Starhaven vs Droid Playground
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!
Droid Playground
Explore a chaotic sandbox physics simulator with dynamic interactions. Experiment with characters, objects, weapons, and vehicles in an open world. Unleash your creativity and cause mayhem with realistic physics.
- Sandbox open-world physics simulator
- Dynamic character and object interactions
- Variety of weapons and vehicles
- Customizable outfits
- Realistic physics engine
- Inspired by viral trends
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This game is a sandbox-style open-world physics simulator that lets players explore dynamic interactions between characters, objects, weapons, vehicles, and outfits. Dive into a chaotic yet creative world where everything responds realistically to your actions. Featuring a wide cast of characters inspired by viral "brainrot" trends, the game offers endless possibilities for experimentation, fun, and mayhem. Term of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Starhaven at 100% against Droid Playground's 52%. Starhaven also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 19) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Droid Playground's advantage is ratings volume (31K vs 15). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Droid Playground sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Starhaven asks for nothing beyond the download.
Starhaven holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Droid Playground has 31K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Starhaven's written reviews are positive against 52% of Droid Playground's.
Starhaven ships an update every 3 days, Droid Playground every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Starhaven | Droid Playground |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better | 4.6 (31K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 52.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 31K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 405 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jared Prior | 8 Sport |
Customer experience
Starhaven
Droid Playground
Bugs and requests
Starhaven
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Droid Playground
Reported bugs
2 issues- White screen when ads are disabled
- Compatibility issues on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce ads or offer ad-free option
- Improve controls and add sensitivity settings
- Optimize performance for older devices
In-app purchases
Starhaven
No in-app purchases
Droid Playground
- Vip Member$8.991 Month
- Pack Coin 1$0.99
- Tralalero Tralala$1.99
- Weapon Survivor Sniper$1.99
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- Weapon Survivor Teslagun$1.99
- Pack Coin 2$1.99
- Night Devil Character$2.99
- Thunder Man$2.99
- Iron Women$2.99
- Captain Red$2.99
- Tentacle Monster$2.99
- Repo Bowtie$2.99
- Repo Animal$2.99
- Lucky Ace Man$3.99
- God Horus$3.99
- Pack Coin 3$4.99
- Pack Coin 4$9.99
- Pack Coin 5$14.99
- Pack Coin 6$29.99
Questions
Is Starhaven free?
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