Comparison

GravSling vs RAID 1990

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

Head to head
About

GravSling

Features
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One tap. That is the whole control scheme. You orbit a star, tap to let go, and gravity carries you to the next one. Let go at the wrong moment and you sail straight past it into nothing. Every star behaves differently. Red giants forgive a sloppy release. White dwarfs don't. The spectral classes are the real ones, from cool red M-dwarfs up to blue O-stars, each with its own colour, size and pull. A missed jump is not automatically the end. Fall back onto a star you have already visited and you stay alive. It costs you your combo, but you keep going. Catch quickly and the multiplier climbs. Skip a star entirely and it counts double. Behind all of it a layered nebula drifts past while you climb. Easy to pick up. The mastering part takes a while. No ads, no tracking, no in-app purchases. I don't want any of that in a game like this either.

About

RAID 1990

Features
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Take to the skies in RAID 1990 โ€” a retro vertical scrolling shooter inspired by the golden age of arcades. Pilot your fighter through 30 waves of enemies, dodging bullets and powering up your weapons from a single shot to a devastating quad spread. Face off against massive bosses every 5 waves with intense multi-pattern bullet attacks. Can you survive all the way to the final mission? FEATURES - Classic arcade-style pixel art graphics with CRT scanline effects - 4 enemy types with unique movement patterns - 4 weapon power levels โ€” collect medals to upgrade - Epic boss battles every 5 waves - Retro chiptune sound โ€” procedurally generated, no samples - Simple touch controls โ€” touch to move and fire - High score tracking - Ending sequence for those who conquer all 30 waves

Screenshots

GravSling4 screens
RAID 19903 screens

Verdict

The call

GravSling and RAID 1990 are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
GravSling versus RAID 1990: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGravSlingRAID 1990
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.015.6 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB0 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSTEPHAN EBERLESungjun Kim

In-app purchases

None

GravSling

No in-app purchases

None

RAID 1990

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GravSling free?
GravSling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RAID 1990 free?
RAID 1990 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GravSling or RAID 1990 have ads?
Neither GravSling nor RAID 1990 shows ads.

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