Comparison

SpaceWar vs Squadaga

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

Head to head
About

SpaceWar

Engage in classic space shooter gameplay with a modern twist. Customize and upgrade your starships with various parts, weapons, and defenses. Track your progress, earn achievements, and participate in unique, ever-changing special events.

Highlights
  • Level up and upgrade ships
  • Purchase and apply ship parts
  • Track player stats and achievements
  • Daily streaks
  • Special events with unique rewards
  • Boss battles
Features
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SpaceWar-X: Is a space shooter game, just like our childhood classics. Create account, level up your ships, upgrade their stats, purchase & apply weapons / defenses / other parts & more. Access your profile to see your stats, see & show off badges for achievements, do your daily streaks etc. Get access to special events with unique rewards & boss, ALWAYS different from the previous ones.

About

Squadaga

Features
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Defeating enemies is only the beginning. Capture them, recruit them, and fight together! SQUADAGA is a retro pixel shooter built around a unique capture system. ■ CAPTURE & SQUAD Collect capture items dropped by defeated enemies to convert them into allies. Allies fight alongside you automatically, and the right combination triggers powerful formation skills. ■ 16 SHIPS Fighter, Tank, Speed, Capture — 16 ships derived from 4 base types. Each has unique stats and an ultimate ability. ■ FORMATION SKILLS Pierce Laser, Bullet Storm, Healing Wave, Omega Strike, and more — 6 formation skills that auto-charge when your squad meets the right conditions. ■ ULTIMATE ABILITIES Every 10 waves, gain an ultimate charge to turn the tide. Each ship type unleashes a different devastating ability. ■ CHALLENGE & COMPETE - Endless waves and bosses that grow stronger - Global leaderboard - Daily challenges with unique modifiers - 50+ achievements to unlock ■ DIVERSE ENEMIES From Beetles, Squids, Moths, and Scarabs to Bombers, Splitters, Teleporters, and Healers. Elite variants and 5 boss types await. ■ PROGRESSION Spend coins earned in battle on permanent upgrades. Damage, fire rate, shield duration, magnet range, and more — 15 upgrades to master. Retro pixel art × chiptune soundtrack × strategic capture mechanics. Assemble your squad and launch into space!

Screenshots

SpaceWar4 screens
Squadaga4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SpaceWar at none against Squadaga's shown. Squadaga's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SpaceWar versus Squadaga: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpaceWarSquadaga
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB121 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSTEPHANE-J R LAGACETaehyung Kim

In-app purchases

None

SpaceWar

No in-app purchases

None

Squadaga

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpaceWar free?
SpaceWar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Squadaga free?
Squadaga is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SpaceWar or Squadaga have ads?
Squadaga shows ads; SpaceWar does not.

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