Comparison

Disasteroids vs Space Mission

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

Space Mission

Pilot a retro arcade spaceship, defending astronauts from alien waves. Manage limited fuel to destroy enemies, rescue stranded crew, and return them to safety. Compete for high scores on global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Retro arcade space shooter gameplay
  • Limited fuel management
  • Rescue stranded astronauts
  • Destroy waves of aliens and mines
  • Score-based progression
  • Global leaderboards
  • Achievements and social sharing
Features
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Space Mission: Survival is a retro arcade space shooter. You have 10 seconds of fuel in each level to destroy the aliens and keep your astronauts alive. Keep yourself and the astronauts alive. Wave after wave of aliens will attack you will bullets and space mines. Pick up floating astronauts and return them to asteroids before you are destroyed or they float off into deep space. Points are awarded for enemy hits, destroying mines, returning astronauts, and for not wasting fuel. Leaderboards are shown in classic arcade attract-screen format. See your friends scores and play to be the best in the universe. Achievements, Facebook and Twitter bragging also available in Space Mission: Survival.

Screenshots

Disasteroids4 screens
Space Mission4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Space Mission at every 6 months against Disasteroids's every 52 months. Space Mission also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). Disasteroids's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Space Mission sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Mission holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Disasteroids has 30 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Disasteroids ships an update every 52 months, Space Mission every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Disasteroids versus Space Mission: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDisasteroidsSpace Mission
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (30 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings30 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 52 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB17 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKaolin FireJohn Schumacher

Customer experience

Disasteroids

All ratings30 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Space Mission

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Disasteroids

One-time1
  • No Ads$0.99
1 purchases

Space Mission

One-time1
  • Show Your Support$0.99

Questions

Is Disasteroids free?
Disasteroids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Mission free?
Space Mission is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Disasteroids or Space Mission?
Space Mission is rated higher. Disasteroids averages 4.8 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Space Mission averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Disasteroids or Space Mission have ads?
Neither Disasteroids nor Space Mission shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Disasteroids or Space Mission?
Disasteroids ships an update every 52 months, and Space Mission every 6 months. Most recently, Disasteroids was updated on October 16, 2026 and Space Mission on October 6, 2026.

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