Grid Ranger vs Astroslinger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grid Ranger
Experience a high-speed synthwave shooter with a unique blend of racing, arcade, and bullet hell gameplay. Master increasingly challenging levels and modes, enhanced by an 80s vector display aesthetic and original soundtrack.
- Synthwave shmuplike gameplay
- Vector-scan display emulation
- Racing, arcade, and bullet hell zones
- Multiple difficulty modes
- Infinite mode
- Original synthwave soundtrack
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A heart-pounding laser-powered synthwave shmuplike. Level up your finger dexterity and see what lies beyond the grid... Each level starts with a high-speed racing zone, followed by a slower arcade zone, and ends with a powerful bullet hell boss. - Uses the V99 vector engine that emulates classic vector-scan displays of the early 80's - 3 levels total, each increasing in difficulty, to reach insane levels of intensity by the very end - 2 modes of difficulty: Normal and Hardcore - Infinite mode: a never ending level that gets increasingly fast and difficult, unlocked after level 1 is completed - 8 original tracks by Miles Tilmann, composer for NOVA DRIFT Created by Pixeljam and Datassette. https://www.pixeljam.com https://discord.gg/pixeljam
Astroslinger
Embark on an arcade-style endless runner adventure. Swing between planets, dodge obstacles like lasers and flying saucers, and gather coins to unlock new spacecraft. The goal is to survive as long as possible without drifting into the void of space.
- Planet swinging gameplay
- Arcade-style endless runner
- Dodge lasers and flying saucers
- Collect coins
- Unlock new ships
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Astroslinger is a fast-paced endless runner. Swing from planet to planet and try not to drift into space. Dodge lasers, evade flying saucers, and collect coins to buy new ships.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Astroslinger at Free against Grid Ranger's $2.99. Astroslinger also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Grid Ranger's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). 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
Astroslinger is free to download; Grid Ranger costs $2.99 up front. Astroslinger sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grid Ranger asks for nothing beyond the download.
Astroslinger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Astroslinger has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Grid Ranger's written reviews are positive against 100% of Astroslinger's.
Grid Ranger ships an update weekly, Astroslinger every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grid Ranger | Astroslinger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akupara Games, LLC | Jacob Tingey |
Customer experience
Grid Ranger
Astroslinger
Bugs and requests
Grid Ranger
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Astroslinger
Reported bugs
1 issue- None reported
Requested features
3 requests- Add alien enemies
- Implement power-ups or upgrades
- Introduce different game modes
In-app purchases
Grid Ranger
No in-app purchases
Astroslinger
- 100 coins$0.99
Questions
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