Spells Arena vs Not Another Asteroids
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spells Arena
Engage in real-time spell-casting duels by drawing magical signs. Challenge friends or a sophisticated AI with over 30 unique spells and physics-based gameplay. Experience stunning graphics and a compelling story.
- Real-time multiplayer combat
- AI opponents with varying difficulty
- Gesture and swipe spell drawing controls
- Physics-based spell simulation
- Over 30 unique spells
- Story mode and leaderboards
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iFanzine: "... is an interesting concept, reminding me heavily of later incarnations of Lazer Tag." ***½ AppPicker: "The app features stunning and high-tech graphics" A-Maze: Candidate for Berlin Game Awards ---- Challenge the Gods and fight drawing spell signs. Spells Arena invites players to fight against their friends in realtime or fight against a tough AI that has 20 different opponents of various difficulties and personalities that await you! - Game Mechanics: Every player has 3 gems. Each gem has its unique spells. To activate the spells the player draws the signs. The gems you saved light up the portal stars and unlock new spell signs - 2 Gesture Controls Mode: Swipe or Gesture Sign Draw - Fun to Play: use plasma balls, shields, barrier, different types of traps that are created by the spells. Guide better the plasma balls using the aiming trajectory. LiquidFun engine is used to simulate the spells plasma. - Enjoy the story of the origins - Physics based gameplay - More than 30 spells gems await you - Multiplayer : Peer to Peer and Game Center - Enjoy the 3 characters to play: Inzana, Lahai, Sish - 3 levels of proficiency: apprentice ,sorcerer and warlock. On apprentice level the player is guided through a tutorial and competing against a difficultless AI, on the sorcerer and warlock levels the action is more and more frenetic and the AI becomes tougher to compete - Soundtrack by Craze Music Productions - Leaderboards Scores Spells Arena uses advanced graphics techniques to delight the eyes of the gamer. The light is computed in real time, the Gems and the Portals likewise and the fluid follows the physics laws of Boltzmann. Available only on iOS in following languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Romanian. It’s compatible with: - iPhone 4, 4S, 5, 5C, 5S, 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus. 7, 7 Plus - iPod touch 5th generation - iPad 2, 3rd, 4th generations. - iPad Mini, Mini 2, Mini 3 - iPad Air, Air 2 For best experience play with - iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus. 7, 7 Plus, 5S, 5C, iPhone 5, - iPad Air, Air 2, Mini 2, Mini 3, iPad 3rd, 4th generations. Some effects are disabled or downgraded on older generations.
Not Another Asteroids
Pilot a ship through an asteroid-filled galaxy, aiming to return home. Discover and combine unique weapons and items, and purchase permanent upgrades to enhance your survival chances. Can you master the perilous journey?
- Navigate asteroid fields
- Unlock new ships
- Discover new weapons
- Use item combinations
- Purchase permanent upgrades
- Unique ship weapons
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Navigate your ship through a massive asteroid field to make it back home safely. Unlock new ships, discover new weapons, use new Item combinations, and purchase upgrades to help you on your journey. Can you survive the perilous trip home? Each ship has its own unique weapon. So, you can find your favorite and build a loadout that compliments your play style. Mix and match each ships weapon and two ship items. Items are used to enhance your ship. They can give you better shields, stronger weapons, or increased resources. Choose wisely. Upgrades for your ships are available from the store. These are permanent changes that affect all ships and will help bring your ships home.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Spells Arena at none against Not Another Asteroids's shown. Spells Arena also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Not Another Asteroids's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs paid) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Not Another Asteroids holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Spells Arena ships an update every 5 weeks, Not Another Asteroids every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spells Arena | Not Another Asteroids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 2 THINK DI CAPUANO ROBERTO E MAIER ELISABETA LOANA SNC | Eric Hamilton |
Customer experience
Spells Arena
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In-app purchases
Spells Arena
No in-app purchases
Not Another Asteroids
No in-app purchases
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