Galaxy Pirates vs Galatic Attack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Galaxy Pirates
Pilot a starship and defend against incoming alien fleets. Utilize your device's accelerometer to steer your ship and fire upon enemies as you strive to travel as far as possible.
- Accelerometer controls
- Destroy enemy fleets
- Endless survival gameplay
- Starship piloting
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Galaxy pirates are coming, destroy them. This game uses accelerometer, move your iPhone/iPad to control starship. Drive as far as possible and shoot enemies.
Galatic Attack
Defend the galaxy from relentless alien invaders in this retro arcade shooter. Utilize twin drone firepower against overwhelming odds in fast-paced, action-packed gameplay. Experience classic shoot'em up thrills with a unique punk rock soundtrack.
- Save the galaxy from invaders
- Twin shooting attack drone
- Overwhelming enemy numbers
- Retro gaming experience
- Quick fire action
- Acclaimed punk rock soundtrack
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Galatic Attack, Retro shoot'em up arcade game. Your task is to save the galaxy from the hordes of attacking invaders. You have far superior fire power from your twin shooting attack drone but are greatly out numbered by these tough little space invaders. Featuring the music of acclaimed alternative punk rock band “RUN off the static”. Retro gaming at its best with quick fire action and lots of invaders to destroy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Galaxy Pirates at 4.7 against Galatic Attack's 3.7. Galaxy Pirates also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Galatic Attack's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Galaxy Pirates holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Galaxy Pirates's written reviews are positive against 57% of Galatic Attack's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Galaxy Pirates ships an update every 30 months, Galatic Attack every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Galaxy Pirates | Galatic Attack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.7 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 19 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 帆 杨 | Galatic Droids |
Customer experience
Galaxy Pirates
Galatic Attack
In-app purchases
Galaxy Pirates
No in-app purchases
Galatic Attack
No in-app purchases
Questions
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