Comparison

RAID 1990 vs GuardRush

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

GuardRush

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Hold the gate. Survive the waves. Become a legend. GuardRush is a fast, colorful wave-defense action game. Choose your hero, drag to move, and unleash devastating abilities as endless enemy waves march on your gate. THREE HEROES, THREE PLAYSTYLES โ€ข Warrior โ€” heavy axe, shield wall, earthshaking ultimate โ€ข Archer โ€” rapid multishot, piercing volleys โ€ข Mage โ€” meteors, frost novas, and the world-ending Cataclysm FIGHT A LIVING HORDE โ€ข 10 enemy types with real behaviors: ranged wraiths, charging hounds, splitting slimes โ€ข 6 unique bosses with telegraphed special attacks โ€” learn, dodge, counter โ€ข Elite enemies, surprise wave modifiers, and a difficulty curve that keeps you honest GROW STRONGER EVERY RUN โ€ข Pick powerful upgrades after every boss โ€ข Permanent Mastery tree โ€” damage, health, fire rate, and more โ€ข 48 items across 5 rarities up to Legendary โ€” open chests, forge your build โ€ข Daily rewards and a growing collection COMPETE โ€ข Game Center leaderboard โ€” how deep can you go? โ€ข 8 achievements to hunt No ads. No paywalls. Just the gate, the horde, and you.

Screenshots

RAID 19903 screens
GuardRush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: RAID 1990 at none against GuardRush's shown. RAID 1990 also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price 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.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
RAID 1990 versus GuardRush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRAID 1990GuardRush
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Fortnightly
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size0 MB14 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperSungjun KimEge GUNES

In-app purchases

None

RAID 1990

No in-app purchases

None

GuardRush

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RAID 1990 free?
RAID 1990 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GuardRush free?
GuardRush is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RAID 1990 or GuardRush have ads?
GuardRush shows ads; RAID 1990 does not.

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