Smash and Grab vs Asteroid Defender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smash and Grab
Test your hand-eye coordination in this retro-style mining game. Smash rocks with a hammer and grab falling diamonds, but be careful not to hit the diamonds or grab the rocks. Compete with others on local and global leaderboards.
- Smash rocks with a hammer
- Grab falling diamonds
- Avoid hitting diamonds
- Avoid grabbing rocks
- Addictive gameplay
- Local and global high scores
- Retro pixel art graphics
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The game no-one asked for is back! Congratulations...you have inherited Smash and Grab Mining company. Your new job is simple.... 1. Smash the rocks into gravel with the hammer. 2. Grab the diamond as they pass with the grabber. Do not hit the diamonds or grab the rocks! Features: Simple but addictive gameplay. Local and global high scores. Retro pixel art graphics
Asteroid Defender
Survive endless waves of asteroids in this arcade shoot 'em up. Blast your way to new high scores to unlock ship icons and colors for a personalized experience.
- Endless gameplay
- Asteroid dodging and shooting
- High score system
- Ship icon unlocks
- Ship color customization
- Over 70 customization combinations
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Asteroid Defender is an endless arcade shoot 'em up where you must survive against waves of asteroids by dodging them or blasting them to set new high scores. Setting new high scores unlocks new icons for your ship and new colours to customise your gameplay experience. Features: - Endless gameplay that will challenge any player - A range of customisation options, with over 70 possible combinations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Asteroid Defender at 5.0 against Smash and Grab's 4.2. Asteroid Defender also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 35 months). Smash and Grab's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Asteroid Defender sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Smash and Grab asks for nothing beyond the download.
Asteroid Defender holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smash and Grab has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Smash and Grab ships an update every 35 months, Asteroid Defender every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smash and Grab | Asteroid Defender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RI Productions | Reece Barr |
In-app purchases
Smash and Grab
No in-app purchases
Asteroid Defender
- Remove Ads$0.99
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