Starhaven vs GalacticSling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starhaven
Explore a distant region of space, visiting planets and black holes. Engage in large-scale combat with enemy drones and compete with friends online through Game Center integration.
- Space exploration
- Planet and black hole visits
- Large-scale combat
- Enemy drone ships
- Multiplayer via Game Center
- Online leaderboards
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A single-player and multiplayer spaceflight game that allows you to: Visit planets and black holes in a remote region of outer space. Witness and engage in large-scale combat with enemy drone ships. Integrate with Apple's Game Center so you can face off with friends and other players online!
GalacticSling
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Embark on an epic cosmic journey with Galactic Sling! Use intuitive one-button controls to slingshot your spaceship around planets, harnessing their gravity to travel deeper into the galaxy. Upgrade your spaceship, unlock powerful boosts, and explore a beautifully crafted low-poly universe. Easy to learn, hard to master—how far will you go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Starhaven at none against GalacticSling's shown. GalacticSling's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Starhaven ships an update every 3 days, GalacticSling every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Starhaven | GalacticSling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 354 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jared Prior | John Adam Bingham |
In-app purchases
Starhaven
No in-app purchases
GalacticSling
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Starhaven free?
Is GalacticSling free?
Do Starhaven or GalacticSling have ads?
Which is updated more often, Starhaven or GalacticSling?
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