Comparison

Spells Arena vs Not Another Asteroids

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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?

Highlights
  • Navigate asteroid fields
  • Unlock new ships
  • Discover new weapons
  • Use item combinations
  • Purchase permanent upgrades
  • Unique ship weapons
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Spells Arena4 screens
Not Another Asteroids4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Spells Arena versus Not Another Asteroids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpells ArenaNot Another Asteroids
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer2 THINK DI CAPUANO ROBERTO E MAIER ELISABETA LOANA SNCEric Hamilton

Customer experience

Spells Arena

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral14.8%
Negative3.7%

Not Another Asteroids

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spells Arena

No in-app purchases

None

Not Another Asteroids

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spells Arena free?
Spells Arena is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Not Another Asteroids free?
Not Another Asteroids is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spells Arena or Not Another Asteroids?
Not Another Asteroids is rated higher. Spells Arena averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Not Another Asteroids averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Spells Arena or Not Another Asteroids have ads?
Not Another Asteroids shows ads; Spells Arena does not.
Which is updated more often, Spells Arena or Not Another Asteroids?
Spells Arena ships an update every 5 weeks, and Not Another Asteroids every 2 months. Most recently, Spells Arena was updated on October 21, 2026 and Not Another Asteroids on October 7, 2026.

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