Comparison

Disasteroids vs Alto Asteroids

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Tilt-based asteroid dodging
  • Tap-to-destroy mechanic
  • Achievement system
  • Game Center challenges
  • Visually appealing graphics
  • Engaging sound effects
Features
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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.

About

Alto Asteroids

Features
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Alto Asteroids brings that nostalgia to life with a playful, hand-drawn twist and an ASMR soundscape. Dive into fast-paced, swipe-controlled battles set on notebook-paper battlegrounds. Dodge crumpled-paper asteroids, steer clear of drifting clouds, and pilot your pencil-sketched spaceship to victory!

Screenshots

Disasteroids4 screens
Alto Asteroids1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alto Asteroids at none against Disasteroids's 1. Alto Asteroids also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 52 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Disasteroids's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Disasteroids sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Alto Asteroids asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Disasteroids ships an update every 52 months, Alto Asteroids weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Disasteroids versus Alto Asteroids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDisasteroidsAlto Asteroids
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 52 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB86 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKaolin FireJames John Group, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Disasteroids

One-time1
  • No Ads$0.99
None

Alto Asteroids

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Disasteroids free?
Disasteroids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alto Asteroids free?
Alto Asteroids is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Disasteroids or Alto Asteroids have ads?
Alto Asteroids shows ads; Disasteroids does not.
Which is updated more often, Disasteroids or Alto Asteroids?
Disasteroids ships an update every 52 months, and Alto Asteroids weekly. Most recently, Disasteroids was updated on October 16, 2026 and Alto Asteroids on September 24, 2026.

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