Comparison

RAID 1990 vs SpaceCaps Explorer

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

Head to head
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

About

SpaceCaps Explorer

Features
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Pilot your ship through ever-deadlier zones in a space arcade game built around short, intense runs. Drag to dodge โ€” your ship fires on its own. Every run ends the same way: stronger for the next one. - EASY TO PLAY One finger. Drag to move, dodge the meteors, collect the stardust. - DIE, UPGRADE, COME BACK STRONGER Every run earns stardust to upgrade damage, fire rate, multishot, orbital drones and more. Go further with every launch. - COLOSSAL BOSSES Every 10 zones a giant boss with unique attack patterns blocks your way. Dodge the barrages and take it down to advance. - PRESTIGE: STAR CORES Hit the ceiling? Reset on your own terms and earn Star Cores โ€” the rare currency that buys permanent bonuses and exclusive ships with their own firing styles. - ALWAYS A REASON TO COME BACK Daily missions, achievements, milestone chests, power-ups (shield, frenzy, piercing laser, bomb...) and records to share with friends. Free, no ads / Runs take just minutes โ€” perfect for any break / Works offline / In English, Portuguese and Spanish How far can you get?

Screenshots

RAID 19903 screens
SpaceCaps Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

RAID 1990 and SpaceCaps Explorer 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
RAID 1990 versus SpaceCaps Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRAID 1990SpaceCaps Explorer
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size0 MB99 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSungjun KimRonaldo Paranhos

In-app purchases

None

RAID 1990

No in-app purchases

None

SpaceCaps Explorer

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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