Comparison

Celestial Assault vs Phoenix 2

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

Head to head
About

Celestial Assault

Blast through alien hordes in this retro-style space shooter with RPG elements. Level up your ship, unlock weapons and skills, and take on challenging missions and bosses. Save humanity in this engaging and replayable adventure.

Highlights
  • Retro shmup gameplay
  • RPG ship leveling
  • 80 missions
  • 60+ unique enemies
  • 8 boss fights
  • Special weapons and upgrades
  • Global online leaderboards
Features
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Celestial Assault Reloaded is a blend of retro style side scrolling space shooter and RPG. The alien scourge is back and it's up to you to save humanity! Blast your way through the alien hordes, level-up your spaceship, unlock powerful weapons and skills to take on overwhelming odds in the most challenging and engaging side scrolling space shooter around, absolutely free! As a complete re-imagination of the 2012 original, Celestial Assault: Reloaded delivers an engaging and unique challenge unlike any other space shooter. Features: - Awesome Shmup elements paying homage to great retro games like R-Type, Gradius and Life-force - RPG style ship leveling - 80 missions with 60+ unique enemies - 8 challenging boss fights - 3 additional difficulty levels for a more intense experience every time - 7 Powerful Special Weapons and tons of upgrade able stats to help you on your quest to save the world - Beautiful dynamic space scenes - Awesome soundtrack - Challenging and diverse game-play with extensive replay-ability - Purchasable shortcuts and game add-ins - global online leader board

About

Phoenix 2

Blast through waves of alien invaders in this classic arcade space shooter. Collect and upgrade over 100 unique ships, complete exciting missions, and compete on global leaderboards. Enjoy short game sessions or an action-packed campaign with stunning graphics.

Highlights
  • Over 100 unique ships
  • Ship collection and upgrades
  • Action-packed campaign
  • Special abilities
  • Daily missions
  • Global leaderboards
  • Cross-platform play
Features
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Save the galaxy in this classic arcade shooter that everyone can enjoy! Blast wave after wave of menacing invaders in exciting missions to achieve glorious victory. Start playing Phoenix 2 right now with all these great features. * Blast invaders with over 100 unique ships. * Build your own ship collection and upgrade your favorites. * Experience an action packed campaign with 30 exciting story missions. * Discover special abilities like Mega Laser, Missile Swarm and Personal Shield. * Short game sessions: Launch whenever you have a minute to play. * Complete daily missions of different skill levels, from casual to bullet hell. * Get the high score on global leaderboards and show you are the best of the best. * Engage with an active community to help each other and discuss ship tactics. * New missions are generated every day. * Stunning and smooth 120FPS graphics powered by our custom game engine. * Create a group for your friends and play your own unique missions. * Cross-platform saving and cross-platform play. Phoenix 2 is developed by a passionate indie studio in The Netherlands and delivers the handcrafted experience of a retro space shoot’em up with modern gameplay. Phoenix 2 is your new daily visit to the arcade! Internet connection required to play.

Screenshots

Celestial Assault3 screens
Phoenix 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Celestial Assault at none against Phoenix 2's shown. Celestial Assault also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). Phoenix 2's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (26K vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Celestial Assault sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Phoenix 2 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phoenix 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phoenix 2 has 26K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Celestial Assault's written reviews are positive against 73% of Phoenix 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Celestial Assault ships an update every 6 weeks, Phoenix 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Celestial Assault versus Phoenix 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCelestial AssaultPhoenix 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)4.7 (26K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings326K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB295 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLucid Vision GamesFiri Games

Customer experience

Celestial Assault

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Phoenix 2

All ratings25,800 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews1,559 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative18.2%

Bugs and requests

Celestial Assault

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Phoenix 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Warp gate charge time bug
  • Occasional crashes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add haptic feedback
  • Implement an endless mode
  • Allow players to customize ships
  • Add a level creator
  • Provide an offline mode
Show 2 more
  • Improve ship ability descriptions
  • Add a replay feature

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Celestial Assault

One-time10
  • 1 Skill Point$0.99
  • Reset Skill Points$0.99
  • Ad Free$0.99
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  • Score Multiplier Cap Increase$0.99
  • 1 Capacity Shard$0.99
  • The Devastator$0.99
  • Mission Pack$1.99
  • 5 Skill Points$2.99
  • 10 Skill Points$4.99
  • 25 Skill Points$9.99
11 purchases

Phoenix 2

One-time11
  • 800 Credits$0.99
  • 5000 Credits$4.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
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  • VIP$4.99
  • 12000 Credits$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • 25000 Credits$19.99
  • Special Offer$19.99
  • 65000 Credits$49.99
  • Special Offer$49.99
  • 140K Credits$99.99

Questions

Is Celestial Assault free?
Celestial Assault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phoenix 2 free?
Phoenix 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Celestial Assault or Phoenix 2?
Phoenix 2 is rated higher. Celestial Assault averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Phoenix 2 averages 4.7 from 26K ratings.
Do Celestial Assault or Phoenix 2 have ads?
Phoenix 2 shows ads; Celestial Assault does not.
Which is updated more often, Celestial Assault or Phoenix 2?
Celestial Assault ships an update every 6 weeks, and Phoenix 2 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Celestial Assault was updated on September 21, 2026 and Phoenix 2 on October 4, 2026.

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