Comparison

AstroBuster vs Cowboy Swing

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

Head to head
About

AstroBuster

Experience a retro-arcade inspired space shooter with endless levels and deep customization. Engage in fast-paced combat, collect power-ups, and personalize your ship with unique aesthetics. Daily challenges and rewards keep the action fresh.

Highlights
  • Infinite procedurally generated levels
  • Customizable ships, weapons, and call-signs
  • Daily challenges and rewards
  • Power-up drafts for varied runs
  • Dynamic soundtrack and haptic feedback
  • Offline play support
Features
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AstroBuster Retro-Arcade Blaster - Endless Levels - Totally Over-the-Top Fun Lock in, Captain! Strap your thumbs into the fastest, flashiest, most customizable space-shooter on the App Store. AstroBuster smashes the golden age of arcades together with modern, neon-drenched visuals, haptic punches, and a galaxy of unlockables—then cranks the volume until the universe rattles. Gameplay That Never Lets Go • Infinite Levels, Infinite Mayhem – Asteroid storms ramp up forever, with surprise enemy ships and a procedurally generated boss every five levels. • Combos & Screen-Shaking Payoffs – Chain hits, stack multipliers, and trigger colour-warping music swells when you break ×10. • Power-Up Drafts – Between levels, pick one of three random perks: time-warp boosts, coin magnets, rocket buddies and more. No two runs feel the same! Customize EVERYTHING • AstroShips – Collect sleek hulls, each with its own silhouette. • AstroFire – Swap exhaust colours on the fly; five neon emitter styles included. • AstroSigns – Snap glowing call-signs onto your AstroShip and flex your style. • One-Tap Randomizer – Feeling indecisive? Hit the randomizer button and get an instant, fully matched load-outs. Daily Challenges & Rewards • A fresh, funny objective every day (kill five purple rocks, beat an alien without gems, clear a level item-free…). • Finish before midnight, tap to collect bonus coins, and stash them for the next upgrade spree. • Push notifications arrive in a wink-and-nudge “The galaxy needs you” style—cleared as soon as you launch. Weapons & Perks • Single / Double / Triple cannons, invincibility gems, health kits, continuous fire. • Rocket Buddy perk fires heavier rounds for 20s, independently tracking targets. • Gold asteroids drop fat coin stacks; bosses drop bonus coins for every turret you actually destroy. Sensory Overload (in the good way) • Dynamic Soundtrack – Menu synth-wave, level grooves, invincibility riffs, low-health tension, and high-combo anthems—all cross-faded with no hiccups. • Haptic Feedback – Every hit, every dodge, every boss zap delivers a pocket-friendly thump. • Retro CRT Flair – Neon flickers, scan-line grids, rainbow text cycles, and vector-style explosions. Built for Touch… & One-More-Go • Left thumb joystick, right thumb fire / Time warp—classic dual-button feel. • Pause any time; resume without losing your combo. • Play offline on a plane, subway, or Mars colony. Download AstroBuster today, blast a few million asteroids, and find out why players call it “Galaga on espresso with neon confetti.” The universe won’t save itself—suit up!

About

Cowboy Swing

Features
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Swing as fast as you can in Cowboy Swing! Swing from point to point and try to get as far as you can while using trampolins to get even further. Try to avoid the red wall, which is slowly moving towards you, since once in the wall, you lose! The trampolins in your way can also make your life a bit more difficult, so use them to your advantage. Make clever use of the game mechanics and be the best cowboy swing player out there!

Screenshots

AstroBuster4 screens
Cowboy Swing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cowboy Swing at none against AstroBuster's 4. Cowboy Swing also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). AstroBuster's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AstroBuster sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Cowboy Swing asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AstroBuster ships an update every 4 months, Cowboy Swing daily. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
AstroBuster versus Cowboy Swing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAstroBusterCowboy Swing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB37 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperOBX Software Corporationfamobi

In-app purchases

4 purchases

AstroBuster

One-time4
  • 100 AstroCoins$0.99
  • 500 AstroCoins$3.99
  • 1000 AstroCoins$7.99
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  • 5000 AstroCoins$14.99
None

Cowboy Swing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AstroBuster free?
AstroBuster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cowboy Swing free?
Cowboy Swing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AstroBuster or Cowboy Swing have ads?
Cowboy Swing shows ads; AstroBuster does not.
Which is updated more often, AstroBuster or Cowboy Swing?
AstroBuster ships an update every 4 months, and Cowboy Swing daily. Most recently, AstroBuster was updated on September 11, 2026 and Cowboy Swing on September 8, 2026.

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