Comparison

Starry Shot vs Vertex Core

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

Head to head
About

Starry Shot

Features
Read full description

In the depths of space, the unexpected awaits... "Starry Shot" is a retro-style shooting game where players navigate through a space filled with overflowing stars. By collecting items and choosing weapons, players can defeat powerful enemies.

About

Vertex Core

Features
Read full description

SWIPE. FIRE. SURVIVE THE TUBE. Vertex Core is a neon vector tube shooter built for one-thumb-fire, one-thumb-swipe mobile play. Spin around a glowing wireframe web, blast down everything crawling toward your rim, and chain kills into screen-clearing power. โ€ข PURE VECTOR STYLE - every line on screen is drawn in real time. No sprites, no textures. Just glowing neon against black. โ€ข SEVEN ENEMY TYPES - cartwheeling Tumblers, splitting Splitters, wall-climbing Impalers, lane-electrifying Conductors, swarming packs, and Hunters that shoot back. Learn them, or lose to them. โ€ข THREE POWER-UPS - a tube-clearing Plasma Bomb, piercing Laser Storm, and a time-bending Chrono Field. Bank them. Unleash them when it counts. โ€ข BOSS BATTLES EVERY 6 LEVELS - a colossal, ever-morphing Core Guardian descends from the sky. Armored. Evasive. Only vulnerable in the instant its core cracks open. Beat it and earn a wingman. โ€ข ENDLESS VARIETY - 10 tube shapes and 8 color schemes cycle independently, so the run never looks the same way twice. โ€ข CHASE THE LEADERBOARD - a local top-8 table, three-letter arcade name and all. No ads mid-run, no pay-to-win. Free through the first boss fight. Unlock the full run whenever you're ready to go further. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Starry Shot4 screens
Vertex Core3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Starry Shot at none against Vertex Core's 1. Starry Shot also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Vertex Core sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Starry Shot asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Starry Shot versus Vertex Core: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarry ShotVertex Core
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size116 MB132 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperChihiro TakahashiSPRUCE PROJECT, Y.K.

In-app purchases

None

Starry Shot

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Vertex Core

One-time1
  • Vertex Core Full Version$2.99

Questions

Is Starry Shot free?
Starry Shot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vertex Core free?
Vertex Core is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Starry Shot or Vertex Core have ads?
Neither Starry Shot nor Vertex Core shows ads.

Other comparisons