Comparison

Planetoids Vortex vs OneShot

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

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Planetoids Vortex

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Planetoids is a pixel-art arcade shooter for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. One ship. Endless asteroids. How long can you last? Inspired by the timeless Atari Asteroids, Planetoids brings the classic formula into the modern Apple ecosystem with a colour-coded asteroid system, power-up pickups, enemy saucers, and boss waves โ€” all wrapped in a distinctive retro pixel aesthetic. THE FIELD Five asteroid colours. Each one behaves differently. Red moves fast. Green splits into three. Purple hunts you at close range. Orange drops power-ups when destroyed. Yellow blinds you on impact. Learning what each colour means โ€” and adjusting your strategy accordingly โ€” is the game within the game. YOUR SHIP Newtonian physics. No brakes. Thrust in one direction and you keep moving until you thrust the other way. Mastering your momentum is the entire skill of Planetoids. It takes minutes to learn and years to perfect. ENEMY SAUCERS Two types. The Large Saucer fires randomly โ€” dangerous through bad luck alone. The Small Saucer aims directly at you with accuracy that improves every level. At 1,000 points it is the highest-value target in the game. It is also trying to kill you. POWER-UPS Spread Shot. Rapid Fire. Shield. Speed Boost. Score Multiplier. Five pickups drop from destroyed asteroids. Each lasts seconds. Each can turn a losing situation into a winning one โ€” or tempt you into a mistake. BOSS WAVES Every five levels, a single enormous Planet Asteroid replaces the normal wave. Five hits to crack it open. Four large asteroids explode from the wreckage. The field is not clear when the boss breaks โ€” it is just beginning. FEATURES โ€ข Gamepad support on all platforms โ€” MFi, Xbox Series, PlayStation DualSense โ€ข Keyboard support on Mac โ€” full arrow key and WASD โ€ข Touch controls on iPhone and iPad when no gamepad is connected โ€ข Windowed and fullscreen modes on Mac โ€ข Game Center leaderboards โ€” All-Time, Weekly, and Highest Level โ€ข 17 achievements including secret challenges โ€ข iCloud sync โ€” your high score follows you across every device โ€ข Dynamic Island support on iPhone 14 Pro and later โ€ข Haptic feedback on iPhone and iPad โ€ข No ads. No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. A NOTE ON DIFFICULTY Planetoids does not end. There is no final level, no credits sequence, no congratulation screen. The waves keep coming and they keep getting harder. The goal is simply to survive longer than you did last time. Every death is survivable in retrospect. The field is always fair. How far can you go?

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OneShot

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One shot. One turn. Once a day. Every day, everyone in the world gets the exact same challenge โ€” and exactly one attempt at it. A marker races across the track. Nail your tap the instant it hits the zone. Miss by a millisecond and your run is over. No retries. No second chances. Come back tomorrow. It takes sixty seconds to play and a lifetime to master. HOW IT WORKS - One challenge a day, the same for everyone on Earth - One tap โ€” the whole screen is your target, so it's all about timing - Hit the gold center for a Perfect and chain your combo - One mistimed tap ends your run - Come back at midnight for the next one BUILD YOUR STREAK Play every day and your streak grows. Miss a day and it's gone. How long can you keep the flame alive? READ THE DAY Every day plays different. Some days the marker surges, some days it stutters, some days it drifts. Learn to read the pattern โ€” that's the skill. SHARE YOUR SHOT Every run ends in a card built to share. Drop your score in the group chat and dare your friends to beat it. Missed by 9ms? Prove they can do better. CLIMB THE BOARD Same puzzle, everyone, every day - so the leaderboard actually means something. Where do you rank today? No accounts. No sign-ups. No tracking. Just you, the clock, and one shot a day. Can you beat it?

Screenshots

Planetoids Vortex4 screens
OneShot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Planetoids Vortex at 3 against OneShot's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

Planetoids Vortex ships an update every 10 days, OneShot every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Planetoids Vortex versus OneShot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanetoids VortexOneShot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days โ€” betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlphaworksReuben Schultz

In-app purchases

None

Planetoids Vortex

No in-app purchases

None

OneShot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Planetoids Vortex free?
Planetoids Vortex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OneShot free?
OneShot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Planetoids Vortex or OneShot have ads?
Neither Planetoids Vortex nor OneShot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Planetoids Vortex or OneShot?
Planetoids Vortex ships an update every 10 days, and OneShot every 11 days. Most recently, Planetoids Vortex was updated on October 14, 2026 and OneShot on October 11, 2026.

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