Comparison

Not Another Asteroids vs Swashteroids

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

Head to head
About

Not Another Asteroids

Pilot a ship through an asteroid-filled galaxy, aiming to return home. Discover and combine unique weapons and items, and purchase permanent upgrades to enhance your survival chances. Can you master the perilous journey?

Highlights
  • Navigate asteroid fields
  • Unlock new ships
  • Discover new weapons
  • Use item combinations
  • Purchase permanent upgrades
  • Unique ship weapons
Features
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Navigate your ship through a massive asteroid field to make it back home safely. Unlock new ships, discover new weapons, use new Item combinations, and purchase upgrades to help you on your journey. Can you survive the perilous trip home? Each ship has its own unique weapon. So, you can find your favorite and build a loadout that compliments your play style. Mix and match each ships weapon and two ship items. Items are used to enhance your ship. They can give you better shields, stronger weapons, or increased resources. Choose wisely. Upgrades for your ships are available from the store. These are permanent changes that affect all ships and will help bring your ships home.

About

Swashteroids

Pilot a spaceship to mine asteroids for treasure while fending off aliens. Utilize power-ups for enhanced combat and navigation. This fast-paced, retro arcade experience offers multiple control options and increasing difficulty.

Highlights
  • Retro arcade gameplay
  • Asteroid mining and treasure collection
  • Alien combat
  • Power-ups for combat and navigation
  • Multiple control options (on-screen, accelerometer, controller)
  • Increasing difficulty with levels
Features
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Take command of the USS Swashbuckler in Swashteroids, a fast-paced retro vector arcade game where every asteroid field hides danger—and treasure. Mine asteroids, collect valuable cargo, and fight off alien workers and soldiers that want the loot for themselves. Each cleared field brings a tougher level, faster hazards, and more relentless enemies. Power up your ship with: • Plasma torpedoes and long-range phasers • Shields for protection • Hyperspace for emergency escapes • Phasing to pass safely through hazards • X-Ray vision to reveal treasure-bearing asteroids Master Newtonian spaceflight using on-screen controls, tilt steering, or a compatible game controller. A guided Training mode teaches every control and mechanic. Compete across five leaderboards, earn an extra ship every 5,000 points, and record your greatest runs. Watch replays, adjust their playback speed, and share .swrep replay files with friends. Swashteroids is small, fast, and built for quick arcade sessions on iPhone and iPad. How long can the USS Swashbuckler survive?

Screenshots

Not Another Asteroids4 screens
Swashteroids3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Not Another Asteroids at Free against Swashteroids's $0.99. Swashteroids's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On rating, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Not Another Asteroids is free to download; Swashteroids costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Not Another Asteroids against 5.0 for Swashteroids. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Not Another Asteroids ships an update every 2 months, Swashteroids every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Not Another Asteroids versus Swashteroids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNot Another AsteroidsSwashteroids
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEric HamiltonJohn Nyquist

Customer experience

Not Another Asteroids

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Swashteroids

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Not Another Asteroids

No in-app purchases

None

Swashteroids

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Not Another Asteroids free?
Not Another Asteroids is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swashteroids free?
Swashteroids costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Not Another Asteroids or Swashteroids?
Not Another Asteroids and Swashteroids are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do Not Another Asteroids or Swashteroids have ads?
Not Another Asteroids shows ads; Swashteroids does not.
Which is updated more often, Not Another Asteroids or Swashteroids?
Not Another Asteroids ships an update every 2 months, and Swashteroids every 10 days. Most recently, Not Another Asteroids was updated on October 7, 2026 and Swashteroids on October 8, 2026.

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