Astral Hunter vs Stair Quest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astral Hunter
Engage in thrilling flight shooting battles with a roguelike twist. Customize your combat experience with unique aircraft and over 120 combinable chips. Face diverse bosses for a constantly fresh challenge.
- 6 unique aircraft
- 120+ combinable chips
- Diverse boss battles
- Roguelike gameplay
- Customizable playstyle
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"Astral Hunter" is an exciting flight shooting Roguelike game! - 6 unique aircraft, each designed to meet different combat needs. - 120+ chips, freely combinable to create your own playstyle. - Various Bosses, each challenge brings a fresh experience.
Stair Quest
Embark on an infinite roguelite adventure, climbing procedurally generated stairs filled with monsters and challenges. Enhance your hero with persistent progression, unlock diverse characters, and engage in epic battles to fulfill your destiny.
- Procedurally generated levels
- Persistent character progression
- Unlockable diverse heroes
- Epic boss battles
- Engaging story with crew
- New character encounters
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REACH THE TOP Conquer infinite heights in a roguelite adventure that blends arcade gameplay with RPG elements! You have been summoned to restore order to the world. Reach the top of the procedurally generated Great Stairs full of dangers, monsters and challenges. And fulfill your deepest wish! FEATURES Procedurally Generated Levels Each section of the staircase is unique, giving you a fresh challenge every time, with mechanics that evoke the thrill of classic dungeon crawlers and archero-style gameplay. Persistent Progression Even after defeat, keep the resources you’ve earned to enhance your character’s skills, upgrade weapons and master new abilities to deliver that perfect hit-and-run strategy. Diverse Heroes Unlock new playable heroes, each with unique appearances, skills and fighting styles, from a fearless knight to a sharpshooting rogue. Epic Battles Face mighty bosses that will test your action skills and tactical thinking. Engaging Story Travel aboard a flying ship with an extraordinary crew, each with their own reason for climbing to the top. New Encounters Meet other characters striving for the summit, explore their stories, and forge your path as you shoot, jump and fight your way up. CHALLENGE THE GREAT STAIRCASE Prepare for relentless trials, jump higher, sharpen your skills, and discover if you have the soul and courage to fulfill your wish. Stair Quest is a premium game with no intrusive microtransactions. Pay once and start your journey to become the ultimate hero! Will you reach the top and change your destiny?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Astral Hunter at Free against Stair Quest's $2.99. Astral Hunter also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Stair Quest's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ratings volume (102 vs 16). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and device support 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
Astral Hunter is free to download; Stair Quest costs $2.99 up front. Astral Hunter sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Stair Quest asks for nothing beyond the download.
Astral Hunter holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stair Quest has 102 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Astral Hunter's written reviews are positive against 49% of Stair Quest's.
Astral Hunter ships an update every 10 days, Stair Quest every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astral Hunter | Stair Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) — better | 4.1 (102 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 48.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 102 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 433 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 开心 李 | NORD UNIT LLC |
Customer experience
Astral Hunter
Stair Quest
Bugs and requests
Astral Hunter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Stair Quest
Reported bugs
3 issues- Dialogue freezes
- Broken daily chests
- Levels not resetting properly
Requested features
3 requests- Cloud save support
- Consistent daily/weekly challenges
- Improved stability and bug fixes
In-app purchases
Astral Hunter
- Full Access$0.99
- Beginner Pack$0.99
- Have Fun$1.99
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- Hard Pack$1.99
- Buy Few Cores$1.99
- Insane Pack$2.99
- Super Pack$9.99
- Buy Lots Cores$9.99
Stair Quest
No in-app purchases









