Comparison

Afterburn vs CosmoCleaner

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

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About

Afterburn

Features
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Fly a rocket with two thumbs and land it on one pad after another, each higher than the last. The left half of the screen fires the left thruster and the right half fires the right one. Hold both to lift straight up; ease off one to tilt and steer. There's no autopilot. The physics is real, with momentum, tilt, bounce and tumbling debris, and the look is synthwave: neon grids, a chrome sun and a glowing HUD. HOW IT WORKS • Set down gently and upright on a pad to refuel and score. • Flying burns fuel, and whatever is left in the tank when you land raises your bonus. • Come in too fast or too tilted, or run the tank dry, and the rocket breaks apart in a shower of debris. SCORING Each pad is worth 1,000 points, plus up to 1,000 more for the fuel left in your tank. The climb has no top, so a run lasts until one bad touchdown ends it. Pads shrink as you go up, and higher still they start to move. TWO MODES • Ranked: the classic climb, and the mode that counts for the leaderboards. • Beginner: lighter gravity, a smaller ship, gentler handling and more forgiving landings, for learning the controls. LEADERBOARDS Every Ranked run is posted to five boards: your city, region, country, continent and the world. You can look up any city's rankings, compare scores with your Game Center friends, and turn on Rival Alerts to hear when someone passes you in your city. HANGAR Playing unlocks 5 ship hulls, each with its own color schemes, and 6 thruster flames. You earn them by reaching score milestones, landing pads, keeping a daily streak and more. Skins are cosmetic only: every ship flies the same, so the leaderboard stays fair. STATS The stats screen keeps your best run, lifetime totals and daily streak. Share a neon score card and dare your friends to beat it. If the app closes mid-run, you can resume from the last pad you landed on.

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CosmoCleaner

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The orbit is drowning in trash, and you are part of the last janitor fleet that can still save it. Pilot your cleaning ship through eight dangerous orbits, collect space debris, and clear the way for the future. Between asteroids, active satellites, mines, and cosmic storms, every maneuver counts. Your mission: • Clear diverse orbits across the solar system • Collect debris and remove dangerous space junk • Dodge asteroids, satellites, mines, and cosmic hazards • Use your shield, magnet, boost, and laser at the right moment • Expand your fleet with extraordinary cleaning ships • Earn your flight license and prove your skills • Unlock achievements and compete via Game Center • Discover in the CC Academy why space debris is a real threat MORE THAN JUST A SPACE GAME A single tiny piece of debris can destroy a satellite and create more dangerous fragments. This can trigger a chain reaction that threatens satellites, communications, and future space missions. Cosmo Cleaner combines accessible arcade gameplay with a mission inspired by a real challenge facing our future. Not every hero wears a spacesuit. Often, they are the quiet heroes of everyday life: janitors who show up day after day and keep everything running. In Cosmo Cleaner, they become the saviors of orbit. Your shift begins. Clean the orbit. Protect the future.

Screenshots

Afterburn4 screens
CosmoCleaner2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Afterburn at none against CosmoCleaner's shown. Afterburn also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Afterburn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CosmoCleaner sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Afterburn ships an update every 9 days, CosmoCleaner every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Afterburn versus CosmoCleaner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAfterburnCosmoCleaner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB386 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperCarlos Andre RodriguesMaikel Stiefel

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Afterburn

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99
7 purchases

CosmoCleaner

One-time7
  • 500 Credits$0.99
  • 1,200 Credits$1.99
  • Ad-Free + Cleanup Ship$3.99
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  • 2,800 Credits$3.99
  • 6,000 Credits$6.99
  • 15,000 Credits$12.99
  • 40,000 Credits$24.99

Questions

Is Afterburn free?
Afterburn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CosmoCleaner free?
CosmoCleaner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Afterburn or CosmoCleaner have ads?
CosmoCleaner shows ads; Afterburn does not.
Which is updated more often, Afterburn or CosmoCleaner?
Afterburn ships an update every 9 days, and CosmoCleaner every 5 days. Most recently, Afterburn was updated on November 5, 2026 and CosmoCleaner on October 31, 2026.

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