Animal Goons vs AstroBuster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Animal Goons
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Experience adrenaline-pumping battles in our mobile fighting game featuring adorable yet fierce animal characters. Unleash your inner warrior and conquer the arena today! The most riveting mobile fighting game with cute and cool animal characters! Dive into an apocalyptic world packed with adorable yet fierce animal characters. Get ready to take on the AI, or challenge your friends or others globally in high-stakes battles to seize control. Only the strongest will reign supreme. - Fight against other players in this free online 3D game. Compete in 2 player PVP battles or brawl for fun with friends. - Fight against AI and smart bots - Unleash the Animal Goons! Immersive 3D graphics 3D graphics with humanoid animal fighters. Fight like never before. Characters brought to life for the first time! Simple to play and control - Control your Animal Goon with console quality controls, with easy to learn interface and gameplay Climb the Leaderboard - Fight to gain the ultimate Animal Goons status. Rank up and play to showcase your skills. Multiplayer modes enable you to compete against each other and gain the rank that you deserve. - Get set for some fur-flying action! NOTE: You need a stable internet connection to play online PVP games. To ensure Animal Goons works well on mobile, use a good network or Wifi.
AstroBuster
Experience a retro-arcade inspired space shooter with endless levels and deep customization. Engage in fast-paced combat, collect power-ups, and personalize your ship with unique aesthetics. Daily challenges and rewards keep the action fresh.
- Infinite procedurally generated levels
- Customizable ships, weapons, and call-signs
- Daily challenges and rewards
- Power-up drafts for varied runs
- Dynamic soundtrack and haptic feedback
- Offline play support
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AstroBuster Retro-Arcade Blaster - Endless Levels - Totally Over-the-Top Fun Lock in, Captain! Strap your thumbs into the fastest, flashiest, most customizable space-shooter on the App Store. AstroBuster smashes the golden age of arcades together with modern, neon-drenched visuals, haptic punches, and a galaxy of unlockables—then cranks the volume until the universe rattles. Gameplay That Never Lets Go • Infinite Levels, Infinite Mayhem – Asteroid storms ramp up forever, with surprise enemy ships and a procedurally generated boss every five levels. • Combos & Screen-Shaking Payoffs – Chain hits, stack multipliers, and trigger colour-warping music swells when you break ×10. • Power-Up Drafts – Between levels, pick one of three random perks: time-warp boosts, coin magnets, rocket buddies and more. No two runs feel the same! Customize EVERYTHING • AstroShips – Collect sleek hulls, each with its own silhouette. • AstroFire – Swap exhaust colours on the fly; five neon emitter styles included. • AstroSigns – Snap glowing call-signs onto your AstroShip and flex your style. • One-Tap Randomizer – Feeling indecisive? Hit the randomizer button and get an instant, fully matched load-outs. Daily Challenges & Rewards • A fresh, funny objective every day (kill five purple rocks, beat an alien without gems, clear a level item-free…). • Finish before midnight, tap to collect bonus coins, and stash them for the next upgrade spree. • Push notifications arrive in a wink-and-nudge “The galaxy needs you” style—cleared as soon as you launch. Weapons & Perks • Single / Double / Triple cannons, invincibility gems, health kits, continuous fire. • Rocket Buddy perk fires heavier rounds for 20s, independently tracking targets. • Gold asteroids drop fat coin stacks; bosses drop bonus coins for every turret you actually destroy. Sensory Overload (in the good way) • Dynamic Soundtrack – Menu synth-wave, level grooves, invincibility riffs, low-health tension, and high-combo anthems—all cross-faded with no hiccups. • Haptic Feedback – Every hit, every dodge, every boss zap delivers a pocket-friendly thump. • Retro CRT Flair – Neon flickers, scan-line grids, rainbow text cycles, and vector-style explosions. Built for Touch… & One-More-Go • Left thumb joystick, right thumb fire / Time warp—classic dual-button feel. • Pause any time; resume without losing your combo. • Play offline on a plane, subway, or Mars colony. Download AstroBuster today, blast a few million asteroids, and find out why players call it “Galaga on espresso with neon confetti.” The universe won’t save itself—suit up!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: AstroBuster at none against Animal Goons's shown. Animal Goons's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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. Animal Goons sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and AstroBuster sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Animal Goons ships an update every 3 weeks, AstroBuster every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 25, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Animal Goons | AstroBuster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 410 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 100 MPH Private Limited | OBX Software Corporation |
In-app purchases
Animal Goons
- Pouch of GoonCoins$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Bag of GoonCoins$2.99
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- Box of GoonCoins$5.99
- Treasure Chest of GoonCoins$8.99
AstroBuster
- 100 AstroCoins$0.99
- 500 AstroCoins$3.99
- 1000 AstroCoins$7.99
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- 5000 AstroCoins$14.99





