Comparison

Swashteroids vs Ghost Maze Shooter

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

Head to head
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

Ghost Maze Shooter

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GHOST MAZE SHOOTER You wake to dust on your tongue and the sound of footsteps not your own. Find the keys. Find the exit. Try not to be found first. Ghost Maze Shooter is a first-person horror maze runner. Every level reads as a puzzle of "which weapon do I bring, where do the ghosts come from, and how do I get out alive?" WHAT'S IN THE GAME • Hand-built chapters with their own atmosphere, enemies, and boss endings. New chapters added in updates — included in the same purchase. • Three weapons — Pistol, Uzi, Grenade — and a single-slot inventory. Picking up a new weapon drops the old at your feet. • Four ghost types: Patrollers stalk fixed routes. Chasers swarm. Watchers stare. Hunters cannot be killed by gunfire — only by the grenade. • Boss fights every tenth level — folkloric horrors with their own powers and stories. • Ghosts manifest from the walls, drop from the ceiling, and crawl from the floor. Look every direction. Trust nothing. • A live combo system that rewards rapid kills. Score persists per level — chase your own high score. • Original ambient soundtrack. Lights flicker. Fog drifts. The walls are darker than they should be. THE RULES • Walk silently. Sprint loudly. Loud players draw faster spawns. • Bullets won't stop a Hunter. Don't try. • Doors lock until you find every key in the level. • Beat the par time without taking a hit to earn three stars. CONTROLS Twin-stick first-person. Left stick moves. Right stick looks. Tap anywhere to fire. Designed for thumbs. SETTINGS Music + effects volume sliders. Toggle film grain, screen flicker, and haptics. Reduce Motion is honored automatically. Built for accessibility. PREMIUM UNLOCK The first 5 levels are free, forever. A one-time premium unlock opens the full game — every chapter currently shipped, plus every future chapter we release. No subscriptions. No ads. Restored across every device signed into your Apple ID. PRIVACY No login, no personal data. Anonymous gameplay funnel signals (event names like "level.start" and "paywall.view") help us tune the game — no identifiers that link back to you. All progress is stored locally on your device. CONTACT Found a bug? Have an idea? silberman.eyal@gmail.com

Screenshots

Swashteroids3 screens
Ghost Maze Shooter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ghost Maze Shooter at Free against Swashteroids's $0.99. Ghost Maze Shooter also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). Swashteroids's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swashteroids ships an update every 10 days, Ghost Maze Shooter every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Swashteroids versus Ghost Maze Shooter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwashteroidsGhost Maze Shooter
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB47 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJohn NyquistEyal Silberman

In-app purchases

None

Swashteroids

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ghost Maze Shooter

One-time1
  • Ghost Maze Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Swashteroids free?
Swashteroids costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ghost Maze Shooter free?
Ghost Maze Shooter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Swashteroids or Ghost Maze Shooter have ads?
Neither Swashteroids nor Ghost Maze Shooter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swashteroids or Ghost Maze Shooter?
Swashteroids ships an update every 10 days, and Ghost Maze Shooter every 4 days. Most recently, Swashteroids was updated on November 4, 2026 and Ghost Maze Shooter on October 31, 2026.

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