Nebula Blaster vs Nova Lancer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 20 hand-crafted worlds
- 20 distinct boss warships
- Worldwide leaderboard
- Deep power-ups and upgrades
- Reactive synthwave soundtrack
- Plays fully offline
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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?
Nova Lancer
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Nova Lancer is an offline arcade space shooter. Drag to fly. Your cannons fire on their own. Twenty missions. Over 15,000 enemies. Nineteen boss encounters. Every wave was placed by hand, not generated — so each mission has its own shape: where it opens quiet, where it lets you breathe, and where it stops giving you room. BOSSES Three classes of capital ship, each with its own attack patterns and a warning on the way in. The larger ones arrive with an escort wing flying formation around the hull. Bosses shed supplies as you damage them. HANGAR - Ten ships, each with its own hull strength and weapon grade, printed on the card - Two wingmen to hire and upgrade — they scale with your firepower instead of falling behind - Weapon grades that open your fire from one shot into a spread across three cannons NO STRINGS - Completely offline - No ads - No in-app purchases - No account, nothing collected about you Every ship, every wingman, every upgrade is earned by playing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nova Lancer at none against Nebula Blaster's 10. Nova Lancer also leads on ads (none vs shown). Nebula Blaster's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Nebula Blaster sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Nova Lancer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nebula Blaster ships an update every 5 days, Nova Lancer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nebula Blaster | Nova Lancer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Niccoli | Trinh Thi Huong |
In-app purchases
Nebula Blaster
- 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
Nova Lancer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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