Spooktober vs Starfall Siege
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spooktober
Guide a plague doctor through a spooky world filled with creatures and secrets. Use magical spells to defend yourself and survive the season. Beware, taking damage can affect gravity!
- Arcade style gameplay
- Plague doctor character
- Jiggle physics
- Spooky dancing pumpkins
- GameCenter leaderboards
- Hidden secrets
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THE GAME WITH MAJOR UPDATES EVERY YEAR FOR THE SPOOKY SEASON The temperatures begin to drop. The leaves start to fall. The full moon rises. It's time to be spooky! The witches and ghosts have come to get you! Help a little plague doctor survive the season! Fly around a world full of secrets and survive against the countless spooky creatures within. Use your absurd magical spells to protect yourself and keep the frightful creatures at bay. But be careful! Taking damage may cause gravity to set back in... Features: - Spooky map full of secrets - Fancy magic spells - Jiggly plague doctors - Unlockable characters to play - Secret map regions and bosses - GameCenter leaderboards and achievements - Terrifying musical options - Terrible loading screen facts Upcoming Updates: - More secret areas and map expansions - More playable characters - More spells - More musical options Note: No AI was used in the creation of this app. This is somewhat obvious by looking at the graphics and loading facts...
Starfall Siege
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Starfall Siege is a retro-style arcade shooter built for mobile - fast, frenetic, and endlessly replayable. Pilot your spaceship through dozens of phases across multiple themed worlds and story arcs: frozen tundras, volcanic rifts, digital voids, ancient sanctums, raging storms, and more. Every world ends with a unique boss battle, each with its own attack pattern and pixel-art design. A diverse roster of enemy types stands between you and victory. Face armored invaders, invisible phantoms, erratic berserkers, drone-deploying carriers, mine-laying bombers, and shielded guardians - each requiring a different strategy to defeat. Power up your ship with collectible upgrades: triple shots, piercing lasers, plasma cannons, freeze blasts, shields, magnets, and more. Combine them wisely - the right loadout can mean the difference between survival and destruction. Choose your difficulty. Easy, Normal, Hard, or Insane - every setting is tuned to feel satisfying, whether you're a casual player or chasing a perfect run with a single life. Unlock spaceship skins and make your pilot yours. Track your stats, climb the global leaderboard, and discover every enemy, boss, and power-up in the in-game Codex. FEATURES * Multiple themed worlds across evolving story arcs * Unique boss battles with distinct attack mechanics * Diverse enemy types with different behaviors * Power-ups to collect and combine mid-run * 4 difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, Insane * Unlockable spaceship skins * Global leaderboard * In-game Codex - learn about every enemy and power-up * Retro pixel-art visuals and synthesized chiptune soundtrack * Smooth 60 FPS gameplay Old school soul. New school speed. The invasion has begun.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spooktober at none against Starfall Siege's 8. Starfall Siege's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Starfall Siege sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Spooktober asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spooktober ships an update weekly, Starfall Siege every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spooktober | Starfall Siege |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Brandon Dalla Rosa | Kevin de Oliveira Bruno |
In-app purchases
Spooktober
No in-app purchases
Starfall Siege
- Celestial Ship$0.99
- Reaper Ship$0.99
- Tempest Ship$0.99
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- Phantom Ship$0.99
- Specter Ship$0.99
- Viper Ship$0.99
- Titan Ship$0.99
- All Ships Bundle$2.99
Questions
Is Spooktober free?
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Do Spooktober or Starfall Siege have ads?
Which is updated more often, Spooktober or Starfall Siege?
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