Comparison

Swashteroids vs Asteroids Deluxe

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

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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?

About

Asteroids Deluxe

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ASTEROIDS DELUXE — Premium Arcade. Ad-Free. Offline. Just Play. A modern take on the classic arcade legend. Pilot your ship through waves of asteroids, dodge UFOs, collect power-ups, and chase highscores across 4 unique game modes. CLASSIC MODE The original Asteroids experience, refined for mobile. Navigate through increasingly difficult levels with boss asteroids, power-ups, and procedurally generated audio that reacts to your gameplay. DAILY CHALLENGE A new seeded challenge every day. Compare your score, build your streak, and earn milestone badges at 7 and 30 consecutive days. SURVIVAL MODE How long can you last? Infinite lives, but every second counts. Your score is based on time survived and asteroids destroyed. WAVE RUSH Pure arcade intensity. No power-ups, no UFOs — just you against escalating waves of faster and faster asteroids. FEATURES - 4 Game Modes: Classic, Daily Challenge, Survival, Wave Rush - 3 Difficulty Levels: Easy, Normal, Hard - Unlockable Ship Skins earned through skill - Power-Ups: Shield, Laser, Slow-Motion - Boss Asteroids with multi-hit mechanics - Procedural Audio — every sound generated in real-time - Daily Challenge with streak tracking - Local highscores with detailed stats - Optimized touch controls with haptic feedback - Works 100% offline — no internet required - Ad-free. No tracking. No subscription. Optional one-time Pro unlock available. DESIGNED FOR MOBILE Precision touch controls with a D-pad layout, sized for comfortable play. Haptic feedback on every action. Full landscape mode with safe-area support for all iPhone models. Pay once. Play forever.

Screenshots

Swashteroids3 screens
Asteroids Deluxe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Asteroids Deluxe at Free against Swashteroids's $0.99. Swashteroids's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Asteroids Deluxe is free to download; Swashteroids costs $0.99 up front. Asteroids Deluxe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Swashteroids asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Swashteroids versus Asteroids Deluxe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwashteroidsAsteroids Deluxe
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB39 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperJohn NyquistBeeBack UG

In-app purchases

None

Swashteroids

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Asteroids Deluxe

One-time1
  • Asteroids Deluxe Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Swashteroids free?
Swashteroids costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Asteroids Deluxe free?
Asteroids Deluxe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Swashteroids or Asteroids Deluxe have ads?
Neither Swashteroids nor Asteroids Deluxe shows ads.

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