Banana Space vs Purrocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Banana Space
Navigate a space mission to collect bananas while avoiding collisions with moving aliens and asteroids. Destroy obstacles and evade enemies to achieve a high score.
- Collect bananas
- Avoid aliens
- Destroy asteroids
- Space navigation
- High score chasing
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Small monkey. Big universe. Collect bananas, smash asteroids and move aliens out of the way. Banana Space is a quick arcade game with short rounds, simple controls and colourful cartoon graphics. • Tap asteroids to smash them. • Drag aliens aside with one or more fingers. • Collect bananas, build your combo and beat your personal best. • Learn the controls with an animated visual guide. • Explore the leaderboard and achievements in Game Center when you want to compete. Play locally without a Game Center account. The app supports English and Danish, with settings for sound, music, haptics and visual effects. Have an idea or found a problem? Send feedback from Settings or report a bug directly from the pause and results screens. No account is required for feedback.
Purrocket
Embark on a charming 2D space adventure, piloting a rocket to rescue feline companions from alien adversaries. Enjoy intuitive tap-and-drag controls, original artwork, and engaging music in this addictive side-scroller. Compete for high scores and share your achievements.
- Original hand-drawn graphics
- Fun original music and sound effects
- Easy to learn addictive gameplay
- Responsive tap-and-drag controls
- Game Center integration for high scores
- Social sharing of scores
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Hop in to your rocket and get ready for a fun and cute space adventure! Purrocket is a fun and addictive 2D side scroller with cats. Fly through space and rescue your fellow space cats while avoiding the mean green aliens. The beautifully hand drawn and original art style makes Purrocket great for all ages. The fun sounds and music add to the addictive gameplay. Learn to play in just seconds with the easy and responsive controls, simply tap on the screen and drag your finger to move the rocket. But be quick or you will smash into the on coming aliens! Collect as many of the missing space cats as you can and score big. Create cat combos and get extra points! Purrocket is integrated into Game Center so you can see and share your high score. Did you get an amazing score? Share it on Twitter or Facebook! Space Cats and Rockets, what more could you ask for! Features: - Original hand drawn graphics - Fun original music and sound effects - Easy to learn fun and addictive gameplay - Responsive controls - Share high scores on Twitter, Facebook or SMS! - Game Center integration
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Purrocket at 5.0 against Banana Space's 4.0. Purrocket also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Purrocket holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Banana Space's written reviews are positive against 100% of Purrocket's.
Banana Space ships an update every 16 months, Purrocket every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Banana Space | Purrocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emil Starup | James Davis |
Customer experience
Banana Space
Purrocket
In-app purchases
Banana Space
No in-app purchases
Purrocket
No in-app purchases
