Comparison

Rat Raid vs Astra Squad

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

Head to head
About

Rat Raid

Defend your farm from waves of mutant rats by gathering resources, crafting weapons, and upgrading your defenses. Fight to protect your crops and home in this action-packed defense game.

Highlights
  • Defend farm from mutant rats
  • Gather resources
  • Craft powerful weapons
  • Upgrade equipment
  • Survive endless waves
  • Explore and collect
Features
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Defend your farm, craft powerful weapons, and wipe out waves of mutant rats! The farm is under attack! A mysterious mutation has turned ordinary rats into vicious monsters, and they’re coming in endless waves! Take control of a brave farmer and fight to protect her home, crops, and everything she has worked so hard to build. Explore the farm and gather valuable resources scattered across the land. Chop, mine, collect, and harvest everything you can to keep your defenses growing. Every resource can make the difference between holding the line and watching your farm fall. Craft powerful weapons and upgrade your equipment to become stronger with every battle. Improve your tools, unlock new gear, and build up your arsenal to deal with increasingly dangerous mutant rats. The stronger the invasion becomes, the stronger you’ll need to become! Defend different areas of the farm, survive rat waves, and push back the growing rat infestation. Keep improving your equipment, expand your defenses, and turn your farm into an unstoppable fortress! The mutant rats won’t stop coming. Gather resources, upgrade your gear, and fight your way through the invasion. Can you save the farm and drive the mutant rats back for good?

About

Astra Squad

Lead humanity's counterattack against alien invaders as Commander Astra. Rebuild your forces, gather resources, and upgrade your hero with powerful weapons to defend Earth. Engage in intense battles across the planet to reclaim the stars.

Highlights
  • Lead humanity's defense force
  • Rebuild and strengthen your army
  • Gather resources
  • Upgrade hero and weapons
  • Fight waves of alien monsters
  • Counterattack across Earth
Features
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Rebuild the world - Reclaim the stars! The year is 2199. The alien monsters have conquered the Moon and Mars and now threaten Earth. In response, the world unites to form the ultimate defense force! Play as Commander Astra, a hero who must rebuild her army after a crushing defeat. Fight through waves of alien forces to protect the Earth! Gather valuable resources to strengthen your hero, gain powerful weapons, and lead humanity's counterattack across Earth!

Screenshots

Rat Raid4 screens
Astra Squad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rat Raid at 4.9 against Astra Squad's 4.6. Rat Raid also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 19%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Rat Raid sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Astra Squad sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rat Raid holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 728 and 1.6K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Rat Raid's written reviews are positive against 19% of Astra Squad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rat Raid ships an update every 4 days, Astra Squad every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Rat Raid versus Astra Squad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRat RaidAstra Squad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (728 ratings) — better4.6 (1.6K ratings)
Positive reviews27.8% of reviews — better19.2% of reviews
Number of ratings7281.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size475 MB565 MB
Age rating9+9+
Developer24 HIT Riga SIAMEGAGIGA GAMES BILISIM AS

Customer experience

Rat Raid

All ratings107 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive27.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative61.1%

Astra Squad

All ratings1,022 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive19.2%
Neutral17.8%
Negative63.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Rat Raid

One-time10
  • Hard 1$0.99
  • Hard 1 offer$0.99
  • Hard 2$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Hard 2 offer$4.99
  • Elite wheat farmer$7.99
  • Hard Pack 3$9.99
  • No ads pack$9.99
  • X2 Tool damage forever$11.99
  • X2 Weapon damage forever$12.99
  • No ads VIP pack$22.99
10 purchases

Astra Squad

One-time10
  • Gem Pack 1$0.99
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Rare Shotgun Pack$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Gem Pack 2$4.99
  • Gem Pack 3$9.99
  • No Ads Pack$9.99
  • Melania Pack$9.99
  • Tool Damage Forever$11.99
  • Weapon Damage Forever$12.99
  • Gem Pack 4$19.99

Questions

Is Rat Raid free?
Rat Raid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Astra Squad free?
Astra Squad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rat Raid or Astra Squad?
Rat Raid is rated higher. Rat Raid averages 4.9 out of 5 from 728 ratings, while Astra Squad averages 4.6 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Rat Raid or Astra Squad have ads?
Both Rat Raid and Astra Squad show ads.
Which is updated more often, Rat Raid or Astra Squad?
Rat Raid ships an update every 4 days, and Astra Squad every 5 days. Most recently, Rat Raid was updated on November 8, 2026 and Astra Squad on November 5, 2026.

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