Astro Wars vs Golf 5 App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astro Wars
Relive the 80s with an accurate emulation of a classic tabletop arcade game. Experience authentic retro sounds, graphics, and gameplay with multiple attack waves and a challenging ship docking sequence.
- Accurate simulation of classic handheld machine
- Full retro sound effects
- Four waves of attack
- Simple and addictive gameplay
- Nostalgic 80s experience
- Ship docking challenge
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Astro Wars reviewed in the latest edition of Retro Gamer magazine: "Fans of the old tabletop game from Grandstand will be highly impressed with this accurate IOS port. It looks superb, sounds annoyingly authentic and features every stage and the ship docking from the original game." 72% -Retro Gamer After the success of our Galaxy Invader and Invader from Space games, BeatsNBobs are proud to release our most eagerly anticipated and requested video game emulation, Astro Wars. Also known as Galaxy II *Screenshots show actual app in action and original artwork based on the original packaging. See how close to the real thing it is! Travel back to the 80's and this was THE video game to have in the home. It was one of the most advanced video games of the time with four sub games, coloured fluorescent display and a joystick only seen in the arcades. You could finally have your very own arcade machine in your home. These types of machines were made by companies such as Grandstand, Tomy, Entex, CGL, Tandy, Bandai and Epoch to name but a few. Also known as "Galaxy II" by Epoch • Accurate simulation of the classic handheld /desktop machine • Full retro sounds • 4 waves of attack • Simple and addictive • Totally nostalgic Some reviews so far: Great retro fun ***** by romfordneil - Version 1.0 - Sep 7, 2013 Super gameplay just like the original machine for those of us of a certain age! A blast from the past ***** by Bagpuss1000 - Version 1.0 - Sep 3, 2013 A perfect emulation...... A must for retro fans. Brilliant old skool action ***** by psj3809 - Version 1.0 - Sep 2, 2013 I remember this from the early 80s. It was one if the best tabletop games out there This is a brilliant version for iOS and the memories come flooding back. Well worth picking up TO PLAY: Turn Power ON (menu will disappear and intro music will play). Select Level (Graphics will resemble difficulty level). Press Start (Gameplay will begin after intro music). Fire at all enemies while dodging enemy fire on all phases of attack. If you survive three attack waves,you get the chance for more points if you can dock your rocket-ship. Press fire, left and right for thrusts to land rocket ship. Game is complete when you reach 9999 points or you lose all your lives. To restart, turn off and on Power. If using with iCade or compatible controller, press the iCade button on top left and you can now use joystick and red fire(5) button. NOTE: pressing this without connection to a compatible Bluetooth controller will bring up the keyboard. If this happens just press the button again to turn it off. We have painstakingly analysed every detail of this game and we have managed to achieve 99% of the original. We had to modify the controls as it simply does not work as well on an iPhone or iPad so you now have extra large arrow keys but we have left the joystick in for the purists out there (which you can try to use but we recommend the larger arrow keys). All the sound effects are here. All four phases including the docking sequence. We compared this to two real machines as these also vary with slight details and we are very pleased with the results. We hope you will be too. If you find anything that does not feel quite right let us know from the app. Enjoy this blast from the past and if you like this why not look at our others. More information about this classic game on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Wars
Golf 5 App
This companion app enhances the Golf 5 eClub VR game experience. Users can manage their profile, check rankings, and participate in tournaments. It also facilitates communication with friends and allows avatar creation.
- Send suggestions and issues to support
- Create avatar via Ready Player Me
- Chat with friends
- Check profile, classifications, and tournaments
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Companion app for Golf 5 eClub VR game: - Send suggestions and issues to our support team. - Create your avatar through the Ready Player Me service. - Chat with your friends. - Check your profile, classifications and tournaments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Astro Wars at 69% against Golf 5 App's 5%. Astro Wars also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). Golf 5 App's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 12 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Golf 5 App is free to download; Astro Wars costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Astro Wars holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Astro Wars's written reviews are positive against 5% of Golf 5 App's.
Astro Wars ships an update every 12 months, Golf 5 App every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Astro Wars | Golf 5 App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 2.1 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better | 5.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rob Wilmot | AAA Games Studios |
Customer experience
Astro Wars
Golf 5 App
Bugs and requests
Astro Wars
Reported bugs
17 issues- Lag on left right controls
- Constant crashing
- Controls don't work
- Black screen
- Joystick works poorly
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- Game doesn't switch on
- No sound
- Controls are so bad
- Unresponsive controls
- Docking manoeuvre timing out
- Cannot move left and right on lander level
- Sometimes only takes 2 shots not 3 to knock out aliens
- Ship nor the dock moves in the docking sequence
- Left right controls need work
- Controls are not responsive enough
- Ship dock is uncontrollable
- No sound on iPad Pro
Requested features
10 requests- Improve slider control responsiveness
- Fix docking sequence timing
- Make controls more positive
- Expand responsive area for controls
- Fix lander level movement
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- Fix alien hit detection timing
- Add continuous melody for 10 times in sound
- Fix docking maneuver timing out
- Fix ship and dock movement in docking sequence
- Fix lander level movement and alien hit detection
Golf 5 App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Astro Wars
No in-app purchases
Golf 5 App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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