Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 60 challenging levels
  • Boss battles
  • Arcade arenas
  • Retro graphics
  • Controller support
  • Jet packs and submarines
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Only One4 screens
It's Still a Space Thing4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Only One versus It's Still a Space Thing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnly OneIt's Still a Space Thing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.3K ratings) — better4.2 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6.3K — better13
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB51 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperErnest SzokaBrad Erkkila

Customer experience

Only One

All ratings6,285 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews390 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative8.2%

It's Still a Space Thing

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

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

10 purchases

Only One

One-time10
  • Valkyrie$3.99
  • Assassin$3.99
  • Dwarf$3.99
Show 7 more
  • 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
1 purchases

It's Still a Space Thing

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Only One free?
Only One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is It's Still a Space Thing free?
It's Still a Space Thing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Only One or It's Still a Space Thing?
Only One is rated higher. Only One averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.3K ratings, while It's Still a Space Thing averages 4.2 from 13 ratings.
Do Only One or It's Still a Space Thing have ads?
Both Only One and It's Still a Space Thing show ads.

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