Goldphish Match vs Astroslinger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Goldphish Match
A tile-sliding puzzle game that challenges players to clear boards by matching rows and columns. Earn combo points for cascading successes and compete against community high scores. Features daily challenges and original artwork.
- Match rows and columns
- Earn combo points
- Compete with community scores
- Daily challenges
- Original visual art
- Open-source engine
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A puzzle game where your goal is to clear each board by matching the rows and columns. Combo points are awarded for cascading successes. Try to beat your high school! Your starts are compared against the community scores. Daily challenges! Brought to you by fans of games like Yoshi Cookie and Dr Mario! Controls: Click adjacent to the selection to rotate the board row/column in the selected direction This app is built in the open-source game engine Godot 4. All visual art is 100% original creations by Slair Coding!
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 Goldphish Match's $1.99. Astroslinger also leads on ratings volume (27 vs 3). Goldphish Match's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Astroslinger is free to download; Goldphish Match costs $1.99 up front. Astroslinger sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Goldphish Match asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Goldphish Match against 5.0 for Astroslinger. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Astroslinger has 27 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Goldphish Match ships an update every 11 days, Astroslinger every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Goldphish Match | Astroslinger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 5.0 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — 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 | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Molyett | Jacob Tingey |
Customer experience
Goldphish Match
Astroslinger
Bugs and requests
Goldphish Match
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
Goldphish Match
No in-app purchases
Astroslinger
- 100 coins$0.99
Questions
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