Comparison

GuardRush vs STORMHAWK

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

Head to head
About

GuardRush

Features
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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 — heavy axe, shield wall, earthshaking ultimate • Archer — rapid multishot, piercing volleys • Mage — 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 — 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 — damage, health, fire rate, and more • 48 items across 5 rarities up to Legendary — open chests, forge your build • Daily rewards and a growing collection COMPETE • Game Center leaderboard — how deep can you go? • 8 achievements to hunt No ads. No paywalls. Just the gate, the horde, and you.

About

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.

Screenshots

GuardRush4 screens
STORMHAWK4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GuardRush ships an update fortnightly, STORMHAWK every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
GuardRush versus STORMHAWK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuardRushSTORMHAWK
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB17 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperEge GUNESMiguel Angel Villar Alarcon

In-app purchases

None

GuardRush

No in-app purchases

None

STORMHAWK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GuardRush free?
GuardRush is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is STORMHAWK free?
STORMHAWK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GuardRush or STORMHAWK have ads?
Both GuardRush and STORMHAWK show ads.
Which is updated more often, GuardRush or STORMHAWK?
GuardRush ships an update fortnightly, and STORMHAWK every 4 days. Most recently, GuardRush was updated on October 7, 2026 and STORMHAWK on October 6, 2026.

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