Comparison

Skycatching vs Egg Relay

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

Head to head
About

Skycatching

Explore the real night sky from your location. Catch stars and planets to build your fleet, upgrade your equipment, and defend your constellations from intruders. Enjoy a unique astronomical adventure that works anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Real-time sky simulation
  • Star and planet catching mechanics
  • Fleet building and upgrades
  • Constellation defense
  • Custom constellation drawing
  • Offline play
Features
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The sky in Skycatching is the real sky above you, right now. It's calculated from 119,625 stars, the planets, the time and where you're standing. Point your phone at the ceiling and the stars are still there, in the right place. Aim at a star and press when the marker hits the zone. That's a catch. Every catch earns fragments. Upgrade your optics and fainter stars get easier. Or build a cannon for the raiders that cross the sky. Every star you catch joins your fleet. Its strength comes from how much light it really gives off, so Deneb beats Sirius. When an intruder takes one of your constellations, pick five stars and win it back. Six final bosses are waiting at the end. Three times a week, a tournament: everyone fights the same boss with the same stars. Break its shield to ready your squad's trick, and climb the Game Center leaderboard. Catch both ends of a line and it lights up. Orion builds itself over a few nights. You can also draw and name your own. Fly to any star. Tap "fly there" and travel to it past the real stars on the way. Up close it has the surface its kind of star has, and the dozen that have actually been imaged, like Betelgeuse, are drawn as they were found. Then see the planets known to go round it, beside our own. Don't want the game? Switch to Sky mode and one press logs a star. Everything you log counts if you start playing later. Works at noon, indoors and under clouds. No account, no ads, nothing to buy. Your location never leaves your phone. Game Center is optional.

About

Egg Relay

Tap to catch rolling eggs before they hatch. Survive increasingly crowded drops with various power-ups. Unlock cosmetic upgrades with earned in-game currency. Play for quick breaks or to achieve high scores.

Highlights
  • Four-lane, one-touch gameplay
  • Quick rounds with fair reaction windows
  • Power-ups for survival
  • Unlockable cosmetic styles
  • Optional rewarded videos
Features
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Four hens are laying, and every egg is rolling your way. Tap one of four lanes, turn the catcher toward the right ramp, and catch each egg before it hatches. The pace builds gradually, close catches earn bonus gold, and missed eggs become mischievous chicks. - Four-lane, one-touch portrait gameplay - Quick rounds with fair reaction windows - Baskets, boots, and calm feed to survive crowded drops - Unlock catcher, basket, and farm styles with gems - Optional rewarded videos appear in the Shop only, limited to three per day - No forced ads during gameplay Play for a quick break or keep going to beat your highest score.

Screenshots

Skycatching4 screens
Egg Relay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Egg Relay at 3 against Skycatching's 1. Egg Relay also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Skycatching against 5.0 for Egg Relay. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skycatching ships an update every 3 days, Egg Relay every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Skycatching versus Egg Relay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkycatchingEgg Relay
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB85 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMatej BlinkaChien Tran

Customer experience

Skycatching

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Egg Relay

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Skycatching

No in-app purchases

None

Egg Relay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skycatching free?
Skycatching is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Egg Relay free?
Egg Relay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Skycatching or Egg Relay?
Skycatching and Egg Relay are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Skycatching or Egg Relay have ads?
Neither Skycatching nor Egg Relay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skycatching or Egg Relay?
Skycatching ships an update every 3 days, and Egg Relay every 5 days. Most recently, Skycatching was updated on October 16, 2026 and Egg Relay on October 13, 2026.

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