enjoy the beautiful graphic, heavy metal soundtracks and the first of its kind PVP shoot'em up gameplay! Are you still playing single player games? Star Thunder: Airplane Games features endless PVP challenges against other players whenever you want to play. You'll never be satisfied with single player games after trying this game out! Become the ACE fly your super fighter and fight with your wingmen against your opponent's space fleet. Create your own fleet by collecting battleships and motherships. Build a strong fleet and become the savior of the galaxy! Features: 1. Collect a total of 9 super fighters. Each super fighter has unique weapon and super attack! 2. Collect wingmen to assist you in combats with their unique powers. Use them well to defeat your enemies! 3. Choose from a total of 27 battleships to build an invincible fleet! 4. Choose from a total of 9 powerful motherships to hold the last line of defense! 5. Fight in multiple beautiful environments! 6. Enjoy great matchmaking and replay system Download Star Thunder: Airplane Games now and enjoy the brand new shoot'em up experience! Become the ACE fly your super fighter and fight with your wingmen against your opponent's space fleet. Create your own fleet by collecting battleships and motherships. Build a strong fleet and become the savior of the galaxy! Features: 1. Collect a total of 9 super fighters. Each super fighter has unique weapon and super attack! 2. Collect wingmen to assist you in combats with their unique powers. Use them well to defeat your enemies! 3. Choose from a total of 27 battleships to build an invincible fleet! 4. Choose from a total of 9 powerful motherships to hold the last line of defense! 5. Fight in multiple beautiful environments! 6. Enjoy great matchmaking and replay system Download Star Thunder: Airplane Games now and enjoy the brand new shoot'em up experience!

Screenshots

Celestial Assault4 screens
Star Thunder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Celestial Assault at 85% against Star Thunder's 38%. Celestial Assault also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). Star Thunder's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 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 Star Thunder sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Star Thunder holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Thunder has 70 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Celestial Assault's written reviews are positive against 38% of Star Thunder's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Celestial Assault ships an update every 2 months, Star Thunder fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Celestial Assault versus Star Thunder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCelestial AssaultStar Thunder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.5 (70 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings470 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB544 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperLucid Vision GamesYu Le Lin

Customer experience

Celestial Assault

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

Star Thunder

All ratings66 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative56.3%

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
7 purchases

Star Thunder

One-time7
  • 30 Gems$1.99
  • Starter's Special Pack$1.99
  • 80 Gems$4.99
Show 4 more
  • 170 Gems$9.99
  • 360 Gems$19.99
  • 950 Gems$49.99
  • 2000 Gems$99.99

Questions

Is Celestial Assault free?
Celestial Assault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Star Thunder free?
Star Thunder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Celestial Assault or Star Thunder?
Star Thunder is rated higher. Celestial Assault averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Star Thunder averages 4.5 from 70 ratings.
Do Celestial Assault or Star Thunder have ads?
Star Thunder shows ads; Celestial Assault does not.
Which is updated more often, Celestial Assault or Star Thunder?
Celestial Assault ships an update every 2 months, and Star Thunder fortnightly. Most recently, Celestial Assault was updated on October 23, 2026 and Star Thunder on October 22, 2026.

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