Astermites vs Space Crash Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astermites
Pilot a spacecraft in a 3D moon environment, destroying asteroids and bio-engineered space bugs. Compete for survival and a high score with unique dubstep music. Offers both 2D and 3D gameplay views.
- 3D moon environment
- Destroy asteroids and space bugs
- Survival and high score modes
- 2D and 3D gameplay views
- Original dubstep soundtrack
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3D Asteroids! Fly around a small 3D moon searching for and destroying astermites, bio-engineered space bugs, while blasting the asteroids in the way. Watch out for the astermites, since they also seek you out! Play for survival and high score. 2 games in 1! Choose between 2D view and 3D view during game play. One purchase works on iPad, iPhone and iPod. Unique and original dubstep background music. "A creative idea. Love the 3D graphics! Awesome new approach to an old-school game!" "I have been wanting a game like this for a long time. Can't put it down. Very addictive and challenging." "My kids won't give me back my iPad after playing it!" Programmed and designed by Indie Developer Jared DeGraffenried. Art by Peter DeGraffenried. Music by Richard Terrell. Tested on iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPod 4. Currently doesn't work on iPad 1, or iPhone 3GS or lower.
Space Crash Simulator
Experience realistic planetary collisions with a powerful physics engine. Customize your own cosmic events by adjusting particle count, velocity, and accuracy, or jump straight into high-energy impacts. This app offers a detailed, physics-based simulation for educational or entertainment purposes.
- Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) simulation
- Real-time planetary collisions
- Customizable simulation parameters
- Setup Mode for scenario creation
- Adjustable particle count and accuracy
- Physics-based detailed simulation
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Smash worlds together and watch them shatter, merge, and melt, driven by real physics, not pre-made animations. Every planet is made of thousands of interacting particles, so every collision is computed live and no two impacts ever look the same. Build your own scenario in Setup Mode: place up to 8 bodies, set their size, density, spin and velocity, then let gravity do the rest. Or dive straight into a head-on collision and watch the debris glow, cool, and form a crust. - True particle physics (SPH), the first of its kind on mobile - Molten impact zones: heat, lava, and cooling crusts - Give planets rings or shred a moon into one with tidal forces (Roche limit) - Protoplanetary disk and colliding-galaxies modes - Black holes that tear planets apart - Custom planet textures from your own photos - Runs on everything: tune particle count, accuracy, and timescale to your device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Astermites at none against Space Crash Simulator's 1. Astermites also leads on ads (none vs shown). Space Crash Simulator's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 87 months) and ratings volume (790 vs 7). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Space Crash Simulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Astermites asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Astermites against 4.5 for Space Crash Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Crash Simulator has 790 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Astermites's written reviews are positive against 81% of Space Crash Simulator's.
Astermites ships an update every 87 months, Space Crash Simulator every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astermites | Space Crash Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 4.5 (790 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 81.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 790 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 87 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 254 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jared P DeGraffenried | WPC |
Customer experience
Astermites
Space Crash Simulator
Bugs and requests
Astermites
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Space Crash Simulator
Reported bugs
2 issues- Collision trails not clearing properly
- Protoplanetary disc mode not working as expected
Requested features
7 requests- Add more celestial objects (black holes, stars, etc.)
- Allow for custom textures and planet/atmosphere customization
- Improve performance and optimization
- Add more graphic options and settings
- Allow for custom rings and moons around planets
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- Enable free camera feature
- Improve collision and heating effects
In-app purchases
Astermites
No in-app purchases
Space Crash Simulator
- Premium$4.99
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