Galaxy Run vs Asphalt Xtreme
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Galaxy Run
Embark on an action-packed space adventure with a one-tap platformer. Navigate over 350 challenging levels using simple controls and unique gameplay features. Compete with others and unlock new content daily.
- One-tap gameplay
- Single-screen levels
- Over 350 levels
- Unique gameplay features
- Leaderboards & Achievements
- Daily new levels
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SPOILER: Not an Endless Runner! Spiel Studios brings to you a brand new action packed space adventure to help get Rez home. An easy, addictive and interesting one-touch, single-screen gameplay, with over 350 levels, called Galaxy Run. Jim Squires (Editor-in-Chief, Gamezebo.com): "I’ll be damned if this trailer doesn’t have me itchin’ to try Galaxy Run out..." Dave Flodine (Appspy.com): 4/5 "Galaxy Run is a epitome of a bite-sized platformer. It looks like they might have hit the ground running with the right formula..." Evan Killham (CultofMac.com): 4/5 "Galaxy Run Delights In Sending Its Homesick Astronaut Plunging To His Doom..." Harry Slater (Pocketgamer.co.uk): "I urge you with every fibre of my being to turn the sound up for the trailer for Spiel Studios's auto-running platformer Galaxy Run" Selected among the Best Games of the Year by Apple! HIGHLIGHTS - Auto-Running, Single-Screen levels - Easy to learn One-Tap gameplay - Over 350 total levels with 90 extreme levels - Leaderboards & Achievements - 18 Unique Gameplay features, including Anti-Gravity, Speed Boosters, Grappling Hooks, Springboard, Portals and many more! - 2 Special Power-ups to Skip the Level and Ghost to run through obstacles! - Engaging soundtrack with Lyrics! - iOS Game Controller support - New Levels added Daily via the Bonus section - 3 Unique Character Costumes available, each with special abilities - Available in English, Spanish, Italian, French and German Languages Just tap on screen to start and tap again to jump over obstacles. Use your reflexes and strategic skills to your best advantage! FEEDBACK Connect to us directly at info@spiel-s.com and share all your feedback and comments. We promise to get back to you personally and instantly! FOLLOW US! Twitter: @spiel Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/spielstudios Official Promo Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0K-ypFyg9I (C) 2018 Spiel Studios Pvt. Ltd. Website: http://www.spielstudios.com
Asphalt Xtreme
Experience extreme off-road racing across diverse global locations. Choose from a variety of powerful vehicles and customize them to dominate. Compete against up to eight players in thrilling free-for-alls and conquer numerous career events and challenges.
- Extreme off-road racing
- Diverse vehicle selection
- Global race locations
- Multiplayer free-for-alls
- Vehicle customization and upgrades
- Multiple game modes and challenges
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Available exclusively for Netflix members. Charge through canyons, drift across dunes and rocket past your opponents in this extreme off-road racing experience. Forget everything you know about racing — all you need are your instincts and a fearless desire for speed. • Unleash the power of a 4x4 monster truck. Feed your passion for fast wheels with a muscle car. Or go wild on the track in an agile buggy, a dirt-loving rally car or an unstoppable truck. • Go head-to-head with eight-player, simultaneous free-for-alls. You’ll be facing tight competition, so stay on top of your game as you climb the leaderboard! • Race in a variety of extreme locations from around the globe. Prepare to shred the glaciers of Svalbard, summit the Alps, cut through the jungles of Thailand and much more. • Need to pump up your motorsport car’s engine power? Feel like decking out your rally racer? There’s an impressive collection of custom setups and upgrades to make every set of wheels unique. • There are always new obstacles to climb and experiences to try with five game modes, over 300 career events and more than 1,100 mastery challenges.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Asphalt Xtreme at 13K against Galaxy Run's 68. Asphalt Xtreme also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Galaxy Run's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 54%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Galaxy Run sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Asphalt Xtreme sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Asphalt Xtreme holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Asphalt Xtreme has 13K ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Galaxy Run's written reviews are positive against 54% of Asphalt Xtreme's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Galaxy Run ships an update fortnightly, Asphalt Xtreme every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Galaxy Run | Asphalt Xtreme |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (68 ratings) | 4.7 (13K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 54.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 68 | 13K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 1.2 GB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Spiel Studios | Netflix, Inc. |
Customer experience
Galaxy Run
Asphalt Xtreme
Bugs and requests
Galaxy Run
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Asphalt Xtreme
Reported bugs
4 issues- Sync issues with limited time events
- Game progress/data loss
- Steering/control issues after updates
- Compatibility problems on newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add controller support
- Improve progression system
- Expand car selection
- Fix limited time event sync issues
- Optimize for older devices
In-app purchases
Galaxy Run
- Slow Motion Power-up$0.99
- Ghost Power-up$0.99
- Jump Suit$0.99
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- Speed Boost Costume$0.99
- Skip Power-up$1.99
- Pack of 2 Power-ups$4.99
- Pack of 3 Power-ups$19.99
Asphalt Xtreme
- Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month
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