Rocket Raiders vs Solar Smash 2D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rocket Raiders
Blast through space debris and destroy enemy spacecraft in this action-packed arcade shooter. Collect powerups to aid your fight and compete for high scores across two distinct game modes. Challenge yourself on separate leaderboards for each mode.
- Blast through space debris
- Destroy enemy spacecraft
- Collect powerups
- Two game modes
- Leaderboard challenges
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We used to think space was empty. But space is far from empty. Blast your way through mega-parsecs of tumbling debris! Destroy marauding enemy spacecraft before they destroy you! Collect precious spaceship powerups to help your fight! Rack up the best scores you can in ROCKET RAIDERS!! Two separate exciting game modes: BASIC ROXX mode and an all-new MOSH PIT ROXX mode, each with their own leaderboard to challenge.
Solar Smash 2D
Explore unique destruction mechanics in a space-themed sandbox. Break planets into pieces, control spaceships in epic battles, or design your own celestial bodies with custom physics.
- Unique destruction mechanics
- Break planets into pieces
- Physics-based planet movement
- Control and spawn spaceships
- Create space battles
- Draw custom planets
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Solar Smash 2D is a spin off from the original Solar Smash by the same developers, this game was designed to allow for different technology to be utilised and allow for unique destruction mechanics. It features the ability to break planets into pieces and each planet will float and move with its own physics, players can control or spawn in spaceships and create huge space battles, or you can draw in your own planet with any design you want. Indonesia (IGRS) Age Rating: 13+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Rocket Raiders at none against Solar Smash 2D's shown. Rocket Raiders also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Solar Smash 2D's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Rocket Raiders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Solar Smash 2D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rocket Raiders holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solar Smash 2D has 14K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Rocket Raiders's written reviews are positive against 82% of Solar Smash 2D's.
Rocket Raiders ships an update every 10 months, Solar Smash 2D every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rocket Raiders | Solar Smash 2D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (14K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 82.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 252 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Kurt Dekker | PARADYME LIMITED |
Customer experience
Rocket Raiders
Solar Smash 2D
Bugs and requests
Rocket Raiders
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Solar Smash 2D
Reported bugs
3 issues- Movement controls disappear when switching maps
- Soft-lock when controlling ships and resetting world
- Gem counter bug showing incorrect values
Requested features
6 requests- Add more ships and factions to spawn
- Allow controlling of larger ships and bosses
- Implement faction relationship editor
- Add pause, slow-motion, and speed up controls
- Expand custom planet creation tools
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- Introduce multiplayer mode
In-app purchases
Rocket Raiders
- Unlimited Play Tokens$0.99
Solar Smash 2D
- AdFree$3.99
Questions
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