Comparison

Space Attack vs Sky Guardian

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

Head to head
About

Space Attack

Features
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Blast off into an epic space adventure! Space Attack: Asteroid Shooter puts you in the cockpit of a powerful starfighter, fighting through asteroid storms, alien fleets and colossal motherships across the galaxy. FIGHT ACROSS 6 GALAXIES Battle through 30 handcrafted levels in six unique sectors โ€” from the Orion Belt and the Crimson Nebula to the Frozen Rift and the mysterious Dark Core. Every sector brings new enemies, new dangers and a stunning new backdrop. TAKE DOWN GIANT BOSSES Every fifth level ends in a massive boss battle. Dodge bullet rings, spiral barrages, homing missiles and deadly laser beams as you blast through the mothership's armour. Bosses get angrier as they take damage โ€” stay sharp! UNLEASH 8 WEAPONS Upgrade your firepower mid-battle with power-ups: โ€ข Blaster โ€“ rapid multi-shot lasers โ€ข Spread Shot โ€“ cover the whole screen โ€ข Plasma โ€“ piercing energy orbs โ€ข Homing Missiles โ€“ lock on and destroy โ€ข Laser Beam โ€“ a continuous beam of pure destruction โ€ข Chain Lightning โ€“ arc between multiple enemies โ€ข Wave Cannon โ€“ weaving energy blasts โ€ข Flak โ€“ shells that burst into shrapnel Power each weapon up to level 5, and call in wingman drones to fight at your side! COLLECT 5 STARFIGHTERS Unlock the Falcon, Viper, Titan, Phantom and Nova โ€” each with its own speed, armour and signature weapon. UPGRADE YOUR SHIP Earn coins in every battle and spend them in the Hangar on permanent upgrades: laser damage, fire rate, hull armour, coin magnet and extra bombs. SURVIVAL MODE & GLOBAL LEADERBOARD Think you're the best pilot in the galaxy? Take on endless, ever-harder waves in Survival mode and climb the worldwide leaderboard. MORE FEATURES โ€ข Kill combos that multiply your score up to x5 โ€ข Screen-clearing bombs and protective shields โ€ข Earn up to 3 stars on every level โ€ข Smooth one-thumb controls โ€ข Beautiful 3D-style ships, planets and explosions Download Space Attack: Asteroid Shooter now and blast your way to galactic glory!

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Sky Guardian

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Sky Guardian is an offline bullet hell space shooter. Drag to move, dodge enemy fire and keep shooting as you push through the ASHFALL campaign. Learn each boss pattern, earn upgrades and try a different ship for your next run. It is free to play, supported by ads, with no in-app purchases. Fly the ASHFALL campaign across 100 chapters as an Aether storm swallows one system after another. Worlds bend the rules with hazards such as icing, poison fog, wind and gusts, meteor strikes, black-hole pull, time distortion, and more โ€” so survival is about dodging as much as shooting. A world map, story dialogue, and a named boss battle at the end of every single chapter carry you from the first wave to the final storm. Upgrade your ships between runs and take down 100 bosses across the campaign. FEATURES - 100-chapter story campaign on a chapter-select map, across escalating acts of danger - 100 named bosses โ€” one per chapter, with title cards, weak points and battle music, drawing on 15 attack patterns; crack the cores, don't chew a bullet sponge - 16 flyable ships, each a true sidegrade with its own feel and signature weapon โ€” armored patrol, glass-cannon interceptor, rapid-fire gunship, juggernaut - 25 distinct worlds with unique visual identities, music moods and changing battlefield conditions - Deep hangar: 8 permanent upgrade tracks, 12 modular ship parts, and a SPECIAL MODULE slot with own-and-equip modules and run boosts - STORM CORES and the SINGULARITY climax โ€” late bosses pull the arena apart before they die - 8 modes: Campaign, Sky Runner, Endless, Survival, Boss Rush, Time Attack, Chaos, and ASCENSION โ€” each with its own records - ASCENSION roguelite mode โ€” draft power-up cards, bank a single life, and push a permadeath run as far as your build takes you - End-of-chapter card drafts and weapon combinations for run-specific builds - 41 tiered achievements, a companion drone, escort missions, daily objectives with streak bonuses, a weekly challenge, and a pilot level system - 28 engine-trail colours, from the standard wake to gold and mastery unlocks - COMMUNITY LEVELS โ€” paste a compatible shared code to play a custom stage. No account required. - Dynamic, biome-reactive music that shifts mood per world, with adaptive low-HP tension BUILT RIGHT - Full touch controls (drag to move, on-screen pause and bomb) plus keyboard support - The campaign plays offline โ€” no internet connection needed to fly (ads need a connection to load) - Free to play, supported by ads: full-screen ads appear between runs, an ad may appear when you open the game, and optional rewarded ads let you revive or double your coins. No in-app purchases, no account system - Your save is stored locally; no account or sign-in is required. Advertising privacy choices are available in the game settings when applicable. The game does not request contacts or location access. If you grew up on classic arcade shmups and vertical scrolling shooters, this space shooter is built for you: readable bullets, honest hitboxes, boss battles that reward pattern-reading, and a difficulty curve that respects your time. No wifi, no paywall โ€” just you, your spaceship, and the storm. Break the storm, crack the cores, and reclaim the sky.

Screenshots

Space Attack3 screens
Sky Guardian4 screens

Verdict

The call

Space Attack and Sky Guardian are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Attack ships an update daily, Sky Guardian every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Space Attack versus Sky Guardian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace AttackSky Guardian
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily โ€” betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size58 MB52 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperShahmeer TahirEMRE OZEL

In-app purchases

None

Space Attack

No in-app purchases

None

Sky Guardian

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Space Attack free?
Space Attack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sky Guardian free?
Sky Guardian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Space Attack or Sky Guardian have ads?
Both Space Attack and Sky Guardian show ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Attack or Sky Guardian?
Space Attack ships an update daily, and Sky Guardian every 3 days. Most recently, Space Attack was updated on October 7, 2026 and Sky Guardian on October 10, 2026.

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