AstroN vs StarForge Online
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AstroN
Engage in a thrilling multiplayer shooting game where you battle with players globally to ensure your species' survival in the N-space. Customize your fighter plane, upgrade weapons, and embark on missions to become a hero.
- Massive multiplayer online role-playing game
- Customizable fighter planes and weapons
- Easy controls and engaging shooting mechanics
- Multiple stages and maps
- In-game chat and formation flying
- Story-driven missions
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Astro-N is a shooting game which can be played with friends from all over the world. There are 3 species in the universe, but only one species can survive in the N-space. It’s up to you whether your species can survive or not. Board the fighter plane and be a hero right now!! • Massive multiplayer online role-playing game. • Easy controls, brilliant stages and effect, good feeling of shooting. • Two kinds of stages and 6 maps. • You can make your own fighter plane and often change weapons. • You can fly and chat in formation. • Well-organized story : as you just play the game and clear missions and you can be a hero who save your species.
StarForge Online
Pilot your custom space fighter in epic multiplayer battles across the galaxy. Compete in daily and hourly events, join guilds for exclusive challenges, and gather resources to craft the ultimate ship.
- Skill-based space combat
- Custom ship building
- Resource gathering and crafting
- Daily and hourly events
- Guild-exclusive multiplayer events
- Galaxy exploration
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Battle other pilots across the galaxy as you build your own unique space fighter and compete in hourly and daily events. Engage in skill-based combat events competing against all other StarForge Online players. Join a guild and compete in exclusive guild-only Multiplayer events. Participate in other daily missions, earn rewards, and travel the galaxy to find the best resources to build the most feared ship in the galaxy. STARFORGE ONLINE GAMEPLAY - Compete in daily missions and competitive events to earn rewards. - Travel the galaxy to mine the best resources possible. Resources are randomly generated every 4 hours. Revisit the game often to stockpile the best resources possible. - Craft your own ship components using the best resources you can find to create the most elite ship possible. - Use Credits and Crystals to purchase schematics for epic tier ship components. - Also use resources for daily quests for extra rewards daily. - Join a guild to compete in exclusive, guild-only daily events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: StarForge Online at 5.0 against AstroN's 2.1. AstroN's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. AstroN sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and StarForge Online sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
StarForge Online holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AstroN has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AstroN ships an update weekly, StarForge Online every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AstroN | StarForge Online |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 227 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | CTU GAMES, INC. | Michael Schwarz |
Customer experience
AstroN
StarForge Online
In-app purchases
AstroN
- FP Protection Kit$0.99
- Tuning Insurance$0.99
- EXP Protection Kit$0.99
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- FP Booster$1.99
- Superior Tuning Insurance$1.99
- Expanded Trunk$1.99
- EXP Booster$3.99
- Expanded Trunk x 3$4.99
- Skill Initializing Capsule$5.99
- ID Change$5.99
- Type Initializing Capsule$7.99
- Tuning Insurance x 10$9.99
- Superior Tuning Insurance x 10$13.99
StarForge Online
- Crystal Pack - Small$4.99
- Credit Pack - Large$9.99
- StarForge Online - Pro Upgrade$9.99
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- Crystal Pack - Medium$19.99
- Crystal Pack - Large$49.99









