Asteroid Defender vs ScRAEmble
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Asteroid Defender
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Asteroid Defender is an endless arcade shoot 'em up where you must survive against waves of asteroids by dodging them or blasting them to set new high scores. Setting new high scores unlocks new icons for your ship and new colours to customise your gameplay experience. Features: - Endless gameplay that will challenge any player - A range of customisation options, with over 70 possible combinations
ScRAEmble
Experience a classic side-scrolling shooter with varied levels and dynamic terrain. Navigate mountains and caves, collect fuel, and dodge enemy fire. Enjoy retro gaming with full gamepad or touch controls.
- Side-scrolling shooter gameplay
- Multiple levels
- Fuel collection mechanic
- Variable terrain navigation
- Full MFI Gamepad support
- Touch controls
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Another RAE-Tro recreation for you - this time the first side scrolling shooter with levels, shoot the buildings, collect fuel and dodge rockets all while navigating a variable terrain of mountains, caves and other suprises..... Bring back the golden age of gaming to your iPhone / iPad Full MFI Gamepad support Touch controls also - left side of screen to move ship - top right to fire bullets, bottom right to drop bombs Good luck pilot
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScRAEmble at none against Asteroid Defender's 1. Asteroid Defender's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Asteroid Defender sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ScRAEmble asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Asteroid Defender | ScRAEmble |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reece Barr | Steve Rae |
In-app purchases
Asteroid Defender
- Remove Ads$0.99
ScRAEmble
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Asteroid Defender or ScRAEmble have ads?
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