GuardRush vs STORMHAWK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
GuardRush
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Hold the gate. Survive the waves. Become a legend. GuardRush is a fast, colorful wave-defense action game. Choose your hero, drag to move, and unleash devastating abilities as endless enemy waves march on your gate. THREE HEROES, THREE PLAYSTYLES ⢠Warrior ā heavy axe, shield wall, earthshaking ultimate ⢠Archer ā rapid multishot, piercing volleys ⢠Mage ā meteors, frost novas, and the world-ending Cataclysm FIGHT A LIVING HORDE ⢠10 enemy types with real behaviors: ranged wraiths, charging hounds, splitting slimes ⢠6 unique bosses with telegraphed special attacks ā learn, dodge, counter ⢠Elite enemies, surprise wave modifiers, and a difficulty curve that keeps you honest GROW STRONGER EVERY RUN ⢠Pick powerful upgrades after every boss ⢠Permanent Mastery tree ā damage, health, fire rate, and more ⢠48 items across 5 rarities up to Legendary ā open chests, forge your build ⢠Daily rewards and a growing collection COMPETE ⢠Game Center leaderboard ā how deep can you go? ⢠8 achievements to hunt No ads. No paywalls. Just the gate, the horde, and you.
STORMHAWK
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STORMHAWK is a vertical arcade shooter built the old way: every one of its 32 missions is hand-designed, with its own theatre of war, its own fleet and its own boss, from a red interceptor to an armed zeppelin. You start with one plane and a straight gun. Ten minutes later you are rolling through flak with a magnetic graze meter, a wingman squadron and a deck of roguelite cards you picked yourself. Between missions you spend your loot in the hangar, unlock more fighters, and chase 96 medals. WHAT IS IN IT - 32 missions across 8 theatres, 16 bosses and a mid-mission heavy escort - 12 fighters with genuinely different weapons, unlocked with medals - 12 roguelite cards with synergies, drawn from a capsule you shoot to cycle - Hangar upgrades, coins, ranks and 96 medals to collect - Daily mission with a rotating mutator, and a weekly challenge - Endless and Boss Rush for short sessions - Ace mode (New Game+): the whole campaign again, harder, double score - 3 save slots with autosave per mission - Plays in 7 languages: English, Espanol, Portugues, Francais, Deutsch, Russian, Turkce HOW IT PLAYS One finger. Drag anywhere and the plane follows; it fires on its own. Second finger: hold for focus, tap for a barrel roll. No tutorial screens: the first five seconds are a ceasefire and the game shows you the gesture, then gets out of the way. Works offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: STORMHAWK at every 4 days against GuardRush's fortnightly. STORMHAWK also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GuardRush ships an update fortnightly, STORMHAWK every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GuardRush | STORMHAWK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days ā better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ege GUNES | Miguel Angel Villar Alarcon |
In-app purchases
GuardRush
No in-app purchases
STORMHAWK
No in-app purchases
Questions
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