Comparison

Fairy Fire vs Pixel Asteroids

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

Head to head
About

Fairy Fire

Engage in retro arcade action as you defend fairy pals from evil creatures in this fast-paced side-scroller. Collect power-ups and gems to upgrade your abilities and advance through waves of enemies or play in an endless arcade mode.

Highlights
  • Retro arcade action
  • Side-scrolling gameplay
  • Waves of evil creatures
  • Upgrade items and power-ups
  • Two game modes: floor-by-floor and endless
  • Collect gems for upgrades
Features
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Fairy Fire - Defender of the Fairies Up for some retro arcade action? Extra weapons, upgrades, smart bombs etc. are your favorite tools? Then this great arcade clone is for you! Survive waves of evil creatures in this fantastic, fast paced side scroller. The plot: Defend your fairy pals against the evil! Fight through waves of evil creatures and finally meet the mother of evil and free the fairies - forever... Pick up the fairies and escort them to the warp-hole. Watch out for the snatchers, they are trying to abduct your fairy pals. Advance to the next wave by rescuing all fairies and eliminating all enemies by the end of the timer. Two game modes - Advance floor by floor by defeating the boss of each floor. - Arcade ‘endless’ mode. Collect gems to buy great upgrade items - get additional fire power with the ‘FairyFire’ upgrade ( also protects the fairy from dying ) - increase the number of collectable fairies with the ‘FairyCarry’ upgrade - speed up the wizard and make him fast like a flash - increase the shot frequency with the ‘FirePower’ upgrade - get a ‘GemMagnet’ to ease the pickup of gems Collectable upgrades: - Smart bomb ( black scroll ): kill all enemies on the screen - Invincible ( golden scroll ): kamikaze can be fun - Time Bender ( hourglass ): slow down the enemies for easy killing - Helper ( purple potion ): adds a protecting item to the wizard; it kills enemies - Extra Live ( green potion ) - Fire Power ( magic lamp ): adds serious ( flame thrower like ) fire power to the wizard

About

Pixel Asteroids

Pilot a spaceship in this retro arcade game to defend Earth from incoming asteroids. Spin, shoot, and maneuver to survive as long as possible and achieve a high score. Compete with friends and set new records in this classic space shooter.

Highlights
  • 360-degree spaceship control
  • Asteroid shooting mechanics
  • High score system
  • Compete with friends
  • Classic 80s pixel graphics
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Old-school 80-s pixel game. Help to save our planet Earth from an asteroid collision! Spin 360 degrees, shoot, lean and do everything possible to avoid a hit by an asteroid or any kind of space dust. Stay alive as long as possible by shooting and avoiding the asteroids. Imagine yourself a spaceship pilot and destroy all asteroids and earn as many points as possible! Set an new record , compete with friends! Enjoy and have fun!

Screenshots

Fairy Fire4 screens
Pixel Asteroids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fairy Fire at 50% against Pixel Asteroids's 0%. Fairy Fire also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Pixel Asteroids's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 37 months). On ads 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

Pixel Asteroids is free to download; Fairy Fire costs $0.99 up front. Pixel Asteroids sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fairy Fire asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fairy Fire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Asteroids has 888 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Fairy Fire's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pixel Asteroids's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fairy Fire ships an update every 37 months, Pixel Asteroids every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Fairy Fire versus Pixel Asteroids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFairy FirePixel Asteroids
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.6 (888 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3888 — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.66.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB54 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperStefan PreussSylok Media

Customer experience

Fairy Fire

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Pixel Asteroids

All ratings888 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fairy Fire

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Asteroids

One-time1
  • Disable Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Fairy Fire free?
Fairy Fire costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Asteroids free?
Pixel Asteroids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fairy Fire or Pixel Asteroids?
Fairy Fire is rated higher. Fairy Fire averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Pixel Asteroids averages 4.6 from 888 ratings.
Do Fairy Fire or Pixel Asteroids have ads?
Neither Fairy Fire nor Pixel Asteroids shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fairy Fire or Pixel Asteroids?
Fairy Fire ships an update every 37 months, and Pixel Asteroids every 2 months. Most recently, Fairy Fire was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pixel Asteroids on October 24, 2026.

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