Swashteroids vs Blastdroids
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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?
Blastdroids
Pilot a spacecraft as a lone bot defending the galaxy. Blast asteroids and fight off threats to safeguard the future. Engage in intense space combat to protect humanity.
- Pilot a spacecraft
- Blast asteroids
- Defend the galaxy
- Space combat
- Lone bot protagonist
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Only one force stands in their way... You, a lone bot aboard a mighty spacecraft, armed with courage and blasters, stand as the last line of defense against the impending cataclysm. Join the fight as you pilot your ship through the treacherous void of space, blasting asteroids into cosmic dust and safeguarding the future of the galaxy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Blastdroids at Free against Swashteroids's $0.99. Blastdroids also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Swashteroids's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On rating, 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
Blastdroids is free to download; Swashteroids costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Swashteroids against 5.0 for Blastdroids. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
Swashteroids ships an update every 10 days, Blastdroids daily. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swashteroids | Blastdroids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 198 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | John Nyquist | VinnyRoo LLC |
Customer experience
Swashteroids
Blastdroids
In-app purchases
Swashteroids
No in-app purchases
Blastdroids
No in-app purchases
