Comparison

Night Stars vs Asterist

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

Head to head
About

Night Stars

Engaging puzzle game with two addictive modes: Regular and Endless. Match colored blocks to clear the board and advance through levels or challenge yourself to survive as long as possible in a timed mode. Features multiple difficulty levels and board sizes.

Highlights
  • Two game modes: Regular and Endless
  • Tap two or more same-colored blocks
  • Target-based progression in Regular mode
  • Timed survival in Endless mode
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Variable board sizes
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Highly addictive game. Once you start, you cannot stop. There are two modes. Game rule Regular: - Tap two or more blocks, which are same color - No time limit, once you meet target you can promote to next level Endless: - Tap two or more blocks, which are same color - Tap the blocks as more and fast as you can - The more block you tap once, the more time will be added - When level up the time drain will be faster - Once time up it will game over - Click the menu (Moon), the time will be paused Score rule: Score = block x block x 5 Bonus rule of Regular mode: For 10 x 10 board: bonus = 2000 - block x block x 20 For 12 x 12 board: bonus = 2000 - block x block x 10 For 15 x 15 board: bonus = 2000 - block x block x 5 Features: - 3 difficult level, Easy (4 color blocks), Normal (5 color blocks), Hard (6 color blocks) - 9 different color blocks, you can choose random color or fixed color - iPhone/iPod can play 10 x 10, 12 x 12 board - iPad can play 10 x 10, 12 x 12 , 15 x 15 board ----------------------------------------------------------------- Play as God, create your own universe myDream Universe https://apps.apple.com/app/mydream-universe/id1447861806

About

Asterist

Create personalized constellations using real astronomical data and GPS. Add text and images to tell stories behind your creations, which move with the night sky. Save and share your constellations with others.

Highlights
  • Create personal constellations
  • Use real astronomical data
  • Add text and images to constellations
  • Constellations move with the night sky
  • Save and share constellations
  • Learn star names
Features
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Asterist allows players to connect stars, using real astronomical data and GPS positioning to creating personal constellations that move in real time with night sky. Add text and images to tell the story or meaning behind each created constellation. Create constellations representing aspirational hopes, memorials for loved ones, commemorative moments, journal entries, and creative writing. Watch the seasons change move your own creation across the sky. You can also learn the names of the stars in your created constellations and deepen your understanding of our cosmos! All constellation and other data is privately stored on your phone, nothing is collected or shared. Asterist allows players to save constellations as files that can be opened by others who have the app as well. Gather a personalized night sky full of a collection of stories from friends and others.

Screenshots

Night Stars4 screens
Asterist3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Asterist at Free against Night Stars's $5.00. Asterist also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Night Stars's advantage is ratings volume (58 vs 7). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Asterist is free to download; Night Stars costs $5.00 up front. Night Stars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Asterist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Asterist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Night Stars has 58 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Night Stars versus Asterist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNight StarsAsterist
Price$5.00Free — better
Rating4.5 (58 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings58 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB204 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOscar TsangMartha Campos

Customer experience

Night Stars

All ratings58 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral13.5%
Negative15.4%

Asterist

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Night Stars

One-time1
  • Remove advertisement$1.99
None

Asterist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Night Stars free?
Night Stars costs $5.00, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Asterist free?
Asterist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Night Stars or Asterist?
Asterist is rated higher. Night Stars averages 4.5 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while Asterist averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Night Stars or Asterist have ads?
Night Stars shows ads; Asterist does not.

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