Comparison

Nebula Blaster vs NebulaPainter

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

Head to head
About

Nebula Blaster

Blast through neon-drenched worlds in this arcade space shooter. Dodge bullet-hell patterns, defeat unique bosses, and climb the global leaderboard. Unlock power-ups and upgrades to customize your ship and soundtrack.

Highlights
  • 20 hand-crafted worlds
  • 20 distinct boss warships
  • Worldwide leaderboard
  • Deep power-ups and upgrades
  • Reactive synthwave soundtrack
  • Plays fully offline
Features
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Nebula Blaster is a neon-soaked arcade space shooter that fits in your pocket. Blast through 20 hand-crafted worlds, thread bullet-hell boss patterns, and chase high scores on a worldwide leaderboard. FEATURES - 20 hand-crafted worlds, from Deep Space to the Singularity, each with its own enemies, hazards, and reactive backdrop - 20 distinct boss warships, one unique boss per world, from nimble frigates to colossal faction dreadnoughts - Worldwide leaderboard: your score, the wave you reached, and your run time, ranked against players everywhere - Deep power-ups and upgrades: lasers, homing missiles, scatter, shields and more, plus a Stardust upgrade tree to tune your ship - Reactive synthwave soundtrack that intensifies with the action, with extra tracks to unlock - Plays fully offline: no account, no sign-in, and your progress is saved on your device Free to play, with optional in-app purchases and opt-in rewarded ads. The Founder Pack removes ads while keeping every reward. Dodge, blast, and climb the ranks. How far can you get?

About

NebulaPainter

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Nebula Painter is a constellation memory puzzle built on SpriteKit. Each of the 50 levels selects a real constellation chart — including Cassiopeia, Orion, Lyra, Pegasus, Hercules, and Sagittarius — and shows a numbered mini star-map in the MEMORY panel for three seconds. When the panel fades, you must tap the glowing star anchors in the exact order shown. A correct step lights the anchor in cyan and draws a glowing line; a wrong step is marked in red during the review replay. Levels are grouped into five phases. Phase 1 (L1–L10) uses 3–8 anchors on single-star patterns. Phase 2 (L11–L20) introduces binary-star concepts with up to 9 anchors. Phase 3 (L21–L30) adds dense nebula navigation with up to 10 anchors. Phase 4 (L31–L40) layers time-dilation mechanics with up to 10 anchors. Phase 5 (L41–L50) is the grandmaster challenge, culminating in a 15-anchor final artwork. Star ratings reward efficient play: three stars for completing the order with no mistakes, two stars for one retry, one star for finishing. Progress and star ratings are saved locally on your device, so you can play fully offline at your own pace. Features: - Memorize a numbered star-map order shown in the MEMORY panel for three seconds before it fades. - Tap glowing star anchors on the nebula in the exact memorized order to trace constellation lines. - Watch the review replay after each attempt: correct steps glow cyan, wrong steps are marked red. - Earn three stars for a flawless run, two stars for one retry, one star for finishing on a later attempt. - Play 50 levels across five phases, from 3-anchor single-star patterns to a 15-anchor grandmaster artwork. - Explore real constellation charts including Cassiopeia, Orion, Lyra, Pegasus, Hercules, and Sagittarius. - Pause anytime to Resume, Restart, or return to the Menu; progress is saved locally. - Toggle Music and Sound Effects in Settings. - Fully offline single-player game with no ads, no in-app purchases, and no data collection.

Screenshots

Nebula Blaster4 screens
NebulaPainter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NebulaPainter at none against Nebula Blaster's 10. NebulaPainter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nebula Blaster sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. NebulaPainter asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nebula Blaster versus NebulaPainter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNebula BlasterNebulaPainter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph NiccoliEvans Omondi

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Nebula Blaster

One-time10
  • Pouch of Stardust$0.99
  • Plasma Storm$1.99
  • Phantom Ship$1.99
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  • Eclipse Ship$1.99
  • Bag of Stardust$2.99
  • 24K Gold Ship$2.99
  • Prism Ship$2.99
  • Crate of Stardust$6.99
  • Vault of Stardust$14.99
  • Founder's Pack$14.99
None

NebulaPainter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nebula Blaster free?
Nebula Blaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NebulaPainter free?
NebulaPainter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nebula Blaster or NebulaPainter have ads?
Nebula Blaster shows ads; NebulaPainter does not.

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