Comparison

SpaceCaps Explorer vs Starfall Vanguard

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

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SpaceCaps Explorer

Features
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Pilot your ship through ever-deadlier zones in a space arcade game built around short, intense runs. Drag to dodge โ€” your ship fires on its own. Every run ends the same way: stronger for the next one. - EASY TO PLAY One finger. Drag to move, dodge the meteors, collect the stardust. - DIE, UPGRADE, COME BACK STRONGER Every run earns stardust to upgrade damage, fire rate, multishot, orbital drones and more. Go further with every launch. - COLOSSAL BOSSES Every 10 zones a giant boss with unique attack patterns blocks your way. Dodge the barrages and take it down to advance. - PRESTIGE: STAR CORES Hit the ceiling? Reset on your own terms and earn Star Cores โ€” the rare currency that buys permanent bonuses and exclusive ships with their own firing styles. - ALWAYS A REASON TO COME BACK Daily missions, achievements, milestone chests, power-ups (shield, frenzy, piercing laser, bomb...) and records to share with friends. Free, no ads / Runs take just minutes โ€” perfect for any break / Works offline / In English, Portuguese and Spanish How far can you get?

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Starfall Vanguard

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One thumb. Fifty levels. Ten star systems. How far can you fly? Starfall Vanguard is a classic arcade shoot-em-up built for one-handed play. Drag anywhere to fly โ€” your ship rides above your finger and fires while you're touching. Lift off to hold fire, weave through the barrage, and get back in the fight. Tap with a second finger to drop a bomb. CAMPAIGN - Fifty levels across ten star systems and six biomes, each with its own enemies, bosses and skies - Fourteen enemy types: rammers, gunships, armored hulls, splitters, carriers and swarms that learn new tricks the deeper you go - Twelve bosses with multi-phase attack patterns โ€” spread fans, bullet rings, homing missiles you'll learn to bait and break - Earn up to three stars per level; three means a clean run - Clear a level and fly straight into the next with your weapon, shields and bombs intact FIGHT - Weapon upgrades to a 5-barrel spread with double-damage rounds - Stacking energy shields that absorb hits before your hull - Bombs that grow from a ring to a full screen clear as you upgrade PROGRESS - Earn coins with every kill, keep them forever - Three ships to own and fly โ€” buy them with the coins you earn and switch between them in the hangar - Spend coins on hull plating, shield batteries, rapid fire, weapon mastery, bomb bays and coin magnets - Your progress syncs through iCloud between your devices COMPETE - Endless mode: ever-shifting formations, a boss every 20 waves, and a kill-streak multiplier โ€” stay clean, score big - Local top-10 high scores and a Game Center leaderboard Painted ships and enemies, neon lasers, fireball explosions and a cockpit view. No in-app purchases and no accounts. Coins are earned by playing, never bought. A short ad plays after boss victories, and after a run you can optionally watch one to double your coin haul.

Screenshots

SpaceCaps Explorer4 screens
Starfall Vanguard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SpaceCaps Explorer at none against Starfall Vanguard's shown. SpaceCaps Explorer also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
SpaceCaps Explorer versus Starfall Vanguard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpaceCaps ExplorerStarfall Vanguard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 days
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size99 MB24 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRonaldo ParanhosRick Conner

In-app purchases

None

SpaceCaps Explorer

No in-app purchases

None

Starfall Vanguard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpaceCaps Explorer free?
SpaceCaps Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Starfall Vanguard free?
Starfall Vanguard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SpaceCaps Explorer or Starfall Vanguard have ads?
Starfall Vanguard shows ads; SpaceCaps Explorer does not.

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