Comparison

Sunburn! vs Star Battle

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

Head to head
About

Sunburn!

Guide a spaceship captain to reunite scattered crew members across dangerous planets. Utilize a jetpack to navigate gravity puzzles, avoid cosmic hazards, and reach the sun together. Experience a unique platforming adventure with charming characters.

Highlights
  • 50+ gravity-bending levels
  • Navigate asteroid fields and comets
  • Unite 14 unique crew members
  • Track achievements
  • Compete with friends on Game Center
  • Discover dangerous planets and obstacles
Features
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Your ship is gone. Your crew is scattered. One option remains. Gather your crew... and jump into the sun. Reunite your shipmates and hurtle toward the end in 50+ distinctly dangerous gravity puzzles! ◇ --- --- --- ◇ ◇ Juegos Rancheros: "A super promising debut." ◇ Gamezebo: “4.5/5 Far from iterating, Secret Crush has created a new genre standard.” ◇ 148apps: "4.5/5 "One of the weirdest and best platforming experiences to be had on iOS...A complete delight." ◇ Kaijupop: "3/4 Pops: Exceptional. A significant cut above the crowd." ◇ TouchArcade: "4/5 Well worth checking out." ◇ --- --- --- ◇ Features: ◇ Blast through 50+ challenging, gravity-bending levels ◇ Discover a variety of dangerous new planets and obstacles ◇ Use your jetpack to navigate asteroid fields and avoid deadly comets ◇ Unite and ignite 14 cute crew members, each with their own personality ◇ Track achievements and compete with your friends on Game Center ◇ Astronauts, catstronauts, and a dog named Moosetracks ◇ --- --- --- ◇ You control the captain of a spaceship that is suddenly struck by a comet and destroyed. With no way to get home, the ship's crew is forced to face reality. They're doomed to die. There's no way out. But no matter what their fate may be, one thing is decided for certain. No one dies alone. It's your job to navigate through the universe as the captain and reunite your crew. Hop, blast, and drift your way from planet to planet using your trusty jetpack. Reunite the crew, making sure not to run out of oxygen and leave them to drift in the void. Beware of molten planets, speeding comets, and deadly gravity wells. And when everyone in the sector is reunited, make your way to sun. ◇ --- --- --- ◇ Praise for Sunburn! ◇ Gamezebo: “4.5/5 Far from iterating, Secret Crush has created a new genre standard.” ◇ 148apps: "4.5/5 "One of the weirdest and best platforming experiences to be had on iOS...A complete delight." ◇ Kaijupop: "3/4 Pops: Exceptional. A significant cut above the crowd." ◇ TouchArcade: "4/5 Well worth checking out." ◇ App Store Editor's Choice "Best New Games" Nov. 20-27 2014 ◇ FastCoDesign "Best Game Design of 2014" Selection ◇ Red Bull Games "Best Games of 2014" Selection ◇ Killscreen Playlist Selection ◇ MAGFest13 Indie Videogame Showcase Official Selection, 2015 ◇ Official Selection, Gamercamp Interactive & Games Festival, 2014 ◇ NYC Media Lab Annual Summit Selection, 2014 ◇ World Science Festival Innovation Square Selection, 2013 ◇ --- --- --- ◇ Sunburn! is the debut game from Secret Crush -- a three person studio founded by three alumni of the prestigious NYU Game Center MFA game design program. Originally a student project, the game was then specially selected for three months of full-time development as part of the NYU Game Center incubator in New York City.

About

Star Battle

Engage in challenging logic grid puzzles with a distraction-free interface. Solve hundreds of puzzles without unlocking, utilizing unlimited hints and solution checking. Enjoy a pure puzzle experience or expand your fun with additional packs.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free puzzle experience
  • Hundreds of puzzles available
  • Unlimited hints
  • Solution checking
  • Expansion packs
Features
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Star Battle brings you the joy of pure puzzle-solving. Just you, the grid, and the challenge. No fuss, no frills. Solve these logic puzzles to challenge yourself, relax, train your brain, or simply pass the time. What the app offers: - A distraction-free puzzle magazine experience. - Hundreds of puzzles, all ready to play from the start, no unlocking required. - Unlimited hints that guide, not just give away the answer. - Option to check your solution at any time. - Play for free with ads, or remove them with a one-time purchase. - Expansion packs for even more brain-teasing fun. About the puzzle: Star Battle is a challenging logic grid puzzle, also known as Two Not Touch, Queens, or Starstruck. It is very similar to the LinkedIn daily Queens puzzle and the Netflix daily Starstruck puzzle, wich require placing one crown/star per region instead of two stars. The puzzle can be seen as an object-placement game, like Battleships or Trees and Tents, and as a binary-determination puzzle, like Hitori or Nurikabe. Users often describe it as an interesting cross between Sudoku and Minesweeper. The goal: Place two stars in every row, every column, and every region, but make sure that the stars do not touch, even diagonally! Every puzzle has exactly one solution, which can be found through logic reasoning. No guessing required. Are you up for the challenge? Can you solve them all?

Screenshots

Sunburn!4 screens
Star Battle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Star Battle at Free against Sunburn!'s $2.99. Star Battle also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Sunburn!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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

Star Battle is free to download; Sunburn! costs $2.99 up front. Star Battle sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Sunburn! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Star Battle holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sunburn! has 292 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sunburn! ships an update every 7 months, Star Battle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sunburn! versus Star Battle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunburn!Star Battle
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (292 ratings)4.9 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings292 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB24 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperSecret CrushBas Adriaan van den Berg

Customer experience

Sunburn!

All ratings293 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral6.6%
Negative4.5%

Star Battle

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Sunburn!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Levels not saving progress
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Level editor and custom level sharing
  • More levels and content updates
  • Improved zoom and camera controls

Star Battle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sunburn!

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Star Battle

One-time5
  • Expansion 4$1.99
  • Expansion 2$1.99
  • Expansion 3$1.99
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  • Expansion 1$1.99
  • Remove ads$3.99

Questions

Is Sunburn! free?
Sunburn! costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Star Battle free?
Star Battle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sunburn! or Star Battle?
Star Battle is rated higher. Sunburn! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 292 ratings, while Star Battle averages 4.9 from 10 ratings.
Do Sunburn! or Star Battle have ads?
Star Battle shows ads; Sunburn! does not.
Which is updated more often, Sunburn! or Star Battle?
Sunburn! ships an update every 7 months, and Star Battle every 2 months. Most recently, Sunburn! was updated on October 22, 2026 and Star Battle on October 24, 2026.

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