Only One vs It's Still a Space Thing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Only One
Engage in an epic arena-style sword fighting game where you push waves of enemies off a sky pillar to survive. Master physics-based combat, utilize magical abilities, and upgrade your character to overcome over 90 waves and 9 bosses. Choose from multiple character classes and compete on leaderboards.
- Physics-based sword combat
- Parry and shield mechanics
- Character upgrades and abilities
- Multiple character classes
- Over 90 waves and 9 bosses
- Endless Battle mode
- Gamepad support
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Pick up a magic sword and fight atop the Pillar of Sacrifice. Master timing and positioning to push enemies off the edge. How long can you survive to become the only one left standing? TouchArcade - 4.5/5 "Game with depth well beyond what you would expect" PocketGamer - 9/10 "A brilliantly paced, sharp-edged brawler " One of the best hack and slash games on mobile, Only One is an epic arena style sword fighting game where you battle and push waves of enemies off the pillar in the sky with your magical sword. You don't fight for glory, you fight to survive! Skill Based Melee Combat - Physics based combat with parry and push mechanics - Fight swordsmen, archers, slimes, skeletons, bats, berserkers, loot gnomes, wizards and more - Defeat enemies for their loot or knock them off the pillar for instant kills and extra points - Collect health to stay alive and shields to block attacks - Absorb the power of fallen enemies to grow stronger - 6 active abilities: push, freeze, dart, whirlwind, bubble and inferno - 8 passive abilities: last stand, might, magnet, cripple, reflektor, bloodlust, regen and backstab Game Modes - Quest: Fight through 100 levels with bosses every 10 stages - Endless: Survive against endless waves as long as you can - Trials: Take on intense challenges, earn stars, and unlock new trials Unlock the Full Experience - The “Ultimate Power” in-app purchase unlocks the complete game Purchase unique character classes like the barbarian, ninja, valkyrie, dwarf and only one with unique abilities and weaknesses Retro pixel art graphics and music GameCentre leaderboards and achievements Customizable controls: floating or fixed joystick Full offline support Gamepad compatible
It's Still a Space Thing
Defend your space base from waves of enemies and bosses. Equip special attacks and enhancements to clear out menacing machines across 60 challenging levels. Enjoy retro graphics, a fun soundtrack, and humorous elements.
- 60 challenging levels
- Boss battles
- Arcade arenas
- Retro graphics
- Controller support
- Jet packs and submarines
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Your space base is under attack! Evil bosses and minions have taken over! Gear up with special attacks and enhancements to rid your home of menacing machines. You are the lone wolf, maverick etc tasked with this mission. Features include: • 60 challenging levels, including boss battles! • 3 arcade arenas to shoot around in and earn extra gems! • Colourful retro graphics and great soundtrack! • Fun sense of humour! • Explosions! • Jet packs! • Submarines (in space? sure!) • Controller support!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Only One at 4.7 against It's Still a Space Thing's 4.2. Only One also leads on ratings volume (6.3K vs 13). It's Still a Space Thing's advantage is iOS requirement (12 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Only One sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and It's Still a Space Thing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Only One holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Only One has 6.3K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Only One's written reviews are positive against 80% of It's Still a Space Thing's.
| Parameter | Only One | It's Still a Space Thing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.3K ratings) — better | 4.2 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.7% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.3K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ernest Szoka | Brad Erkkila |
Customer experience
Only One
It's Still a Space Thing
Bugs and requests
Only One
Reported bugs
3 issues- Joystick stops working randomly
- Purchases not restoring after reinstall
- Stuck in certain levels due to bugs
Requested features
4 requests- Multiplayer mode
- More enemy and level variety
- Ability to unlock characters without paying
- Improved save/restore functionality
It's Still a Space Thing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Only One
- Valkyrie$3.99
- Assassin$3.99
- Dwarf$3.99
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- Barbarian$3.99
- 6000 Power$4.99
- Ultimate Power$5.99
- 14000 Power$9.99
- 26000 Power$14.99
- The Only One$19.99
- 64000 Power$29.99
It's Still a Space Thing
- Remove Ads$3.99
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