Cosmo Smash vs Desktop Nard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cosmo Smash
Experience a modern take on the classic breakout game, playable across your Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. Utilize unique power-ups like destructive super balls, lasers, and multi-ball abilities to clear levels while dodging asteroids.
- Breakout-style gameplay
- Multiple power-ups (super ball, laser, morph)
- Playable on Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad
- Avoid in-game asteroids
- Retro aesthetic
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Cosmo Smash - a new generation of breakout game! Play it on your Apple Watch, iPhone or iPad! Power-ups: - red: super power for a short period of time. Destroy everything it passes by - green: laser, able to fire at the bricks to destory them - blue: morph into 3 balls Avoid the asteroids!
Desktop Nard
An idle game where dice with unique stats and skills roll across your screen, automatically farming monsters. Collect loot, unlock skill trees, and explore new worlds to enhance your build and discover synergies.
- Itemized dice with unique stats and skills
- Automated monster farming
- Endless loot hunting for various items
- Prestige system with skill trees
- Map exploration for new rewards
- Synergy-based build progression
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A loot-based idle game where dice roll across your screen, triggering skills on monsters, farming them for you. -Itemized Dice: Every dice is a piece of loot with unique stats and skills. -Endless Loot Hunting: Monsters drop dice, gemstones, scrolls, combo rings, relics, and automator gears each pushing your build further and unlocking new synergies. -Prestige & Skill Trees: Rebirth to unlock 4 skill trees that significantly transform your game and provide powerful bonuses. -Maps: Enter a new world with powerful rewards. -And many more systems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cosmo Smash at 100% against Desktop Nard's 60%. Cosmo Smash also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Desktop Nard's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Desktop Nard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cosmo Smash asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cosmo Smash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Desktop Nard has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cosmo Smash's written reviews are positive against 60% of Desktop Nard's.
Cosmo Smash ships an update weekly, Desktop Nard every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cosmo Smash | Desktop Nard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 319 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virtual GS | Abdullah Alhijaily |
Customer experience
Cosmo Smash
Desktop Nard
In-app purchases
Cosmo Smash
No in-app purchases
Desktop Nard
- Premium Edition$4.99
Questions
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