Comparison

Spread X vs Distant Desert

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

Head to head
About

Spread X

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This is a shooting game using accelerometer! The player keep staying the center of screen, and enemies will be coming to the player, so you have to shoot bullets to them. How do you do? It's just tap buttons, and the direction is decided by your tilt control. That's 360 degrees. Get a highest score in the world with addicted music, effects and difficulty! --- Tips --- If you tilt to pull your iPhone, the direction of player will be change to downward. If you do the opposite, the direction will be upward. When you tilt left your iPhone, the direction will be left, of course doing the opposite will be right. Um, this explanation is quite difficult to me, so you just try it! --- Game modes --- [ Colors ] You can use 4 buttons to defeat enemies. The blue button can only defeat blue enemies, red one is red enemies, and other colors are other color enemies. [ Shapes ] This mode is easier more than Colors mode, because the shapes are just 3 types. The rule is same as Colors, that different point is only focusing enemy types. You have to see the shape instead of the color of enemies. That's it! [ Touches ] The rule might be easiest in all modes. You don't need checking enemies status, you just have to directly tap enemies! Of course the player will never shoot in this mode. Defend the player from enemies! [ Survival ] The player automatically shoot an almighty shots, so you just have to control the direction for enemies. I hope you enjoy it!

About

Distant Desert

Guide an Emirati Bedouin family stranded on Mars to survive by finding essential resources like food, water, and oxygen. Explore the alien planet and manage their needs to overcome the challenges of an unexpected interplanetary journey.

Highlights
  • Resource management
  • Exploration
  • Survival simulation
  • Family management
  • Interplanetary journey
Features
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A family of Emirati Bedouins find themselves stumbling onto a spaceship and are accidently taken to Mars! How will they survive?! Join and help the Bedouin family to look for food, drinks, oxygen, entertainment, and communication devices to survive on Mars.

Screenshots

Spread X4 screens
Distant Desert3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Distant Desert at none against Spread X's 3. Distant Desert also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Spread X sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Distant Desert asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Spread X versus Distant Desert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpread XDistant Desert
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperF-NET AppsMassDiGI

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Spread X

One-time3
  • Spiral shot x 30$0.99
  • Super Armor (Unlimited)$0.99
  • Spiral shot x 80$1.99
None

Distant Desert

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spread X free?
Spread X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Distant Desert free?
Distant Desert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spread X or Distant Desert have ads?
Spread X shows ads; Distant Desert does not.

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