Disasteroids vs Highwind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Disasteroids
Pilot a ship through swarms of incoming asteroids using device tilt for navigation and tapping to destroy them. Earn achievements and challenge friends, all while enjoying engaging visuals and sound.
- Tilt-based asteroid dodging
- Tap-to-destroy mechanic
- Achievement system
- Game Center challenges
- Visually appealing graphics
- Engaging sound effects
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You don't shoot the asteroids. You touch them. Tilt your device and your little ship drifts — really drifts, with the weight and momentum of the arcade original. Then you reach into the swarm with a finger and rocks burst under your touch. It is a strange and lovely feeling, and it gets its hooks in fast. Lean away from a rock closing on your left. Pop it. Pop the two pieces it becomes. Keep the chain alive and your multiplier climbs; miss and it's gone. Somewhere out in the dark a saucer notices you and starts making its way over. Push far enough and the sky fills up: splinters everywhere, a saucer's shots crossing the field, your ship sliding through a gap you're not sure was there. That's the good part. Game Center leaderboards and a pile of achievements, including one you're not going to find by accident. Built for iPhone and iPad, edge to edge, with the moody hum of deep space behind it.
Highwind
Control a paper plane with two buttons to shoot enemies and defend yourself. Upgrade your plane's capabilities and unlock new aircraft as you progress through randomly generated waves and different dimensions.
- Simple two-button controls
- Unlockable planes with different stats
- Upgradeable health, shield, and ammo
- Randomly selected enemy waves
- Multiple game styles including infinite mode
- Minigames with unique mechanics
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In Highwind you control a paper plane using only two buttons. You will destroy enemy planes and protect your own. Tapping the right side of the screen will shoot bullets and holding the left side will activate the shield. The shield blocks and reflects bullets back to your enemies. Fight different enemy planes and obstacles, each with different behavior. Travel to different dimensions and avoid obstacles on the way. As you progress through the game you will be able to purchase upgrades to your health, shield and ammo. Also, each time you beat a level you will get a power up that will help you defeat your enemies. Each time you play you will accumulate points that will unlock new planes and new game styles. Try to beat the game in each one of the different styles! Features -Simple controls: Play with only two buttons -Different game styles: Five variations of the game including an infinite mode -Minigames: Three additional sections with different mechanics -A different experience each play: Enemy waves are randomly selected from a predefined set -Upgrades and power ups: Purchase upgrades to your shield, ammo and health. Get a power up every level -Different airplanes: Unlock new airplanes with different stats
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Disasteroids at Free against Highwind's $0.99. Disasteroids also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Highwind's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 21 months vs every 52 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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
Disasteroids is free to download; Highwind costs $0.99 up front. Disasteroids sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Highwind asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Disasteroids against 4.8 for Highwind. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Disasteroids's written reviews are positive against 71% of Highwind's.
Disasteroids ships an update every 52 months, Highwind every 21 months. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.
| Parameter | Disasteroids | Highwind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (30 ratings) | 4.8 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 52 months | Every 21 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kaolin Fire | Selva Interactive |
Customer experience
Disasteroids
Highwind
In-app purchases
Disasteroids
- No Ads$0.99
Highwind
No in-app purchases









