Comparison

Starfall Siege vs Starfall Vanguard

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

Head to head
About

Starfall Siege

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Starfall Siege is a retro-style arcade shooter built for mobile - fast, frenetic, and endlessly replayable. Pilot your spaceship through dozens of phases across multiple themed worlds and story arcs: frozen tundras, volcanic rifts, digital voids, ancient sanctums, raging storms, and more. Every world ends with a unique boss battle, each with its own attack pattern and pixel-art design. A diverse roster of enemy types stands between you and victory. Face armored invaders, invisible phantoms, erratic berserkers, drone-deploying carriers, mine-laying bombers, and shielded guardians - each requiring a different strategy to defeat. Power up your ship with collectible upgrades: triple shots, piercing lasers, plasma cannons, freeze blasts, shields, magnets, and more. Combine them wisely - the right loadout can mean the difference between survival and destruction. One carefully tuned challenge: 48 phases across 12 worlds that ramp from relaxed to frantic. Fun from the first wave, and beatable once you learn every boss. Unlock spaceships with their own perks and make your pilot yours. Climb the Game Center leaderboard, earn 13 achievements, and discover every enemy, boss, and power-up in the in-game Codex. FEATURES * Multiple themed worlds across evolving story arcs * Unique boss battles with distinct attack mechanics * Diverse enemy types with different behaviors * Power-ups to collect and combine mid-run * 48 phases across 12 worlds, each ending in a boss fight * Unlockable spaceships, each with its own perk * Game Center leaderboard and 13 achievements * In-game Codex - learn about every enemy and power-up * Retro pixel-art visuals and synthesized chiptune soundtrack * Smooth gameplay on 60 Hz and 120 Hz displays Old school soul. New school speed. The invasion has begun.

About

Starfall Vanguard

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One thumb. Fifty levels. Ten star systems. How far can you fly? Starfall Vanguard is a classic arcade shoot-em-up built for one-handed play. Drag anywhere to fly โ€” your ship rides above your finger and fires while you're touching. Lift off to hold fire, weave through the barrage, and get back in the fight. Tap with a second finger to drop a bomb. CAMPAIGN - Fifty levels across ten star systems and six biomes, each with its own enemies, bosses and skies - Fourteen enemy types: rammers, gunships, armored hulls, splitters, carriers and swarms that learn new tricks the deeper you go - Twelve bosses with multi-phase attack patterns โ€” spread fans, bullet rings, homing missiles you'll learn to bait and break - Earn up to three stars per level; three means a clean run - Clear a level and fly straight into the next with your weapon, shields and bombs intact FIGHT - Weapon upgrades to a 5-barrel spread with double-damage rounds - Stacking energy shields that absorb hits before your hull - Bombs that grow from a ring to a full screen clear as you upgrade PROGRESS - Earn coins with every kill, keep them forever - Three ships to own and fly โ€” buy them with the coins you earn and switch between them in the hangar - Spend coins on hull plating, shield batteries, rapid fire, weapon mastery, bomb bays and coin magnets - Your progress syncs through iCloud between your devices COMPETE - Endless mode: ever-shifting formations, a boss every 20 waves, and a kill-streak multiplier โ€” stay clean, score big - Local top-10 high scores and a Game Center leaderboard Painted ships and enemies, neon lasers, fireball explosions and a cockpit view. No in-app purchases and no accounts. Coins are earned by playing, never bought. A short ad plays after boss victories, and after a run you can optionally watch one to double your coin haul.

Screenshots

Starfall Siege4 screens
Starfall Vanguard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Starfall Vanguard at none against Starfall Siege's 8. Starfall Vanguard also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Starfall Siege sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Starfall Vanguard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Starfall Siege ships an update weekly, Starfall Vanguard every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Starfall Siege versus Starfall Vanguard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarfall SiegeStarfall Vanguard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size54 MB24 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKevin de Oliveira BrunoRick Conner

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Starfall Siege

One-time8
  • Celestial Ship$0.99
  • Reaper Ship$0.99
  • Tempest Ship$0.99
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  • Phantom Ship$0.99
  • Specter Ship$0.99
  • Viper Ship$0.99
  • Titan Ship$0.99
  • All Ships Bundle$2.99
None

Starfall Vanguard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Starfall Siege free?
Starfall Siege is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Starfall Vanguard free?
Starfall Vanguard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Starfall Siege or Starfall Vanguard have ads?
Both Starfall Siege and Starfall Vanguard show ads.
Which is updated more often, Starfall Siege or Starfall Vanguard?
Starfall Siege ships an update weekly, and Starfall Vanguard every 3 days. Most recently, Starfall Siege was updated on November 9, 2026 and Starfall Vanguard on October 31, 2026.

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