Comparison

Paper Plane vs Trash Balls vs Planetoids Vortex

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

Head to head
About

Paper Plane vs Trash Balls

Pilot a triangular spacecraft to destroy incoming asteroids and alien saucers. Navigate through space by rotating, thrusting, and firing projectiles. Experience classic arcade gameplay with a focus on skillful maneuvering and target elimination.

Highlights
  • Destroy asteroids and saucers
  • Pilot a triangular spacecraft
  • Rotate, thrust, and shoot
  • Classic arcade gameplay
  • Retro space shooter experience
Features
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The main goal of the game is to destroy flying trash balls and survive endless waves of crumpled paper attacks. The player controls a fast paper plane that can rotate left and right, shoot forward, and boost through the air. Once the plane starts moving in one direction, it continues drifting through the arena until the player changes direction with another boost. Precision movement and quick reactions are essential to avoid incoming trash balls and clear the skies.

About

Planetoids Vortex

Features
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Planetoids is a pixel-art arcade shooter for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. One ship. Endless asteroids. How long can you last? Inspired by the timeless Atari Asteroids, Planetoids brings the classic formula into the modern Apple ecosystem with a colour-coded asteroid system, power-up pickups, enemy saucers, and boss waves — all wrapped in a distinctive retro pixel aesthetic. THE FIELD Five asteroid colours. Each one behaves differently. Red moves fast. Green splits into three. Purple hunts you at close range. Orange drops power-ups when destroyed. Yellow blinds you on impact. Learning what each colour means — and adjusting your strategy accordingly — is the game within the game. YOUR SHIP Newtonian physics. No brakes. Thrust in one direction and you keep moving until you thrust the other way. Mastering your momentum is the entire skill of Planetoids. It takes minutes to learn and years to perfect. ENEMY SAUCERS Two types. The Large Saucer fires randomly — dangerous through bad luck alone. The Small Saucer aims directly at you with accuracy that improves every level. At 1,000 points it is the highest-value target in the game. It is also trying to kill you. POWER-UPS Spread Shot. Rapid Fire. Shield. Speed Boost. Score Multiplier. Five pickups drop from destroyed asteroids. Each lasts seconds. Each can turn a losing situation into a winning one — or tempt you into a mistake. BOSS WAVES Every five levels, a single enormous Planet Asteroid replaces the normal wave. Five hits to crack it open. Four large asteroids explode from the wreckage. The field is not clear when the boss breaks — it is just beginning. FEATURES • Gamepad support on all platforms — MFi, Xbox Series, PlayStation DualSense • Keyboard support on Mac — full arrow key and WASD • Touch controls on iPhone and iPad when no gamepad is connected • Windowed and fullscreen modes on Mac • Game Center leaderboards — All-Time, Weekly, and Highest Level • 17 achievements including secret challenges • iCloud sync — your high score follows you across every device • Dynamic Island support on iPhone 14 Pro and later • Haptic feedback on iPhone and iPad • No ads. No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. A NOTE ON DIFFICULTY Planetoids does not end. There is no final level, no credits sequence, no congratulation screen. The waves keep coming and they keep getting harder. The goal is simply to survive longer than you did last time. Every death is survivable in retrospect. The field is always fair. How far can you go?

Screenshots

Paper Plane vs Trash Balls4 screens
Planetoids Vortex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Planetoids Vortex at none against Paper Plane vs Trash Balls's 1. Planetoids Vortex also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Paper Plane vs Trash Balls's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). 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. Paper Plane vs Trash Balls sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Planetoids Vortex asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paper Plane vs Trash Balls ships an update every 2 months, Planetoids Vortex every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on June 29, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Paper Plane vs Trash Balls versus Planetoids Vortex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaper Plane vs Trash BallsPlanetoids Vortex
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksa RacovicAlphaworks

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Paper Plane vs Trash Balls

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99
None

Planetoids Vortex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paper Plane vs Trash Balls free?
Paper Plane vs Trash Balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Planetoids Vortex free?
Planetoids Vortex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paper Plane vs Trash Balls or Planetoids Vortex have ads?
Paper Plane vs Trash Balls shows ads; Planetoids Vortex does not.
Which is updated more often, Paper Plane vs Trash Balls or Planetoids Vortex?
Paper Plane vs Trash Balls ships an update every 2 months, and Planetoids Vortex every 10 days. Most recently, Paper Plane vs Trash Balls was updated on June 29, 2026 and Planetoids Vortex on September 10, 2026.

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