Comparison

Space Grunt vs SicTransit

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Jetpack and gun combat
  • Ragdoll physics and particle effects
  • Speed run leaderboards
  • MFI controller support
  • Unlockable heroes and custom skins
  • Hidden collectibles
Features
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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

About

SicTransit

Features
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SicTransit provides endless hours of fun with procedurally-generated levels — never play the same game twice! SicTransit throws you a classic retro-style challenge: can you fly a ship inertially within a closed level, without bumping around like a flipper ball, and just stay alive? To complete a level, you have to destroy all its rocky debris (asteroids and planets) within a certain amount of time, so the most important thing is to get acquainted with classic inertial controls — rotate left, rotate right, thrust. Plus shoot, of course: make sure to have a look at the Ctrl screen before playing. Once you've cleared a level, just return to the starting spot, and you'll advance to the next level. That is, assuming you still have enough shields for your ship — every collision hurts, so make sure to avoid all obstacles. Each level may contain any quantity of debris, as well as any number of force fields: these come in several types, and each type will seriously affect your ability to fly (and possibly to shoot). Levels also contain enemy bases, which might be triggered in several ways — once a base spawns an enemy and it starts chasing you, your best bet is just to blast it away. Levels also contain portals, which allow you to jump around to fixed positions much like a teleporter would do... just remember to watch out when jumping through a portal — who knows what's on the other side... Furthermore, levels may also contain electrified fences — while you can certainly cross them, it's not particularly recommended. SicTransit is highly configurable: the Pref screen contains all sorts of options that support playing in radically different ways. For instance, you can decide how and when enemies are spawned or force fields are activated. Actually, you can also change how a level is completed — you're highly encouraged to try out the various options, in order to find the combination that best suits you. Finally, when you're ready to start playing *really* seriously, have a look at the Shop — you'll find all sorts of powerful lasers, which will be of invaluable help once you reach a certain level size.  Not to mention the absolutely crucial retro-rockets, which will allow you to fly really anywhere, in any situation... including the most intense combat ones! ••••• ORIGINAL MUSIC: Suddi Raval — https://www.suddiraval.com Davos Live Music — https://www.facebook.com/Davos.Live.Music Vincenzo Lucarelli — https://www.facebook.com/vincenzo.lucarelli.58 SOUND FX — https://www.freesound.org SPRITE MODELS — https://www.turbosquid.com UI FONTS — https://www.dafont.com

Screenshots

Space Grunt4 screens
SicTransit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SicTransit at fortnightly against Space Grunt's every 2 months. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Space Grunt sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and SicTransit sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Grunt ships an update every 2 months, SicTransit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Space Grunt versus SicTransit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace GruntSicTransit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB83 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperEasy 8 SoftwareDario Accornero

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Space Grunt

One-time2
  • Coin Doubler$0.99
  • Coin Pack$0.99
5 purchases

SicTransit

One-time5
  • Double Lasers$0.99
  • Triple Lasers$1.99
  • Antimatter Lasers$2.99
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  • Ray Lasers$3.99
  • Retro-rockets$4.99

Questions

Is Space Grunt free?
Space Grunt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SicTransit free?
SicTransit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Space Grunt or SicTransit have ads?
Neither Space Grunt nor SicTransit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Grunt or SicTransit?
Space Grunt ships an update every 2 months, and SicTransit fortnightly. Most recently, Space Grunt was updated on September 8, 2026 and SicTransit on June 1, 2026.

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