Comparison

New Breakout Classic vs Asteroid Commando

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

Head to head
About

New Breakout Classic

Experience a classic arcade game where you break blocks by bouncing a ball. Achieve higher scores by creating streaks of block destruction. Power up your abilities with in-game coins.

Highlights
  • Classic block-breaking gameplay
  • Score multipliers for consecutive breaks
  • 500 diverse stages
  • Power-up system
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
Features
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This is a classical breakout game. You can break blocks by striking back a ball. You get higher score when a ball break many blocks in a row. This game contains 500 stages. (200 easy stages, 120 normal stages, 120 difficult stages and 60 ultimately difficult stages) You can get coins to power up yourself (bar speed, life counts, item rate and so on)

About

Asteroid Commando

Pilot a ship through a retro arcade experience, blasting asteroids and collecting gems while battling alien pirates and avoiding mines. Enjoy classic vector graphics and power-ups across iPhone and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Vector graphics (modern or classic)
  • Power-ups (Shield, Triple Shot, Rapid Fire, Time Freeze)
  • Intuitive Crown controls for Apple Watch
  • Swipe controls for iPhone
  • Daily global rankings
  • Short burst gameplay
Features
Currently charting
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Asteroid Commando is a vector graphics arcade game for your iPhone and Apple Watch. Pilot your ship as you blast asteroids in search of priceless gems. Battle alien pirates and avoid deadly space mines! • Choose between Modern Tron inspired graphics or original arcade Vector graphics • Vector style asteroids, enemies and mines! • Power-ups include Shield, Triple Shot, Rapid Fire and Time Freeze! • Intuitive and simple controls using the Crown on the Watch! • Swipe to move on the iPhone! • Short burst gameplay is perfect for the Watch and iPhone! • Daily rank to see how you compare to the rest of the world! • Retro sound effects on the iPhone and Watch! • Play anywhere, anytime! • Runs at 60fps on the Watch! • Watch features stylish Complications! • Ability to invert Crown controls on the Watch! • TouchArcade Game of the Week! Relive the glory days of the arcade on your Apple Watch and iPhone. Thanks for playing -Johnno and Pete

Screenshots

New Breakout Classic4 screens
Asteroid Commando4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: New Breakout Classic at Free against Asteroid Commando's $1.99. New Breakout Classic also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.1). Asteroid Commando's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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

New Breakout Classic is free to download; Asteroid Commando costs $1.99 up front. New Breakout Classic sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Asteroid Commando asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

New Breakout Classic ships an update every 2 weeks, Asteroid Commando every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
New Breakout Classic versus Asteroid Commando: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNew Breakout ClassicAsteroid Commando
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating—4.0 (134 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.5% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—134 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#190 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.1
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperlearningBOX, Inc.Red Sprite Studios

Customer experience

New Breakout Classic

Written reviews23 reviews
Positive43.5%
Neutral8.7%
Negative47.8%

Asteroid Commando

All ratings134 ratings
Positive70.1%
Neutral11.2%
Negative18.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

New Breakout Classic

One-time5
  • 1200 coins$0.99
  • PowerRecovery + 600 coin$0.99
  • 4000 coins$2.99
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  • 9000 coins$5.99
  • 20000 coins$11.99
None

Asteroid Commando

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is New Breakout Classic free?
New Breakout Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Asteroid Commando free?
Asteroid Commando costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do New Breakout Classic or Asteroid Commando have ads?
Neither New Breakout Classic nor Asteroid Commando shows ads.
Which is updated more often, New Breakout Classic or Asteroid Commando?
New Breakout Classic ships an update every 2 weeks, and Asteroid Commando every 6 weeks. Most recently, New Breakout Classic was updated on June 11, 2026 and Asteroid Commando on September 20, 2026.

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