Comparison

Celestial Assault vs TransMute 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

TransMute 2

Engage in intense space battles against alien monsters. Command a fleet of customizable spaceships, upgrade your aircraft, and utilize auxiliary equipment to survive the universe's challenges. Features diverse missions, varied maps, and high-quality visuals.

Highlights
  • Equip two spaceships with unique properties
  • Battle various enemies and challenging bosses
  • Customize and upgrade unique spaceships
  • Utilize auxiliary equipment for combat advantage
  • Diverse missions with attractive rewards
  • High-quality visuals and sounds
Features
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Following the adventure in space of space commanders and fleets, the battle with the monsters in space becomes even more fierce. In the midst of vast space, space exploration becomes a battle for survival in space. Hopefully the space fleet will win this battle for survival. Command space fleets to fight against space monsters for survival in the universe. ▶ FEATURES - Players equip two spaceships to the battle. Each spaceship will have its own properties suitable for different battle - Various enemies with different levels. Challenge players’ skills to the fullest in boss battles. - Many levels, many challenges that are constantly updated. - Many types of unique-designed spaceships. Players can customize, with rich combinations. - Upgrade powerful aircraft - Many auxiliary equipment to help the aircraft increase its combat ability. - Diverse missions and attractive rewards. - Various maps in space. - High-quality visuals and sounds take players into the deep universe. ▶ HOW TO PLAY - Touch and move on the screen to avoid enemy attacks and Shoot them up. - Touch to change the fighter to suit the combat situation. The special attack feature when transforming will help players overcome difficult traps. - Collect ammo and items to equip and upgrade aircraft. - Flexible use of auxiliary features in times of danger or when encountering dangerous enemies.

Screenshots

Celestial Assault4 screens
TransMute 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TransMute 2 at 4.7 against Celestial Assault's 3.8. TransMute 2 also leads on ratings volume (36 vs 4). Celestial Assault's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (85% vs 60%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 TransMute 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TransMute 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TransMute 2 has 36 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 60% of TransMute 2'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, TransMute 2 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Celestial Assault versus TransMute 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCelestial AssaultTransMute 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.7 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings436 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB247 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperLucid Vision GamesGcenter

Customer experience

Celestial Assault

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

TransMute 2

All ratings36 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

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
10 purchases

TransMute 2

One-time10
  • GCOIN X20$0.99
  • Beginner Pack$0.99
  • UNLOCK PLAYER SCIENTIST$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Combo Pack$4.99
  • Unlock Scientist Prime$4.99
  • Unlock Lightning Prime$4.99
  • Unlock Echo$4.99
  • Special Pack 3$5.99
  • DREAM TEAM$9.99
  • Remove Ads$19.99

Questions

Is Celestial Assault free?
Celestial Assault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TransMute 2 free?
TransMute 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Celestial Assault or TransMute 2?
TransMute 2 is rated higher. Celestial Assault averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while TransMute 2 averages 4.7 from 36 ratings.
Do Celestial Assault or TransMute 2 have ads?
TransMute 2 shows ads; Celestial Assault does not.
Which is updated more often, Celestial Assault or TransMute 2?
Celestial Assault ships an update every 2 months, and TransMute 2 every 6 weeks. Most recently, Celestial Assault was updated on November 6, 2026 and TransMute 2 on November 4, 2026.

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