Astra Squad vs Granny Boss
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Lead humanity's defense force
- Rebuild and strengthen your army
- Gather resources
- Upgrade hero and weapons
- Fight waves of alien monsters
- Counterattack across Earth
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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!
Granny Boss
Transform abandoned areas into profitable businesses by cleaning streets, collecting resources, and building a hotel empire. This game offers a mix of idle and active gameplay for a satisfying progression.
- Clean and restore neighborhoods
- Collect loot and resources
- Build and upgrade hotel empire
- Manage income and progression
- Explore city streets
- Idle and active gameplay mix
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Step into the streets and take control of the most unexpected game! A fearless granny ready to clean up the neighborhood and turn it into a thriving empire. In Granny Boss, you’ll sweep trash, collect resources, and transform abandoned ruins into profitable buildings while expanding your influence across the city. What starts as a simple cleanup quickly becomes a strategic journey of upgrading, looting, and building your own money-making empire. CORE GAMEPLAY • Clean and restore the hood to unlock new areas • Collect loot and resources across the city • Build and upgrade a powerful hotel empire • Manage income and optimize your progression • Explore the streets and grab everything you need EMPIRE & PROGRESSION Turn small beginnings into a booming business: • Upgrade buildings to increase revenue • Unlock new features and expansion zones • Balance resource gathering and investments • Grow from street cleaner to city boss CASUAL & ADDICTIVE EXPERIENCE Designed for quick sessions with satisfying progression: • Simple controls, easy to pick up • Rewarding idle and active gameplay mix • Continuous upgrades and unlocks • Perfect for fans of tycoon, idle, and simulation games This isn’t your typical cozy game, it’s fast, bold, and packed with attitude. Build, loot, and dominate the streets as you restore the hood your way. Play now and start your empire.
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Verdict
Astra Squad and Granny Boss both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 44% of Granny Boss's written reviews are positive against 16% of Astra Squad's. Granny Boss also leads on chart position (#203 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Astra Squad's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Astra Squad sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Granny Boss sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Astra Squad against 4.7 for Granny Boss. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 543 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 16% of Astra Squad's written reviews are positive against 44% of Granny Boss's.
Astra Squad ships an update every 5 days, Granny Boss fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astra Squad | Granny Boss |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.5K ratings) | 4.7 (543 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.4% of reviews | 43.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 543 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #203 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 565 MB | 343 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | MEGAGIGA GAMES BILISIM AS | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Astra Squad
Granny Boss
In-app purchases
Astra Squad
- Gem Pack 1$0.99
- Starter Pack$0.99
- Rare Shotgun Pack$1.99
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- Gem Pack 2$4.99
- Turret Resource Pack$7.99
- 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
- No Ads Vip Pack$22.99
Granny Boss
- Hard currency pack 1$0.99
- Chain offer 12 variants$0.99
- Chain offer 22 variants$1.99
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- Monkey fetcher$3.99
- Assistants boost$4.99
- Regular No-ads$4.99
- Premium dinosaur$4.99
- Hard currency pack 02$4.99
- Chain offer 32 variants$4.99
- Advanced No-ads$7.99
- Production boost$7.99
- Premium No-ads$9.99
- Hard currency pack 3$9.99
- Chain offer 42 variants$9.99
- Chapter 2 starter pack$14.99
- Hard currency pack 05$49.99






