Strike the Planets! vs Apollo Intense!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Strike the Planets!
A casual arcade game where players tap to strike planets with maximum power. Crack planets to advance and compete for high scores on global leaderboards. Perfect for quick gaming sessions.
- Tap to strike planets
- Achieve high scores
- Compete in world rankings
- Simple one-minute gameplay
- Crack planets to advance
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Let's challenge planet-cracking! A striking new casual game!! Aim high scores and get to the top of the Ranks, as well as World Ranking! A Simple game that's perfect to play whenever you have a minute! [How to play] - Tap on when power meter is at max! It will strike in matching strength! - Crack the planet and move onto next!
Apollo Intense!
Experience an addictive space shooter inspired by NASA's Apollo missions. Navigate challenging levels with intuitive controls, power-ups, and intelligent enemy ships. Track your performance and enjoy historical communications and sound effects.
- Limitless laser ammo
- Easy-touch movement and shooting
- Increasing difficulty
- Power-ups including lunar module
- Five planets, 10 levels, 1 boss level
- Intelligent enemy ships
- Statistics tracking
- NASA historical communications
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Description: An addictive shooter game inspired by NASA and the Apollo missions Features: Limitless laser ammo for dangerous obstacles Easy-touch movement and shooting Increasing difficulty Saturn-Apollo service module with power ups including lunar module Five planets, 10 two-minute levels, and 1 three-minute boss level Intelligent enemy ships from Mars Statistics tracking your efficiency in shooting NASA & historical communications plus whiz-bang sound effects For iPhone & iPad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Strike the Planets! at Free against Apollo Intense!'s $0.99. Strike the Planets! also leads on ratings volume (624 vs 1). Apollo Intense!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On in-app purchases 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
Strike the Planets! is free to download; Apollo Intense! costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Apollo Intense! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strike the Planets! has 624 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Strike the Planets!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Apollo Intense!'s.
Strike the Planets! ships an update every 10 months, Apollo Intense! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Strike the Planets! | Apollo Intense! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (624 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 624 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | takuya ori | Steven Bogatz |
Customer experience
Strike the Planets!
Apollo Intense!
Bugs and requests
Strike the Planets!
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game crashes frequently
- First planet mechanics don't work/won't crack
- Power bar doesn't increase properly
- Significant lag and performance issues
- App causes device slowdown and crashes
Requested features
4 requests- Sound effects (e.g., announcements at milestones)
- Character customization with colors
- Easier difficulty settings
- Improved game stability
Apollo Intense!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Strike the Planets!
No in-app purchases
Apollo Intense!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Strike the Planets! free?
Is Apollo Intense! free?
Which has better reviews, Strike the Planets! or Apollo Intense!?
Do Strike the Planets! or Apollo Intense! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Strike the Planets! or Apollo Intense!?
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