RK55 Ace vs Starfall Vanguard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
RK55 Ace
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RK55 Ace โ a fast, free arcade plane shooter. Take the stick, dodge the swarm, and blast your way through wave after wave of enemy fighters. Simple one-finger controls, instant action, no ads to break your flow. Drag to fly. Your ace fires automatically โ so all you do is weave through enemy fire, line up your shots, and survive. Every few waves a Boss rolls in with a health bar and a bullet pattern to crack. How far can you push your best score? WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT โข Free โ no ads interrupting the action โข One-finger controls โ drag to fly, auto-fire does the rest โข Original neon art on a deep-blue starfield โข Endless escalating waves โ it never stops getting harder โข Boss battles every few waves โข Power-ups: 3-way spread, rapid fire, and energy shield โข Chase your personal best โ saved on your device โข Play offline, anytime, anywhere HOW TO PLAY Hold and drag anywhere to move your ship โ it glides just above your finger so nothing blocks your view. Your cannon fires on its own. Grab the glowing power-ups that drop from wrecked enemies: 3-way spread, rapid fire, or a shield that soaks one hit. Dodge enemy fire and take down the Boss when it appears. Clear a wave to face a bigger one. Beat your high score, then beat it again. Whether you have two minutes or twenty, RK55 Ace is the perfect quick-reflex arcade fix. Download now and scramble!
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: RK55 Ace at none against Starfall Vanguard's shown. RK55 Ace also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | RK55 Ace | Starfall Vanguard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 โ better | 16.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Dang Van Cuong | Rick Conner |
In-app purchases
RK55 Ace
No in-app purchases
Starfall Vanguard
No in-app purchases
Questions
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