Space Grunt vs Planet Squirrel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Space Grunt
Battle alien invaders with jetpacks and guns across three distinct combat zones. Explore worlds, unlock heroes, and compete on speed run leaderboards. Enjoy ragdoll physics and particle effects in this action-packed game.
- Jetpack and gun combat
- Ragdoll physics and particle effects
- Speed run leaderboards
- MFI controller support
- Unlockable heroes and custom skins
- Hidden collectibles
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Earth's been invaded! Use jetpacks and guns to battle machines, monsters and alien bosses. Screen is divided into three zones (retreat, advance, and jump/jetpack). Features: - ragdoll physics & particle effects - speed run leaderboards - supports MFI controllers - supports landscape and portrait mode - three hidden giant coins in each world - two unlockable heroes, and support for importing custom skins - minigames - "Fair View" camera skew algorithm ensures consistent lookahead on wider/narrower devices
Planet Squirrel
Embark on a challenging platforming adventure as a flying squirrel. Navigate through levels with unique mechanics, all set to an intense soundtrack and presented in a distinctive monochrome pixel art style.
- Flying squirrel protagonist
- Challenging platformer gameplay
- Unique monochrome pixel art style
- Intense soundtrack
- Levels with unique mechanics
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A challenging platformer about a flying squirrel. - Features a unique monochrome pixel art style - An intense soundtrack - Challenging levels with unique mechanics
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Space Grunt at 5.0 against Planet Squirrel's 3.7. Space Grunt also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months). Planet Squirrel's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Space Grunt sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Planet Squirrel asks for nothing beyond the download.
Space Grunt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Space Grunt ships an update every 2 months, Planet Squirrel every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Space Grunt | Planet Squirrel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Easy 8 Software | Tommy Soereide Kjaer |
Customer experience
Space Grunt
Planet Squirrel
In-app purchases
Space Grunt
- Coin Doubler$0.99
- Coin Pack$0.99
Planet Squirrel
No in-app purchases
